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Reaction
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Reaction
A decline in prices following an advance. Opposite of rally.
Reaction
A decrease in price following an increase in price. A reaction connotes a slow decline; it is the opposite of a recovery.
reaction
A decline in security prices following a period of rising security prices.
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The alarm reaction or ‘fight-or-flight' response is initiated by the autonomic nervous system and the adrenal medulla or central part of the adrenal gland, which produces adrenaline and noradrenaline (also known as epinephrine and norepinephrine).
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It should be emphasized that the alarm reaction is not necessarily a pathologic phenomenon" (Selye, 1946, p.
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The opioid addict's brain has been conditioned to have an alarm reaction at the first sign of any physical pain or discomfort--which always occurs even after a short-term inpatient detox (the HMO's idea of a successful treatment episode).
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