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Stress Glossary of Terms

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Acupuncture: The practice of inserting needles into the body to reduce pain or induce anes...

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Aging: The process of becoming older, a process that is genetically determined and environ...

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Anxiety: A feeling of apprehension and fear, characterized by physical symptoms such as pa...

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Baseline: Information or data gathered at the beginning of a period from which variations ...

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Biofeedback: A method of treatment that uses a monitor to measure patients' physiologic in...

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Bioterrorism: Terrorism using biologic agents that are harmful to humans. Biological disea...

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Chest: The area of the body located between the neck and the abdomen. The chest contains t...

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Chest pain: Pain in the chest that can be a result of many things, including angina, heart...

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Chronic: In medicine, lasting a long time. A chronic condition is one that lasts 3 months ...

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Depression: An illness that involves the body, mood, and thoughts and that affects the way...

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Diagnosis: 1 The nature of a disease; the identification of an illness. 2 A ...

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Diarrhea: A common condition that involves unusually frequent and liquid bowel movements. ...

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Dizziness: Painless head discomfort with many possible causes including disturbances of ...

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ECG: Electrocardiogram.

Electrocardiogram: A recording of the electrical activity of the heart. Abbreviated ECG an...

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Emergency department: The department of a hospital responsible for the provision of medica...

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Family history: The family structure and relationships within the family, including inform...

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Fatigue: A condition characterized by a lessened capacity for work and reduced efficiency ...

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Heart: The muscle that pumps blood received from veins into arteries throughout the body. ...

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Hyperventilation: Overbreathing. Hyperventilation causes dizziness, lightheadedness, a sen...

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Inpatient: A patient whose care requires a stay in a hospital. As opposed to an outpatient...

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Internal medicine: The medical specialty dedicated to the diagnosis and medical treatment ...

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Intervention: The act of intervening, interfering or interceding with the intent of modify...

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Meditation: A typically self-directed practice for relaxing the body and calming the mind....

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Nausea: Stomach queasiness, the urge to vomit. Nausea can be brought on by many causes, in...

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Nutrition: 1) The science or practice of taking in and utilizing foods. 2) A nourishing ...

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Pain: An unpleasant sensation that can range from mild, localized discomfort to agony. Pa...

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Panic: A sudden strong feeling of fear that prevents reasonable thought or action. The wor...

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Pharmacy: A location where prescription medications are sold. A pharmacy is constantly sup...

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Post-traumatic stress: An anxiety disorder that develops in some individuals who have had...

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Post-traumatic stress disorder: A common anxiety disorder that develops after exposure to ...

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Pregnancy: The state of carrying a developing embryo or fetus within the female body. Thi...

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Primary care: A patient's main source for regular medical care, ideally providing continui...

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Prognosis: The forecast of the probable outcome or course of a disease; the patient's chan...

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PTSD: Post-traumatic stress disorder.

Rule out: Term used in medicine, meaning to eliminate or exclude something from considera...

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Self-harm: see: non-suicidal self injury.

Sensation: In medicine and physiology, sensation refers to the registration of an incoming...

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Shortness of breath: Difficulty in breathing. Medically referred to as dyspnea. Shortness ...

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Sleep: The body's rest cycle.

Stress: In a medical or biological context stress is a physical, mental, or emotional fact...

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Surgeon: A physician who treats disease, injury, or deformity via operative or manual meth...

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Temple: The area just behind and to the side of the forehead and the eye, above the side o...

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