triggers
Causes to start
Triggers is the plural of trigger—the lever that fires a gun, or any mechanism that initiates an action: The alarm triggers when motion is detected.
In psychology and popular usage, triggers are stimuli that provoke emotional or psychological responses, especially in people with trauma or anxiety: Loud noises are triggers for some veterans.
The verb triggers means to cause or set off: The announcement triggered protests.
Lasting psychological wound
- flashbackInvoluntary past memory
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- panicUncontrollable sudden fear
- PTSDChronic reaction to horrific events
memory · phobia · response · stimulus · conditioning · association · distress · episode
Agent enabling change
- sparkTiny fiery particle
- promptIncite to action
- stimulusWhat prompts a reaction
- impetusForce initiating action
provocation · instigation · spur · incitement · precipitate · set off · induce · elicit
Tool for striking nails
- barrelHooped cylindrical vessel
- bulletFired metal projectile
- revolverPistol with rotating chamber
- pistolCompact one-handed firearm
rifle · shotgun · firearm · ammunition · magazine · cartridge · safety · holster
Pivoting bar for lifting
- springRecoiling metal spiral
- actuatorDevice producing controlled motion
- switchCircuit-breaking toggle device
- releaseTo let go
latch · button · sensor · tripwire · pressure plate · toggle · solenoid · detonator
Immune response trigger
- allergiesAdverse immune responses
- intoleranceUnwillingness to accept differences
- hypersensitivityExaggerated response to stimuli
- reactionResponse to stimulus
inflammation · anaphylaxis · histamine · pollen · gluten · lactose · fragrance · irritant
Return to former illness
- cravingsIntense desires for something
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- temptationUrge toward the unwise
- urgeStrong inner drive
withdrawal · sobriety · abstinence · habit · compulsion · exposure · avoidance · vulnerability
trauma
Lasting psychological wound
- flashbackInvoluntary past memory
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- panicUncontrollable sudden fear
PTSD · memory · phobia · response · stimulus · conditioning · association · distress · episode · reaction
catalyst
Agent enabling change
impetus · provocation · instigation · spur · incitement · precipitate · set off · induce · elicit · evoke
hammer
Tool for striking nails
pistol · rifle · shotgun · firearm · ammunition · magazine · cartridge · safety · holster · recoil
lever
Pivoting bar for lifting
- springRecoiling metal spiral
- actuatorDevice producing controlled motion
- switchCircuit-breaking toggle device
release · latch · button · sensor · tripwire · pressure plate · toggle · solenoid · detonator · relay
allergen
Immune response trigger
- allergiesAdverse immune responses
- intoleranceUnwillingness to accept differences
- hypersensitivityExaggerated response to stimuli
reaction · inflammation · anaphylaxis · histamine · pollen · gluten · lactose · fragrance · irritant · flare-up
relapse
Return to former illness
- cravingsIntense desires for something
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- temptationUrge toward the unwise
urge · withdrawal · sobriety · abstinence · habit · compulsion · exposure · avoidance · vulnerability · high-risk
- promptsprompt, prompts, prompting, cue, hint
- stimulationarousal, excitement, activation, sensory input, impulse
- consumer insightspsychographics, demographics, behaviors, attitudes, values
- Migrainesmigraine, aura, throbbing, photophobia, phonophobia
- OCDOCD, obsession, obsessions, compulsion, compulsions
- panic attackspanic attack, panic, heart palpitations, palpitations, racing heart
triggersdeactivates
Switches off functionality
disables · disarms · switches off · turns off · shuts down
- pull the triggerInitiate the irreversible action
- trigger happyOverly eager to shoot
- trigger guardProtective loop around lever
- trigger pointsHypersensitive muscle tissue areas
- trigger warningsAlerts preceding distressing material
- hair triggerUltra-responsive firing mechanism
trigger, triggered, triggering, trigger warning, untriggered, retrigger, retriggered