Glossary C

chronic pain refers to enduring pain that does not decrease over time which may occur in muscles, joints, and the lower back and may be caused by enlarged blood vessels or degenerating or cancerous tissue. Other significant factors are social and psychological.

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Chronic persistence trajectory refers to growth curve of children who are highly aggressive early in life and who display the same high or escalating levels of aggression throughout childhood and adolescence

Chronic progressive pain refers to pain that persists longer than six (6) months and increases in severity over time. It is typically associated with malignancies or degenerative disorders, like Skeletal metastatic disease or Rheumatoid arthritis.

Chronic recurrent pain refers to alternating episodes of intense pain and no pain.

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Chronic self -esteem is the positive or negative way in which a person views himself or herself as a whole.

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Chronic strain refers to aA stressful experience that is a usual but continually stressful aspect of life.

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Deutsch: Chronischer Stress / Español: Estrés Crónico / Português: Estresse Crônico / Français: Stress Chronique / Italiano: Stress Cronico

Chronic Stress in the context of psychology refers to a state of ongoing, persistent stress that continues for an extended period, often due to unrelenting demands and pressures of daily life. Unlike acute stress, which is a short-term response to a specific threat or challenge, chronic stress occurs when an individual perceives a sense of having little or no control over recurring or continuous stressors, leading to a prolonged state of physiological and emotional tension.

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Chronic stressors refer to threatening events that have a relatively long duration and no readily apparent time limit.

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