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process > emotion process > stress

Preferred term

stress  

Definition

  • An emotional state associated with cognitive, physiological, and behavioral changes in response to unpredictable or uncontrollable situations.

Broader concept

Related concepts

Synonym(s)

  • stressful event

Scope note

  • The concept of stress is ambiguous and has undergone numerous transformations. It has no universally accepted definition.

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Bibliographic citation(s)

  • • Fink, G. (2017). Stress : Concepts, definition and history. In Reference Module in Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Psychology. Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-809324-5.02208-2

    • Document type: literature review

    • Access: closed

  • • Kagan, J. (2016). An overly permissive extension. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 11(4), 442‑450. https://doi.org/10.1177/1745691616635593

    • Document type: literature review

    • Access: closed

  • • Klier, C., & Buratto, L. G. (2020). Stress and long-term memory retrieval : A systematic review. Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, 42, 284‑291. https://doi.org/10.1590/2237-6089-2019-0077

    • Document type: literature review

    • Access: open

  • • Koolhaas, J. M., Bartolomucci, A., Buwalda, B., de Boer, S. F., Flügge, G., Korte, S. M., Meerlo, P., Murison, R., Olivier, B., Palanza, P., Richter-Levin, G., Sgoifo, A., Steimer, T., Stiedl, O., van Dijk, G., Wöhr, M., & Fuchs, E. (2011). Stress revisited : A critical evaluation of the stress concept. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 35(5), 1291‑1301. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2011.02.003

    • Document type: literature review

    • Access: closed

  • • Loetscher, K. B., & Goldfarb, E. V. (2024). Integrating and fragmenting memories under stress and alcohol. Neurobiology of Stress, 30, 100615. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ynstr.2024.100615

    • Document type: literature review

    • Access: open

  • • Marr, C., Sauerland, M., Otgaar, H., Quaedflieg, C. W. E. M., & Hope, L. (2021). The effects of acute stress on eyewitness memory : An integrative review for eyewitness researchers. Memory, 29(8), 1091-1100. https://doi.org/10.1080/09658211.2021.1955935

    • Document type: literature review

    • Access: open

  • • McEwen, B. S., & Akil, H. (2020). Revisiting the stress concept : Implications for affective disorders. Journal of Neuroscience, 40(1), 12‑21. https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0733-19.2019

    • Document type: literature review

    • Access: open

  • • Piefke, M., & Glienke, K. (2017). The effects of stress on prospective memory : A systematic review. Psychology & Neuroscience, 10(3), 345‑362. https://doi.org/10.1037/pne0000102

    • Document type: literature review

    • Access: closed

  • • Richter-Levin, G., & Sandi, C. (2021). Labels matter : Is it stress or is it trauma? Translational Psychiatry, 11(1), 385. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41398-021-01514-4

    • Document type: literature review

    • Access: open

  • • Romero, L. M., Platts, S. H., Schoech, S. J., Wada, H., Crespi, E., Martin, L. B., & Buck, C. L. (2015). Understanding stress in the healthy animal – potential paths for progress. Stress, 18(5), 491‑497. https://doi.org/10.3109/10253890.2015.1073255

    • Document type: literature review

    • Access: open

  • • Schwabe, L. (2017). Memory under stress : From single systems to network changes. European Journal of Neuroscience, 45(4), 478‑489. https://doi.org/10.1111/ejn.13478

    • Document type: literature review

    • Access: closed

  • • Schwabe, L. (2025). Memory under stress: From adaptation to disorder. Biological Psychiatry, 97(4), P339-348. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsych.2024.06.005

    • Document type: literature review

    • Access: open

  • • Schwabe, Lars. “Memory and Stress.” In Oxford Handbook of Human Memory, edited by Michael J Kahana and A.D. Wagner, II. Applications:1913–194. Oxford University Press, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190917982.013.66.

    • Document type: literature review

    • Access: closed

  • • Selye, H. (1936). A syndrome produced by diverse nocuous agents. Nature, 138(3479), 32‑32. https://doi.org/10.1038/138032a0

    • Document type: empirical study

    • Access: open

  • • Shields, G. S., Sazma, M. A., McCullough, A. M., & Yonelinas, A. P. (2017). The effects of acute stress on episodic memory : A meta-analysis and integrative review. Psychological Bulletin, 143(6), 636‑675. https://doi.org/10.1037/bul0000100

    • Document type: meta-analysis

    • Access: closed

  • • Thomas, A. K., & Wulff, A. N. (2024). What the acute stress response suggests about memory. Topics in Cognitive Science, 16(4), 691-706. https://doi.org/10.1111/tops.12664

    • Document type: literature review

    • Access: closed

  • • Wolf, O. T. (2017). Stress and memory retrieval : Mechanisms and consequences. Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences, 14, 40‑46. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cobeha.2016.12.001

    • Document type: literature review

    • Access: closed

Creator

  • Frank Arnould

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  • stress

    French

  • événement stressant
  • situation stressante

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