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Acute Stress - Short-term stress response to immediate challenges or threats that resolves when the situation passes.
Allopathic Overload - Being stressed out from repeated and accumulated stress over time.
Allostatic Load - The cumulative wear and tear on the body from chronic stress and repeated adaptation.
Anxiety - A state of worry, unease, or fear about uncertain future events, ranging from normal to clinical levels.
Autogenic Training - A self-hypnosis relaxation technique using mental suggestions of heaviness and warmth.
Autonomic Nervous System - The nervous system division controlling involuntary functions like heart rate and digestion.
Biofeedback - Using real-time body signals to learn conscious control of physiological processes.
Buffer Hypothesis - The theory that social support protects against the harmful effects of stress.
Burnout - A state of chronic physical and emotional exhaustion caused by prolonged stress and overwork.
Chronic Stress - Prolonged activation of the stress response without adequate recovery, causing cumulative damage.
Compassion Fatigue - Emotional and physical exhaustion from caring for others in distress, reducing capacity for empathy.
Cortisol - The primary stress hormone that regulates the body's fight-or-flight response and various metabolic processes.
Digital Clutter - The hidden accumulation of digital files, emails, apps, and information that silently impacts productivity, increases stress, and creates cognitive overload.
Distress - Negative stress that overwhelms coping ability and harms wellbeing and performance.
Duck Syndrome - Appearing calm on the surface while frantically struggling underneath, common in high-pressure environments.
Emotional Burnout - A nervous system breakdown caused by accumulated emotional stress and pressure.
Eustress - Positive stress that motivates, focuses energy, and improves performance.
Fawn Response - A trauma response of people-pleasing and appeasing to avoid conflict and create safety.
Freeze Response - The immobilization response to overwhelming threat when fight or flight seems impossible.
Heart Rate Variability - The variation in time between heartbeats - a key indicator of stress resilience and nervous system health.
Information Fatigue Syndrome - Mental exhaustion caused by exposure to excessive amounts of information.
Nervous System Regulation - The ability to shift between activation and calm states, maintaining balance in the autonomic nervous system.
Overwhelmed By Life Today (OBLT) - The modern condition of being overwhelmed by disorganization, noise, and scattered attention.
Polyvagal Theory - Stephen Porges' theory of a three-part nervous system hierarchy: social engagement, fight/flight, and freeze.
Progressive Muscle Relaxation - A technique of systematically tensing and releasing muscle groups to induce physical and mental relaxation.
Relaxation Response - Herbert Benson's term for the physiological opposite of the stress response - deliberate activation of calm.
Role Stress - Stress from conflicting role expectations, ambiguous responsibilities, or role overload.
Stress Inoculation - Controlled exposure to manageable stress to build tolerance and coping skills for future challenges.
Stress Mindset - Your beliefs about stress - whether you view it as enhancing or debilitating - affects how it actually impacts you.
Stress Response - The body's automatic physiological and psychological reaction to perceived threats or demands.
Technostress - Stress caused by technology use, constant connectivity, and the pressure to keep up with digital demands.
Tend and Befriend - A stress response alternative to fight-or-flight, especially common in women - nurturing and seeking social support.
Time Poverty - The chronic feeling of having too little time despite increases in objective free time.
Trauma - A deeply distressing experience that overwhelms one's ability to cope, with lasting psychological effects.
Urgency Addiction - The compulsive need for urgent tasks and crises, avoiding important but non-urgent work.
Vagal Tone - The activity level of the vagus nerve - a key indicator of stress resilience and emotional regulation capacity.
Vagus Nerve - The longest cranial nerve connecting the brain to major organs, key to the relaxation response.
Window of Tolerance - The optimal zone of nervous system arousal where we can function effectively and cope with stress.
Yerkes-Dodson Law - Performance increases with arousal up to a point, then decreases with too much arousal.

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