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Distress (medicine)
Aversive state / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In medicine, distress is an aversive state in which a person is unable to completely adapt to difficult situations and their resulting effects and shows maladaptive behaviors.[1] It can be evident in the presence of various phenomena, such as inappropriate social interaction (e.g., aggression, passivity, or withdrawal).
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Distress is the opposite of eustress, a positive emotion that motivates people.