N = 50 (about 1/2 of sample) Foreign-born and US Natives Boston (ages 18-30, M = 21.80, 65% female, 50% foreign born) Subjective Stress and Scales. (available in 4 languages): Perceived Stress In the last month, how often have you felt difficulties were piling up so high.
Asterixis is a tremor or movement disorder characterized by movement of hands and wrists that resembles flapping of wings. There is arrhythmic flexion movements of the hands with outstretched arms and dorsiflexion of the wrists. This tremor experienced is involuntary and cannot be controlled by the individual.
The definition of an asterisk is a symbol that is a six pointed star that is most often used to denote an absence or omission of information, or to refer a reader to a notation. An example of when an asterisk might be used is to take the place of an omitted letter in a curse word.