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Stress, Psychological

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Definition: Stress wherein emotional factors predominate.  human & animal; coord IM with type of stress if relevant (IM or NIM); "stressful events" is indexed under LIFE CHANGE EVENTS (restrict to humans) but note LIFE STRESS goes here; stress ulcer: index under PEPTIC ULCER or specific (IM) + STRESS, PSYCHOLOG   
See Also Crowding; Life Change Events
Other names Mental Suffering; Life Stress; Emotional Stress; Anguish; Suffering, Mental; Stresses, Psychological; Stresses, Life; Stress, Emotional; Psychological Stresses; Psychologic Stress; Life Stresses; Stress, Psychologic; Psychological Stress; Suffering; Stress, Life

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