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depression
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severe despondency and dejection, typically felt over a period of time and accompanied by feelings of hopelessness and inadequacy
chronic stress
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the response of the brain to unpleasant evens for a prolonged period over which an individual perceives he or she has no control
pituitary gland
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The major endocrine gland; a pea-sized body attached to the base of the brain, the pituitary is important in controlling growth and development and the functioning of the other ...
adrenal gland
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responsible for releasing hormones in conjunction with stress through the synthesis of corticosteroids such as cortisol and catecholamines such as epinephrine
glucocorticoid receptor
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the receptor that cortisol and other glucocorticoids bind to
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