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SENSORY OVERLOAD [1 record]

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Record 1 2018-09-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Medicine, Hygiene and Health
CONT

Sensory overload occurs when one or more of the body's senses experiences over-stimulation from the environment. There are many environmental elements that affect an individual. Examples of these elements are urbanization, crowding, noise, mass media, technology, and the explosive growth of information.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Médecine générale, hygiène et santé
CONT

Il est possible que des personnes submergées par des stimulations sensorielles multiples deviennent désorientées. [...] Il faut réfléchir aux mesures atténuant le risque de surcharge sensorielle qui retarde la guérison du malade : parler à voix basse, tamiser les lumières.

Spanish

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