Psychological stress
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In psychology, stress is a feeling of strain and pressure. Small amounts of stress may be desired, beneficial, and even healthy. Positive stress helps improve athletic performance. It also plays factor in motivation, adaptation, and reaction to the environment. Excessive amounts of stress however, may lead to many problems in the body that could be harmful.
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See also
- Acute stress reaction
- Adaptive performance
- Cognitive behavioral therapy
- Complex post-traumatic stress disorder
- Maladaptation
- Mindfulness-based stress reduction
- Occupational stress
- Posttraumatic stress disorder
- Psychological trauma
- Psychoneuroimmunology
- Stress (biological)
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