Glossary E

Eustressor refers to a positive event, such as marriage, holidays or vacations, that is stressful.

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Euthanasia refers to an act or practice of causing death painlessly in order to end suffering: advocated by some as a way to deal with persons dying of incurable, painful diseases.

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Euthymic is a a description of mood characterized as normal without depression or expansiveness.

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Evacuation in psychology refers to the process of removing individuals from a potentially dangerous or distressing situation to ensure their safety and well-being. It involves the organized and systematic relocation of people from one location to another in response to various emergencies or threats. Evacuation is a crucial aspect of disaster management and can have profound psychological effects on those involved.

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Evaluation is defined as the process of judging the quality or value of a performance or a course of action.

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Deutsch: Bewertungsangst / Español: Temor a la Evaluación / Português: Medo de Avaliação / Français: Appréhension de l'évaluation / Italiano: Timore della Valutazione /

Evaluation apprehension refers to the experience of being anxious about being negatively evaluated or not positively evaluated.

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Evaluation apprehension theory refers to an analysis of performance gains in groups arguing that individuals working in the presence of others experience a general concern for how these others are evaluating them, and that this apprehension facilitates their performance on simple, well-learned tasks.

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Evaluation research is defined as a research undertaken for the purpose of determining the impact of some social intervention, such as a program aimed at solving a social problem.