situational reaction

  • 1acute situational reaction — acute stress reaction a transient, self limiting acute emotional reaction to severe psychological stress; it is variably defined as comprising one or more of the following DSM IV categories: adjustment disorder, brief reactive psychosis, acute… …

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  • 2Situational judgement test — Situational Judgement Tests (SJTs) or Inventories (SJIs) are a type of psychological test which present the test taker with realistic, hypothetical scenarios and ask them to identify an appropriate response.cite web|title=Situational Judgement… …

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  • 3Situational syncope — The temporary loss of consciousness in a particular kind of situation. The situations that trigger this reaction are diverse, and include having blood drawn, straining while urinating or defecating, and coughing. It can also be due to the… …

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  • 4reaction — 1. The response of a muscle or other living tissue or organism to a stimulus. 2. The color change effected in litmus and certain other organic pigments by contact with substances such as acids or alkalies; also the property that such substances… …

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  • 5Reaction, vasovagal — A reflex of the involuntary nervous system called the vasovagal reaction. The vasovagal reaction leads the heart to slow down (bradycardia) and, at the same time, it effects the nerves to the blood vessels in the legs to permit those vessels to… …

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  • 6Syncope, situational — The temporary loss of consciousness in a particular kind of situation. The situations that trigger this reaction are diverse, and include having blood drawn, straining while urinating or defecating, and coughing. It can also be due to the… …

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  • 7Gower syndrome (situational syncope) — The temporary loss of consciousness in particular kinds of situations. (Syncope is temporary loss of consciousness or, in plain English, fainting). The situations that trigger this reaction are diverse and include having blood drawn, straining… …

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  • 8Syndrome, Gower (situational syncope) — The temporary loss of consciousness in particular kinds of situations. (Syncope is temporary loss of consciousness or, in plain English, fainting). The situations that trigger this reaction are diverse and include having blood drawn, straining… …

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  • 9Vasovagal reaction — A reflex of the involuntary nervous system called the vasovagal reaction. The vasovagal reaction leads the heart to slow down (bradycardia) and, at the same time, it effects the nerves to the blood vessels in the legs to permit those vessels to… …

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  • 10transient situational disturbance — acute stress reaction …

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