psychological burden

collocation in English

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psychological
adjective
uk
/ˌsaɪ.kəlˈɒdʒ.ɪ.kəl/us
/ˌsaɪ.kəˈlɑː.dʒɪ.kəl/
relating to the human mind ...
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burden
noun[C]
uk
/ˈbɜː.dən/us
/ˈbɝː.dən/
a heavy load that ...
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(Definition ofpsychologicalandburdenfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The feeling of the need to do more represents a form ofpsychologicalburdenfor them.
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On the whole, increased knowledge has not been shown to translate to improving the quality of life of caregivers and reducing theirpsychologicalburden.
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Brief psychotic disorder in cancer patients is rare in the literature, although patients receiving terminal care share various kinds ofpsychologicalburden.
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Limits of adaptation were observed, for even a rich ' self structure ' - the number of available self domains - could not protect against thepsychologicalburdenof severe chronic conditions.
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That places a hugepsychologicalburdenon the police while the actual load on officers has risen rapidly, despite additions to their numbers.
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Poverty is also associated with an enormouspsychologicalburdenand with fear, stress and an inability to make appropriate choices.
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Such a person is bound to impose a physical andpsychologicalburdenas a result of the unknown suffering endured by the victim.
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There is a mental,psychologicalburdenweighing upon them.
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If an interview is merely deferred, the additionalpsychologicalburdenwill cause their depression, concern and anxiety to deepen over time.
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Can there be a biggerpsychologicalburdenor a more terrible prospect than to know that one will never work?
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Vaniqa treatment significantly reduces thepsychologicalburdenof facial hirsutism.
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The age of the cancer patient can also affect the physical andpsychologicalburdenon caregivers.
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Thus, many expellees were traumatized and carried apsychologicalburdenfor years, which especially the young and elderly were often unable to cope with.
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Singing helped to alleviate boredom and to lighten, perhaps, thepsychologicalburdenof hard work.
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This increased thepsychologicalburdenplaced on the employees at work.
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By means of home-based telemedicine, the economic, physical, and psychological burdens of homecare can be minimized and the benefits of home maximized for patients, providers, and taxpayers.
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Most carry with them the emotional and psychological burdens of a stained youth, reflected in symptoms of distrust, severe guilt, fear, self-contempt, and despair.
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