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Stress Resilience

Meaning

Stress Resilience is the biological and psychological capacity of an individual to successfully adapt to acute or chronic stressors, maintaining or quickly returning to a state of stable physiological and emotional functioning. This attribute is not merely the absence of stress but the dynamic, efficient regulation of the neuroendocrine and autonomic nervous systems in the face of challenge. High stress resilience is indicative of a robust hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis and optimal allostatic load, correlating strongly with overall longevity and well-being.