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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. An agent, condition, or other stimulus that causes stress to an organism.

Wiktionary

  1. n. An environmental condition or influence that stresses (i.e. causes stress for) an organism.

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. any agent that causes stress to an organism

Examples

  • “It's a long-term stressor, the damage is done even if it's capped," Dr. Johnson explained.”

    Signs of the Times

  • “The only accepted measure of the presence or absence of a stressor is the blood level of adrenal corticosteroids which becomes raised during stress which effects the peristaltic movement of the gut and the production of mucus within the gut.”

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  • “While you shouldn't deny yourself natural grieving moments, learning to direct your attention away from the stressor is a powerful coping mechanism.”

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  • “Long after the "stressor" is removed, the ACOA lives as if it is still present.”

    The Huffington Post: Dr. Tian Dayton: What is an ACOA

  • “An ice storm isn't the same kind of stressor that people encounter in everyday life, and the women in the ice-storm study don't necessarily represent all women.”

    Newsweek: Who Says Stress Is Bad For You?

  • “A majorly acute stressor which is his mom passing.”

    CNN Transcript Sep 15, 2009

  • “So, that was pretty much expected that there would be some kind of stressor like that.”

    CNN Transcript Nov 30, 2007

  • “Under the guidelines of the current review, soldiers who cannot prove that a specific incident, known as a "stressor," was sufficient to cause PTSD, their benefits will be revoked.”

    VA Seeks to Punish Iraq War Veterans

  • “The VA will still require proof of a specific "stressor" for these awarded claims that are being reviewed and that burden of proof falls to the veteran.”

    VETERANS' BENEFITS ARE NOT SAFE

  • “If the VA's review finds a veteran's claim does not include adequate proof of a "stressor" the veteran will be asked to provide more information.”

    VETERANS' BENEFITS ARE NOT SAFE

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