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Crying

Crying is the dropping of tears (or welling of tears in the eyes) in response to an emotional state or physical pain. Emotions that can lead to crying include sadness, anger, joy, and fear. Crying can also be caused by relief from a period of stress or anxiety, or as an empathetic response. The act of crying has been defined as "a complex secretomotor…

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Crying

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Edges84
Triples56
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.023529
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Crying

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related to Islam · 10
Crying → Adherents, Hussain, Imam Hussain, Mirza Husain Noori Tabarsi, Mustadrak Al-wasa'il, Shia, Shias, The, They, Twelver Shi'ism
related to Function · 7
Crying → Individuals, Some, The, Theories, There, This, Together
related to Globus sensation · 6
Crying → Although, Another, As, The, This, When
is a · 5
Crying → dropping of tears, infant's mode of communication, mechanism in humans to dispose of this stress hormone when levels become too high, method of self-pity or self-regard, response to the stress experienced by the sympathetic nervous system
related to Categorizing dimensions · 5
Crying → Different, In, It, Spatial, There
related to Frequency · 5
Crying → According, Before, German Society, Men, Ophthalmology
related to Related disorders · 5
Crying → Baby, Bell's, Cri, Familial, Pseudobulbar
related to Biological response · 3
Crying → Although, It, Laboratory
related to External links · 3
Crying → Media, Wikimedia Commons, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
related to In infants · 2
Crying → Infants, Their

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Cryingis adropping of tears0.90text
Cryingis amechanism in humans to dispose of this stress hormone when levels become too high0.90text
Cryingis aresponse to the stress experienced by the sympathetic nervous system0.90text
Cryingis ainfant's mode of communication0.90text
Cryingis amethod of self-pity or self-regard0.90text
oxytocininstance ofpotentially due to the release of hormones0.80text
fear or anger.William Hinstance ofis a precondition to cognitively becoming aware of emotions0.80text
sorrowinstance ofWhen an individual experiences emotions0.80text
the sympathetic nervous system still responds in this way.Another function increased by the sympathetic nervous system is breathinginstance ofWhen an individual experiences emotions0.80text
which includes opening the throat in order to increase air flowinstance ofWhen an individual experiences emotions0.80text
Cryingrelated to Biological responseIt0.60section
Cryingrelated to Biological responseLaboratory0.60section

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