Stress (disambiguation)
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This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same or a similar title.
Health
- Stress (physiology) [r]: Pathological process resulting from the reaction of the body to external forces and conditions that tend to disturb the organism's homeostasis. [e]
- Physiological stress [r]: Biological consequences of the failure of an organism to respond appropriately to emotional or physical threats to its being, whether actual or imagined. [e]
- Stress test [r]: Graded test to measure an individual's heart rate and oxygen intake while undergoing strenuous physical exercise. [e]
Psychology
- Psychological stress [r]: Biological reactions to any adverse stimulus, mental or emotional, that tends to disturb the organisms homeostasis, and may lead to disorders. [e]
- Combat stress [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Traumatic stress [r]: An acute emotional condition associated with reactive anxiety, depression, and disturbance of conduct. [e]
Posttraumatic stress disorder
- Posttraumatic stress disorder [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Acute posttraumatic stress disorder [r]: The subset of PTSD in which the onset is soon after the event, and duration of the symptoms is between 1 to 3 months [e]
- Chronic posttraumatic stress disorder [r]: The subset of PTSD in which symptoms last more than 3 months. [e]
- Complex post-traumatic stress [r]: Clinically recognized condition that results from extended exposure to prolonged social and/or interpersonal trauma. [e]
- Delayed posttraumatic stress disorder [r]: The subset of PTSD in which symptoms develop more than 6 months after the traumatic event. [e]
Chemistry and biology
- Oxidative stress [r]: An imbalance between the production of reactive oxygen and a biological system's ability to readily detoxify the reactive intermediates or easily repair the resulting damage. [e]
Linguistics
- Stress (linguistics) [r]: Phonological and phonetic prominence of a syllable relative to other syllables, generally involving greater pitch, length or loudness. [e]