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  2. Eustress | Wikipedia

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    Eustress is the positive cognitive response to stress that is healthy, or gives one a feeling of fulfilment or other positive feelings. Hans Selye created the term as a subgroup of stress [3] to differentiate the wide variety of stressors and manifestations of stress. Eustress is not defined by the stress or type, but rather how one perceives ...

  3. Psychological stress | Wikipedia

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    The term "eustress" comes from the Greek root eu-which means "good" (as in "euphoria"). [6] Eustress results when a person perceives a stressor as positive. [7] "Distress" stems from the Latin root dis-(as in "dissonance" or "disagreement"). [6] Medically defined distress is a threat to the quality of life. It occurs when a demand vastly ...

  4. Stress (biology) | Wikipedia

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    Stress (biology) Schematic overview of the classes of stresses in plants. Neurohormonal response to stress. Stress, whether physiological, biological or psychological, is an organism's response to a stressor such as an environmental condition. [1] When stressed by stimuli that alter an organism's environment, multiple systems respond across the ...

  5. Hans Selye | Wikipedia

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    Died. October 16, 1982. (1982-10-16) (aged 75) Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Other names. Selye János (Hungarian) János Hugo Bruno " Hans " Selye CC (/ ˈsɛljeɪ / [dubious – discuss]; Hungarian: Selye János Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈʃɛjɛ]; January 26, 1907 – October 16, 1982) was a pioneering Hungarian-Canadian endocrinologist who ...

  6. Psychological stress and sleep | Wikipedia

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    Stress factors that lead to a lack of sleep. Stress, often fueled by overthinking, caffeine, and cortisol, disrupts sleep. Rumination prevents relaxation, while caffeine and cortisol heighten alertness. Sleep deprivation intensifies stress, creating a harmful cycle. This impacts daily function and overall well-being.

  7. Abiotic stress | Wikipedia

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    Abiotic stress. Abiotic stress is the negative impact of non-living factors on the living organisms in a specific environment. [1] The non-living variable must influence the environment beyond its normal range of variation to adversely affect the population performance or individual physiology of the organism in a significant way. [2]

  8. Stress-related disorders | Wikipedia

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    Stress-related disorders constitute a category of mental disorders. They are maladaptive, biological and psychological responses to short- or long-term exposures to physical or emotional stressors. The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences categorizes Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) as ...

  9. Acute stress reaction | Wikipedia

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    e. Acute stress reaction (ASR, also known as psychological shock, mental shock, or simply shock[a]) and acute stress disorder (ASD) is a psychological response to a terrifying, traumatic or surprising experience. Combat stress reaction (CSR) is a similar response to the trauma of war. The reactions may include but are not limited to intrusive ...