stress - Concepts

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Concepts

Hormesis - A biological phenomenon where low doses of stressors that would be harmful at high doses actually produce beneficial adaptive responses.
Toxic Memory - A memory formed under coercion or stress that is poorly retained, difficult to recall, and interferes with coherent learning.
Fight-or-Flight Response - The body's automatic physiological reaction to perceived threats that prepares for confrontation or escape through hormonal and nervous system activation.