extreme stress

collocation in English

meaningsofextremeandstress

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extreme
adjective
uk
/ɪkˈstriːm/us
/ɪkˈstriːm/
very large in amount ...
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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 ofextremeandstressfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Some interpreters putextremestresson this conditioning, disparaging the capacity of any religious tradition to offer a distinctive, universal truth for all people.
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In the face ofextremestressor trauma, an individual may develop posttraumatic psychopathology or may bounce back relatively quickly, with minimal psychological sequelae.
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The findings are consistent with animal experiments and human correlational studies documenting the harmful effects ofextremestresson brain development.
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Effects of appraisal and coping on the neuroendocrine response toextremestress.
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Reconsolidation and extinction of traumatic memories are implicated in vulnerability and resilience toextremestress.
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In the next section, we delineate tentative neurobiological factors important in resilience toextremestress.
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Communities underextremestress, as in hot and cold deserts, adopt a stratified community structure and avoidance strategies for survival.
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A serious political and financial crisis had put its base of support underextremestress, and shown the lack of consensus on broader issues that go beyond those analysed here.
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Under conditions ofextremestress, the child is likely to seek comfort and support with the expectation that others will be available and will to provide aid.
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Will freedom from the new restrictions be given to areas ofextremestressrather than to individual groups in various circumstances?
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Noise, defined as unwanted sound, can causeextremestress, exhaustion and other health problems.
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These show that lengthy hunts with hounds imposeextremestresson red deer and are likely to cause them great suffering.
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One must question the educational value to children of seeing animals cooped up in cages in an artificial environment, in conditions that cause themextremestress.
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He is right that the issues can causeextremestressand distress for both the settled community and people who are struggling to find somewhere to stay put.
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The accident was linked to folds in the balloon's fabric that put it underextremestressas the balloon expanded in stratosphere.
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She suffers fromextremestressdue to driving herself and the intense amount of work she has, and tends to pass out when she's overworked.
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Such situations are usually temporary, characteristic of populations underextremestress, for relatively short terms.
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He also wrote thatextremestresscould be the trigger that starts many combustions.
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