acute stress

collocation in English

meaningsofacuteandstress

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acute
adjective
uk
/əˈkjuːt/us
/əˈkjuːt/
If a bad situation is acute, it causes severe problems ...
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stress
noun
uk
/stres/us
/stres/
great worry caused by a difficult situation, or something that causes ...
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(Definition ofacuteandstressfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Randomized controlled evaluation of the effects of cognitive-behavioral stress management on cortisol responses toacutestressin healthy subjects.
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An important caveat is that, although theacutestressresponse is associated with elevated levels of cortisol, chronic hypercortisolism is not ubiquitous among traumatized children.
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These experiments showed, under laboratory conditions, that infective stages and low ectoparasite levels modulate theacutestressresponse of the host fish.
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Logarithmically transformed scores onacutestressand chronic stress were used to improve their distribution.
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Predictors ofacutestressfollowing motor vehicle accidents.
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There has been no report onacutestressdisorder in this population.
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Acutestressenhances while chronic stress suppresses cell-mediated immunity in vivo : a potential role for leucocyte trafficking.
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Does background stress heighten or dampen children's cardiovascular responses toacutestress?
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Pattern and time course of immediate early gene expression in rat brain followingacutestress.
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Relationships among plasma dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate and cortisol levels, symptoms of dissociation, and objective performance in humans exposed toacutestress.
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If hyperglycaemia is first noted in a setting ofacutestresssuch as hospital admission, a period of four to six weeks after the acute event is recommended before testing.
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Chronic stress increases serotonin and noradrenaline in rat brain and sensitizes their responses to a furtheracutestress.
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Gender differences in the relationship betweenacutestressdisorder and posttraumatic stress disorder following motor vehicle accidents.
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First, animal and human research suggests that specific early aversive experiences, particularlyacutestress, can lead to significant neuroanatomical changes, which can permanently affect future behavior.
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