STRESS

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Following are a diversity of resources (websites, videos, articles, among others) that may be of your interest. The majority of resources are available online for free in the hyperlink provided. If you are not sure where to start, recommended resources have the first word of the reference highlighted with light text over a dark background (e.g., Ansari).

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American Academy of Pediatrics. (2012) Early childhood adversity, toxic stress, and the role of the pediatrician: Translating developmental science into lifelong health. Pediatrics, 129, e224-e231.

Brydges, N. M., Jin, R., Seckl, J., Holmes, M. C., Drake, A. J., & Hall, J. (2014). Juvenile stress enhances anxiety and alters corticosteroid receptor expression in adulthood. Brain and Behavior, 4(1), 4-13.

Cisler, J.M., et al. (2014). Functional reorganization of neural networks during repeated exposure to the traumatic memory in posttraumatic stress disorder: An exploratory fMRI study. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 48, 47-45

Dinse, H. R., Kattenstroth, J. C., Lenz, M., Tegenthoff, M., & Wolf, O. T. (2017). The stress hormone cortisol blocks perceptual learning in humans. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 77, 63-67.

Grindall, T. (2013). Toxic stress. Harvard University, Mind, Brain, Health & Education (PSYCE-1609). [video] and [slides].

Harvard Center on the Developing Child. (2016). Toxic stress derails healthy development [Video file]. (1:53). Retrieved from https://developingchild.harvard.edu/resources/toxic-stress-derails-healthy-development/   

Loman, M. M., & Gunnar, M. R. (2010). Early experience and the development of stress reactivity and regulation in children. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 34(6), 867-876

Lupien, S. J., Maheu, F., Tu, M., Fiocco, A., & Schramek, T. E. (2007). The effects of stress and stress hormones on human cognition: Implications for the field of brain and cognition.  Brain and Cognition, 65(3), 209-237.

McEwen, B. (2011). Effects of stress on the developing brain. Cerebrum.

McGonigal, K. (2013). How to make stress your friend TedTalk [Video file]. (14:25 minutes). Retrieved from https://www.ted.com/talks/kelly_mcgonigal_how_to_make_stress_your_friend?language=en#t-150465   

Sprouts. (2017). Learning under stress, fear, or pressure [Video file] (3:41). Retrieved from https://youtu.be/D64TZ-wcLCY   

Wagner, S. L., Cepeda, I., Krieger, D., Maggi, S., D’Angiulli, A., Weinberg, J., & Grunau, R. E. (2016). Higher cortisol is associated with poorer executive functioning in preschool children: The role of parenting stress, parent coping and quality of daycare. Child Neuropsychology, 22(7), 853-869.

Date of last update: 11-Jan-2021

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