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Stress

Stress? You mean the complex steps involved in the human stress response that results in the secretion of cortisol? Yeah, you're familiar.

Physiologists know stress—both from their coursework and from their books. They also know the stress that comes with demanding health insurance companies, employers, and clients. Does that mean all physiologists are buckling under the pressure? Certainly not. After all, if anyone knows how to manage the physiological symptoms of chronic stress, it's physiologists.