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Acute stressors

Acute stressors refer to threatening events that have a relatively short duration and a clear end point.

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Acute tolerance

Acute tolerance refers to a type of functional tolerance that occurs within a course of action of a single drug dose

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Adaptability

Deutsch: Anpassungsfähigkeit / Español: Adaptabilidad / Português: Adaptabilidade / Français: Adaptabilité / Italiano: Adattabilità

Adaptability in psychology refers to an individual’s ability to adjust thoughts, behaviors, and emotions in response to new, changing, or unexpected situations. This cognitive and emotional flexibility allows a person to thrive in various environments, manage stress, and overcome obstacles. Adaptability is considered essential for mental resilience, personal growth, and effective social interactions.

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Adaptation

English: Adaptation / Deutsch: Anpassung / Español: Adaptación / Português: Adaptação / Français: Adaptation / Italiano: Adattamento /

Adaptation refers to any anatomical structure, physiological process, or behaviour pattern that enhances an organism’s chances of surviving and reproducing; the process of successfully adjusting to the environment.

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Adaptation level

Adaptation level when press level is average for a particular level of competence. In Lawton and Nahemow’s model, the point at which competence and environmental press are in balance.

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Adaptation-level phenomenon

Deutsch: Adaptationsniveau-Phänomen / Español: Fenómeno del nivel de adaptación / Português: Fenômeno do nível de adaptação / Français: Phénomène du niveau d'adaptation / Italiano: Fenomeno del livello di adattamento /

Adaptation-level phenomenon is the tendency to adapt to a given level of stimulation and thus to notice and react to changes from that level.

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Adaptational failure

Adaptational failure refers to the Failure to master or progress in accomplishing developmental milestones.

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Adaptations

Adaptations also refers to the continuous, change-oriented, cognitive, sensory-perceptual, and behavioral processes people use to sustain or improve the fit between themselves and their environment.

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