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  2. Psychological stress - Wikipedia

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    There are three major psychological types of conflicts that can cause stress. The approach-approach conflict, occurs when a person is choosing between two equally attractive options, i.e. whether to go see a movie or to go see a concert.

  3. Social stress - Wikipedia

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    There are three main categories of social stressors. [4] Life events are defined as abrupt, severe life changes that require an individual to adapt quickly (ex. sexual assault, sudden injury). [ 5 ] Chronic strains are defined as persistent events which require an individual to make adaptations over an extended period of time (ex. divorce ...

  4. General strain theory - Wikipedia

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    According to stress research that Agnew and Broidy complied, women tend to experience as much or more strain than men. Also, women tend to be higher in subjective strain as well. Since women experience more strain and commit less crime, Agnew and Broidy investigated the different types of strain that women and men experience.

  5. Health and Wellness: Here are three ways stress can cause ...

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    Here are three ways that stress can lead to back pain: Social conditioning Many of us are taught from a young age that expressing emotions, particularly negative emotions, is "bad" or ...

  6. Coping - Wikipedia

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    This coping classification is focused on the behavior workers can display towards clients when confronted with stress. They show that during public service delivery there are three main families of coping: Moving towards clients: Coping by helping clients in stressful situations. An example is a teacher working overtime to help students.

  7. Stress management - Wikipedia

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    Stress measurement tools can then help aviators identify which stressors are most problematic for them, and help them improve on managing workloads, planning tasks, and coping with stress more effectively. To evaluate workload, a number of tools can be used. The major types of measurement tools are: Performance-based measures;

  8. Stress (biology) - Wikipedia

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    Stress, either severe, acute stress or chronic low-grade stress may induce abnormalities in three principal regulatory systems in the body: serotonin systems, catecholamine systems, and the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical axis. Aggressive behavior has also been associated with abnormalities in these systems. [37]

  9. Stress in early childhood - Wikipedia

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    Stage three consists of children seeking out coping strategies. [3] Lastly, in stage four, children execute one or more of the coping strategies. [3] However, children with lower tolerance for stressors are more susceptible to alarm and find a broader array of events to be stressful. [3] These children often experience chronic or toxic stress. [3]