
Toxic Stress
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Chronic exposure to stressful situations where one PERCEIVES the situation as a threat vs. a challenge.
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Brain and body adapt to consistent hyper-arousal.
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Activates flight, fight, flee reactions in body.
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Revs up the inflammatory system and shoots stress hormones (cortisol and adrenaline) throughout the body.
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Impairs mood regulation, emotional regulation, shortens one's "window of tolerance."
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Diminishes one's ability to access "higher brain" in the pre-frontal cortex.


Style of Stress Perception



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Burnout Manifestations



