Irritation

Under irritation is defined as a stimulus or excitation, which are mostly of a negative connotation. The word is used in irritation popular parlance, mainly as a euphemism for a discord or dissatisfaction between individuals, and refers to a nuisance. As a rule, but it is not a profound resentment between individuals, but a spontaneously occurring attitude of a person. Often this is caused by a third party just by becoming aware of any act or by becoming aware of any statements.

The word itself, together with its verb form irritate the 16th century in Germany surfaced irritating in its original meaning, arouse, provoke. It is the Latin irritare borrowed with the same word meaning. In popular parlance was created by the phonetic proximity to irr and err distracted, unsettling, disturbing, confusing the 19th century the importance of.

Term use in medicine

In medicine, the word is used in its Latin word meaning " irritation ", both mental and physical. Also, the resulting activated state of irritability is included under the term.

A physical irritation occurs, for example at a skin irritation. It shows itself as inflammatory reaction with local hyperemia without tissue defect, for example, by the action of chemical substances or UV radiation. Occasionally with medication, called Irritantia ( remedia ) (singular irritant ( remedium ), such as camphor, essential oils) such irritation caused intentionally to convert chronic processes of skin or mucous membranes in acute and in order to stimulate healing.

Irritation in psychology

The construct " irritation " can also mean a mental state of exhaustion that is so far advanced that it can not be broken down in the days after exercise (leisure, night sleep).