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Stress response dampening (SRD) refers to the decrease in strength of responses to stress, caused by consumption of alcohol.

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- Stress test : Stress test refers to an exercise test to diagnose coronary artery disease.

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Stressful life event refers to an emotional reaction a person has when he or she perceives an event to be threatening. Stressful life event is also called stressor.

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Stressor refers to an event that disrupts the individual's life. Stressor is also called a Stressful life event.

Stripling refers to an adolescent youth.

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Strivings for superiority is defined by Alfred Adler as mechanisms to overcome feelings of inferiority.
Adler began to see each individual as having a feeling of inferiority. Adler

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Stroke refers to temporary blockage of blood vessels supplying the brain, or a rupture of vessels in the brain, resulting in temporary or permanent loss of brain functioning. Stroke is also known as a Cerebral Vascular Accident (CVA).

The stroke volume is the amount of blood pumped by the ventricles in a single beat.