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Preemptive Stress Mitigation

Meaning

Preemptive stress mitigation is a proactive, skill-based approach focused on implementing self-regulation techniques and environmental controls before a predictable or impending stressor occurs, thereby attenuating the subsequent physiological and hormonal stress response. The goal is to elevate the baseline of autonomic resilience, preventing an excessive surge of cortisol and catecholamines that would otherwise disrupt systemic homeostasis. It shifts the paradigm from reaction to prevention within stress management science.