We draw on the theory of allostasis to develop an integrative model of the current stress
process that highlights the brain as a dynamically adapting interface between the changing …

The brain is the key organ of stress reactivity, coping, and recovery processes. Within the
brain, a distributed neural circuitry determines what is threatening and thus stressful to the …

We previously used the theory of allostasis as the foundation for a model of the current
stress process. This work highlighted the core emotional systems of the brain as the central …

The discovery of stress-hormone receptors in the hippocampal formation has fostered
research showing that the brain, including its higher cognitive centers, is the key organ of the …

Stress is a state of the mind, involving both brain and body as well as their interactions; it
differs among individuals and reflects not only major life events but also the conflicts and …

The mind involves the whole body, and two-way communication between the brain and the
cardiovascular, immune, and other systems via neural and endocrine mechanisms. Stress is …

Research relating stress to health has progressed from anecdotal evidence in the 1930s
and 1940s to complex multivariate models that identify underlying longitudinal mechanisms …

The term “allostasis” has been coined to clarify ambiguities associated with the word
“stress.” Allostasis refers to the adaptive processes that maintain homeostasis through the …

The brain is the key organ of stress processes. It determines what individuals will experience
as stressful, it orchestrates how individuals will cope with stressful experiences, and it …

The field of psychobiology has two major theories for talking about stress and health: the
allostatic load model, which grew out of biological and neuroscience approaches to …