stress reactivity
collocation in Englishmeaningsofstressandreactivity
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stress
noun
uk/stres/us/stres/
great worry caused by a difficult situation, or something that causes ...
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reactivity
noun[U]
uk/ˌri.ækˈtɪv.ə.ti/us/ˌri.ækˈtɪv.ə.t̬i/
a measure of how much a substance reacts when it is mixed with ...
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(Definition ofstressandreactivityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Environmental enrichment reverses the effects of maternal separation onstressreactivity.
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Variations in maternal care in infancy regulate the development ofstressreactivity.
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Maternal depression is associated with negative outcomes in children, andstressreactivityis likely to be a possible pathway by which this influence occurs.
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As such, exaggeratedstressreactivityhas been conventionally viewed as a maladaptive, monotonically harmful legacy of an evolved preparedness for threat.
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The social context mediates and moderates the effects ofstressreactivity.
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Instead, the laboratory baseline may be another index ofstressreactivitybecause the laboratory may be conceptualized as a novel, strange situation for a child.
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Indeed, there is even evidence that although knowledge may benefit memory it can have negative consequences forstressreactivity.
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Neurobehavioral processes, such asstressreactivity, may also place limitations on the influence of protective factors within the social context.
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Utilization of a more explicit experimental social challenge procedure may provide a more robust assessment ofstressreactivity.
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This expanded interpretation of the functions ofstressreactivitysuggests the need for a reconceptualization of the construct.
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These studies highlight the need for a better understanding of gene and environmental interactions in determining an individual'sstressreactivity.
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Blunted cardiovascular and catecholaminestressreactivityin women with bulimia nervosa.
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The human literature has provided more support for effects of early adversity on diurnal functioning than onstressreactivity.
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Positive emotions serve to moderatestressreactivityas well as mediate recovery from stress, and thus play a protective as well as restorative function.
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Although hormonal (cortisol) and behavioral (crying) measures may be different measures ofstressreactivity, both are related to individual differences in attachment.
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Similarly, temperament,stressreactivity, and quality of attachment can serve to modulate a child's physiological and behavioral reaction to events as well.
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Prior to the present study, we did not have evidence regarding differences instressreactivityamong children in foster care.
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