TENSION HEADACHE

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N., Pam M.S.
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a continual headache generated by acute or extended emotional tension and generally joined by insomnia, irritability, and painful contracting of the neck muscles.

TENSION HEADACHE: "Many OTC medicines exist not for the treatment of tension headaches."

Related Psychology Terms

  1. TONUS
  2. VAGINISMUS
  3. SUBDELIRIOUS STATE
  4. TONIC LABYRINTH REFLEX
  5. TENSION
  6. TORTICOLLIS
  7. TONIC REFLEX
  8. MUSCLE-CONTRACTION HEADACHE
  9. ACUTE ALCOHOLIC MYOPATHY
  10. AVIATOR'S NEURASTHENIA
Cite this page: N., Pam M.S., "TENSION HEADACHE," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 29, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/tension-headache/ (accessed January 18, 2021).
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