Psychological stress

Procrastination is the act of unnecessarily delaying or postponing something despite knowing that there could be negative consequences for doing so. It is a common human experience involving delays in everyday chores or even putting off tasks such as attending an appointment, submitting a job report or academic assignment, or broaching a stressful issue with a partner. It is often perceived as a negative trait due to its hindering effect on one's productivity, associated with depression, low self-esteem, guilt, and feelings of inadequacy. However, it can also be considered a wise response to c

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Sympathy is the perception of, understanding of, and supportive reaction to the distress or need of another life form.

type of damage to the psyche that occurs as a result of a severely distressing event

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psychological feeling of strain and pressure, that could increase the risk of strokes, heart attacks, ulcers, and mental illnesses such as depression and aggravation of a pre-existing condition

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Coping refers to the application of coping mechanisms, conscious and unconscious cognitions that people use to manage unpleasant emotions, stress and anxiety. Coping mechanisms can be adaptive, meaning that they successfully improve the well-being of the person applying them, or maladaptive, meaning they may manage a specific unpleasant emotion, but at the expense of other aspects of one's mental and/or physical health. == Theories of coping == Hundreds of coping strategies have been proposed to explain how people manage stress. However, no universal classification system has been agreed upon.

Self-medication, sometimes called do-it-yourself (DIY) medicine, is a human behavior in which an individual uses a substance or any exogenous influence to self-administer treatment for physical or psychological conditions, for example headaches or fatigue.

tensions related to workplace responsibilities or situations, and their negative health and psychological effects

trauma symptom

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psychological phenomenon in which a person re-experiences a memory

acute stress disorder that involves neurotic reactions to unusual, severe, or overwhelming military stress

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type of stress faced by members of stigmatized minority groups

Technostress has been defined as the negative psychological relationship between people and the introduction of new technologies. Where ergonomics is the study of how humans physically react to and fit into machines in their environment, technostress is a result of altered behaviors brought about by the use of modern technologies at office and home environments.

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range of symptoms and experiences of a person's internal life that are commonly held to be troubling, confusing or out of the ordinary

the effort to avoid dealing with a stressor

personal, emotional response that is immediate, overwhelming, and out of measure with the actual stimulus because it has triggered a much more significant emotional threat

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response to emotional pressure suffered for a prolonged period of time in which an individual perceives they have little or no control

stress that stems from one's relationships with others and from the social environment in general

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aspect of psychology

subjective interpretation made by an individual to stimuli in the environment

cumulative or persisting emotional harm to individuals or generations

a construct in psychology referring to an individual's ability to tolerate distress