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stressor Definition

stressor (stres′ər)

noun

any stimulus producing mental or physical stress in an organism

stressor Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • follow: It usually occurs between 2 weeks and 4 months following the stressor.

Adjective modifier

  • secondary: For B, the inhibitor to study was the secondary external stressor.
  • extreme: This " break in " was for him a most severe and extreme intrusive stressor.
  • external: For C the motivation to study was created by the need to escape the effects of the external stressor.
  • physical: Because exercise is a physical stressor to the body, the brain compensates by increasing deep sleep.
  • particular: Unfortunately, the position we are in often precludes us from physically confronting, or running from, a particular stressor.
  • big: A respondent commented: " Juggling time is the biggest stressor.