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cortisol and stress  

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  • Research involving infants, children, and adults has generated a body of data pointing to the production and release of cortisol as a biological correlate of human stress reactions. The purpose of this entry is to summarize the physiological processes underlying these connections and to identify a number of fruitful applied directions such research has taken. [Source: Encyclopedia of Applied Developmental Science; Cortisol and Stress]

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