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Stress (medicine)
Stress is a medical term for
a wide range of strong
external stimuli, both
physiological and
psychological, which can
cause a physiological
response called the general
adaptation syndrome.
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Psychological trauma
Psychological trauma is a
type of damage to the psyche
that occurs as a result of a
traumatic event. A traumatic
event involves a singular
experience or enduring event
or events that completely
overwhelm the individual's
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Emotional detachment
Emotional detachment can
mean two different things.
In the first meaning, it
refers to an inability to
connect with others on an
emotional level, as well as
a means of coping with
anxiety by avoiding certain
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Amnesia
Amnesia (or amnaesia in
Commonwealth English) is a
condition in which memory is
disturbed. The causes of
amnesia are organic or
functional. Organic causes
include damage to the brain,
through trauma or disease,
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Post-traumatic stress disorder
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a term for certain psychological consequences of exposure to, or confrontation with, stressful experiences that the person experiences as highly traumatic. ... > more -
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Panic attack
A panic attack is a period of intense, often temporarily disabling sense of extreme fear or psychological distress, typically of abrupt onset. Though it is often a purely terrifying feeling to the ... > more -
Sympathetic nervous system
The sympathetic nervous system (SNS) is part of the autonomic nervous system (ANS), which also includes the parasympathetic nervous system (PNS). The sympathetic nervous system activates what is ... > more -
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Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder
Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder (OCPD), or anankastic personality disorder, is a personality disorder that is characterized by a general psychological inflexibility, rigid conformity to ... > more -
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Mental confusion
Severe confusion of a degree considered pathological usually refers to loss of orientation (ability to place oneself correctly in the world by time, location, and personal identity), and often memory ... > more -
Premenstrual stress syndrome
Premenstrual Stress Syndrome (PMS, also called Premenstrual Stress, Premenstrual Tension, PMT, Premenstrual Syndrome, Periodic Mood Swing) is stress which is a physical symptom prior to the onset of ... > more
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