Psychosocial stress preceding the onset or recurrence of psychotic symptoms has been identified in patients with schizophrenia; yet there is limited understanding of the effects of stress in typically developing adolescents or those who show behavioral signs of risk for schizophrenia spectrum disorders. This study examined the developmental course of symptom progression as a function of stressf...

Exposure to chronic stress is a leading pre-disposing factor for several neuropsychiatric disorders as it often leads to maladaptive responses. The response to stressful events is heterogeneous, underpinning a wide spectrum of distinct changes amongst stress-exposed individuals'. Several factors can underlie a different perception to stressors and the setting of distinct coping strategies that ...

OBJECTIVES This study was designed to explore final-year medical students' stressors and coping strategies at the transition to the clinical workplace. METHODS In this qualitative study, semi-standardized interviews with eight final-year medical students (five male, three female; aged 25.9±1.4 years) were conducted during their internal medicine rotation. After verbatim transcription, a quali...

Although associations between work stressors and stress-related biomarkers have been reported in cross-sectional studies, the use of single time measurements of work stressors could be one of the reasons for inconsistent associations. This study examines whether repeated reports of work stress towards the end of the working career predicts allostatic load, a measure of chronic stress related ph...

background: clinical education is a critical and complex component of nursing education that is influenced by many variables. one of them is stress, which may disturb students’ learning, too. stressors may differ according to the learning situation and environment, and recognizing them, seems to be essential for corrective interventions. the present work was performed to identify stressors in c...

Multiple factors contribute to the tendency to develop drug addictions, including social or psychological and occupational stressors. Most studies examining causes of and treatments for drug addiction have been conducted in Western developed nations. Here we used phenomenological research approach to explore the neurobiological explanation of drug addiction and to investigate attitudes towards ...

Organisms and their cells are constantly exposed to environmental fluctuations. Among them are stressors, which can induce macromolecular damage that exceeds a set threshold, independent of the underlying cause. Stress responses are mechanisms used by organisms to adapt to and overcome stress stimuli. Different stressors or different intensities of stress trigger different cellular responses, n...

Cardiovascular and other responses of stress of subjects considered to be at risk for coronary heart disease (CHD) were studied in order to evaluate two hypothesized pathways in the link between CHD risk factors and the disease process. Forty-seven male subjects with and without a parental history of CHD and with either the Type A or Type B behavior pattern were exposed to two psychological str...