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mental health

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chronic stress

chronic stress Chronic stress is ongoing stress over time, considered in this source as both a person’s repeated experience of psychological stress and biological signs of stress such as cortisol levels.

Chronic stress is ongoing stress over time, considered in this source as both a person’s repeated experience of psychological stress and biological signs of stress such as cortisol levels. It is described as important because it can predict health outcomes and is linked to changes in epigenetic patterns that may help connect stress with later health effects.