Encyclopedia Development
Your personal tool for organizing concepts and mechanisms from development and psychology. We skip academic formulas in favor of clear definitions, cognitive biases, and self-reflection questions that help you name your states precisely.
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Emotional buffer
An emotional buffer is a resource or condition that mitigates the impact of stress and difficult emotions on functioning.
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Emotional tension
Emotional tension is a state of increased mental and physiological arousal associated with difficult emotions or stress.
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Escape
Flight is a response to move away from threat, discomfort, or overload, which may be physical, emotional, or cognitive.
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Eustress
Eustress is stress perceived as a mobilizing challenge that can support action, learning and development.
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Excess stimuli
Overstimulation is a condition in which the amount of information, sounds, tasks or signals exceeds the current ability to calmly…
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