Psychology Dictionary
  • Psychology Resources
  1. Home
  2. life stress

life stress

life stress

severe strain produced by critical life events or similar experiences, such as failure at work, marital separation, or loss of a loved one.

Related Terms

sexual imprinting

sexual imprinting the development of a preference for a sex...

lockout

lockout n. a tactic used by an employer when negotiating a...

dissociative amnesia

dissociative amnesia in DSM–IV–TR and DSM–5, a dissociative...

Emmert’s law

Emmert’s law the principle that the perceived size of an af...

seduction

seduction n. 1. the inducement of a person to p...

abandonment reaction

abandonment reaction a feeling of emotional deprivation, lo...

Quick Info

Category Psychology Term
Definitions 1
First Letter L

Browse by Letter


A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

© 2025 PsychologyDB.com All rights reserved.

Terms Sitemap Contact