• Nervios includes symptoms associated with feeling nervous or related to emotions in stressful situations. This may lead to a nerve attack ("ataque de nervios") characterized by shouting, swearing or motionless often not requiring medical intervention and resolving on its own.
  
  
• Susto is a chronic condition characterized by feelings of an early stage nervous breakdown in association with a traumatic experience, such as not meeting role expectations, disruption of a routine or being daily stressed.

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