In psychology, stress is a feeling of emotional strain and pressure. Stress is a type of psychological pain. Small amounts of stress may be beneficial...

Acute stress reaction (ASR, also known as psychological shock, mental shock, or simply shock) and acute stress disorder (ASD) is a psychological response...

impacts of psychological trauma. All psychological traumas originate from stress, a physiological response to an unpleasant stimulus. Long-term stress increases...

stimulus or an event seen as causing stress to an organism. Psychologically speaking, a stressor can be events or environments that individuals might consider...

Stress, whether physiological, biological or psychological, is an organism's response to a stressor such as an environmental condition. When stressed...

The diathesis-stress model, also known as the vulnerability–stress model, is a psychological theory that attempts to explain a disorder, or its trajectory...

between psychological stress and sleep is complex and not fully understood. In fact, many studies have found a bidirectional relationship between stress and...

evidence-based psychological treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder in the Veterans Health Administration". Journal of Traumatic Stress. 23 (6): 663–73...

Occupational stress is psychological stress related to one's job. Occupational stress refers to a chronic condition. Occupational stress can be managed...

Rowland-Seymour A, Sharma R, et al. (March 2014). "Meditation programs for psychological stress and well-being: a systematic review and meta-analysis". JAMA Internal...

Minority stress describes high levels of stress faced by members of stigmatized minority groups. It may be caused by a number of factors, including poor...

Stress management consists of a wide spectrum of techniques and psychotherapies aimed at controlling a person's level of stress, especially chronic stress...

free radicals Psychological stress, a feeling of strain and pressure Occupational stress, stress related to one's job Surgical stress, systemic response...

"dissolving sense of reality". It is often told through the viewpoint of psychologically stressed characters, revealing their distorted mental perceptions and focusing...

may result in psychological trauma, including anxiety, chronic depression, or post-traumatic stress disorder amongst other psychological problems. It is...

Mental stress-induced myocardial ischemia (MSIMI) is a medical condition in which acute psychological stress can trigger a transient myocardial ischemia...

in mindfulness meditation brings about significant reductions in psychological stress, and appears to prevent the associated physiological changes and...

the potential negative effects of stressors". Psychological resilience is an adaptation in a person's psychological traits and experiences that allows...

Perceived Stress Scale was developed to measure the degree to which situations in one’s life are appraised as stressful. Psychological stress has been...

In up to 80% of cases, symptoms are associated with psychological trauma or psychological stress. AMPS may also follow physical injury or illness. Other...

1989 as a way to expand on the literature of stress as a construct. Hobfoll posited that psychological stress occurred in three instances; when there was...

(2004) defined social stressors as "a class of characteristics, situations, episodes, or behaviors that are related to psychological or physical strain and...

Combat stress reaction symptoms align with the symptoms also found in psychological trauma, which is closely related to post-traumatic stress disorder...

Stress-related disorders constitute a category of mental disorders. They are maladaptive, biological and psychological responses to short- or long-term...

A stress ulcer is a single or multiple mucosal defect usually caused by physiological (not psychological) stress which can become complicated by upper...

Stress in medical students is stress caused by strenuous medical programs, which may have physical and psychological effects on the well-being of medical...

be beneficial and healthy. "Managing your stress well can help you feel better physically and psychologically and it can impact your ability to perform...

five years old. Psychological stress is an inevitable part of life. Human beings can experience stress from an early age. Although stress is a factor for...

diagnosis of Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD) was needed to describe the symptoms and psychological and emotional effects of long-term trauma...

incident stress management (CISM) has been misunderstood and unfairly criticized as a controversial, non-empirical, adaptive, short-term psychological helping-process...