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| stress | a holistic transmission between the individual, a stressor, and the environment, resulting in a stress response. |
| holistic transmission | an appraisal process involving the individual, a potential stressor, and the environment. |
| stressor | any stimulus appraised by the individuals as threatening or capable of causing harm or loss. |
| stress response | a set of physiological adaptations of the body to regain homeostasis in the face of threat, harm, or loss. |
| milieu interior | the body's internal environment |
| homeostasis | the steady state of the body's internal processs. |
| endocrinologist | a physician who specializes in the system of hormone secretions into the body's bloodstream |
| noxious | harmful, injurious, or detrimental to health |
| General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS) | the three-phase stress response identified by Selye. |
| alarm | the first phase of GAS in which the body mobilizes energy to meet the demands of stressors. |
