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Chronic mild social stress increases neurogenesis in adolescent male rats
… into adulthood. It is wellestablished that stress during adulthood decreases the rate of neurogenesis, but during adolescence, the effects of stress are much less understood. I investigated the effect of short-term or chronic stress during adolescence (daily lhr isolation and change of cage …
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Comparing the Effects of Cognitive and Social Stress among Individuals with Headache
Stress is the most frequently reported trigger of headache. A number of studies have examined responses to cognitive and physical stressors among individuals with headache, primarily using self-report and various physiological measurements as outcome variables. In the stress literature more …
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The Effects of Social Stress on Reproduction in a Wild Deermouse Population (Peromyscus Leucopus)
Seton (1909) stimulated wide interest in the fluctuation of population density of Arctic mammals. However, his account of suicidal migrations of lemmings was based on legend, as were the accounts of periodic erruptions of house mice, rats and voles. Since then, many investigations have presented …
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THE EFFECTS OF SOCIAL STRESS AND PRIOR ETHANOL EXPOSURE ON DOPAMINE IN THE RAT BRAIN
… as comorbidities at a disproportionate rate. Stress and ethanol are two factors that can influence neurobiology and neurotransmitter signaling independently and have interacting effects. Their actions on the mesolimbic and nigrostriatal dopaminergic pathways of the central nervous system have …
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Role of Oxidative Stress in Behavioral, Cognitive and Biochemical Impairment in a Rat Model of Social Stress
Psychological stress is known to contribute to anxiety and cognitive impairment in humans. Currently, the drugs of choice for treatment of anxiety disorders are traditional-antidepressants, with modest efficacy and major side effects. Therefore, alternative therapies with higher efficacy and fewer …
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Coping with social stress in early adolescence: The interactive contribution of observed emotional climate and youth physiology
Parental socialization of coping is suggested to assist the acquisition of coping strategies, especially during early adolescence when youth are experiencing increasing social challenges. Yet, less is known about whether characteristics of the relational context of parental socialization of coping …
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The Effect of Social Stress and Vitamin C on Immunity and Response to Hemorrhagic Enteritis Virus in Turkeys
… over the years has shown that management stressors such as movement of turkeys from brooding to finishing environments and the timing of these stressors may influence the short-term response to vaccination. Strategic stress application may be of benefit in the optimization of protective …
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Cyber-victimization, social stress, and depressive symptoms among early adolescents: an examination of friendship qualities and victimization from friends
Submission original under an indefinite embargo labeled 'Open Access'. The submission was exported from vireo on 2022-11-15 without embargo terms
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Adrenal steroid, blocking agent, and social stress effects on northern fowl mite population development on Leghorn chickens and toxicological evaluation of selected acaricides (Acarina: <i>macronyssidae</i>)
… in inhibiting mite infestations. High levels of social stress increased resistance of chickens to mites in a manner similar to but more effective than steroid administration. The mechanism of resistance was a decrease in capillary density at the skin surface. Commercial laying hens caged alone …
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An Experimental Investigation of the Functional Relationship between Social Phobia and Cigarette Smoking
Individuals with Social Phobia (SP) represent a large group with elevated rates of cigarette smoking and cessation rates lower than that of individuals without psychopathology. For individuals with SP, cigarette smoking may be used to reduce social anxiety in anticipation of and during social …
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Children of Incarcerated Parents: An Application of the Stress Process Model.
… perspective through an application of the social stress process. Previous research on children of incarcerated parents has neglected to add a theoretical component to their research, which is the intention of this research. The results will be organized around the theoretical domains of the …
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Characterizing Reward Function During Social Feedback: Associations with Anhedonia in Socially Anxious Adolescents
… markers of reward sensitivity during periods of social stress using a well validated social feedback paradigm; (2) Evaluate clinical relations between reward markers and anhedonia; and (3) Investigate if elevated levels of baseline prior exposure to stress (i.e., peer victimization) are …
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Trailers and Mental Health: An Exploration of Psychological Distress Amongst Mobile Home Dwellers
… home predicts higher rates of psychological distress. Using combined data from the General Social Survey (1994-2006), I differentiate housing into four distinct categories: mobile homes, conventional homes, apartments, and townhouses. After looking extensively at the history and experience of …
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The Effects of Acute Psychosocial Stress on Cognitive Performance
… study was to examine the effects of acute psychosocial stress on cognitive performance. Psychosocial stress evolves from the perceived presence of a social evaluative threat and results in the activation of the home hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis. As part of this reaction the stress hormone …
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Associations Between and Changes in Hippocampal Volume and the Cortisol Response Over Time: The Role of Childhood Maltreatment and Depression
Stress-related brain mechanisms, specifically HPA axis dysregulation and reductions in hippocampal volume, have long been associated with the pathology of major depressive disorder, especially within the context of a history of childhood maltreatment. However, investigations that examine the …
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Profiles of trauma exposure and biopsychosocial health among sex trafficking survivors: exploring differences in help-seeking attitudes and intentions
… unique patterns of trauma exposure and biopsychosocial health among a sample of CSE survivors. Results from a latent profile analysis with 135 adults trafficked in the United States yielded three distinct survivor sub-groups: mildly distressed, moderately distressed, and severely distressed. The …
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Cell-mediated immunity in Marek's disease virus-infected chickens genetically selected for high and low levels of plasma corticosterone
… or low (LPC) plasma corticosterone response to social stress, were inoculated with Marek's disease virus (MDV). Lymphocyte transformation (LT) microassays were performed to assess the CMI response of leucocytes from HPC and LPC MDV-infected chickens. Blastogenesis was quantitated by ³H-thymidine …
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Stress and decision-making in a Developing world context
This paper gauges the effect of physiological stress on time preference in the urban poor from informal settlements in Nairobi, Kenya. Using a standardized psychosocial stress challenge (the Trier social stress test (TSST)) to induce stress in a randomized setting, we attempt to estimate the effect …
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