Login

Welcome, Guest. Please login or register.

April 04, 2026, 12:43:34 pm

Author Topic: Allostasis?  (Read 977 times)  Share 

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

sandi

  • Victorian
  • Forum Regular
  • **
  • Posts: 63
  • Respect: 0
Allostasis?
« on: November 03, 2012, 05:28:37 pm »
0
What the difference between allostatic load and allostatic overload?

Felicity Wishes

  • Victorian
  • Forum Leader
  • ****
  • Posts: 731
  • Respect: +43
  • School: Mater Christi College
  • School Grad Year: 2012
Re: Allostasis?
« Reply #1 on: November 03, 2012, 05:35:05 pm »
0
Load is the number of stressors and overload is when you have too many stressors or when allostasis continuously turned off and on, resulting in cumanaltive exposure to stress hormones, resulting in wear and tear on the brain and body.
Psychology and psychophysiology (Swinburne)