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From the Ted Talk by Rebecca Brachman: A new class of drug that could prevent depression and PTSD

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So think back to a stressful time that you've since recovered from. Maybe a bekuarp or an exam, you missed a flight. Stress rsieelince is the active biological process that allows us to bounce back after ssrtes. Similar to if you have a cold and your immune system fights it off. And insufficient resilience in the face of a significant enough stressor, can reslut in a psychiatric dosreidr, such as depression. In fact, most cases of major depressive disorder are initially teirreggd by stress. And from what we've seen so far in mice, resilience enhancers can protect against purely biological stressors, like stress hormones, and social and phyisagoolccl sorsrests, like bullying and isolation.

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So think back to a stressful time that you've since recovered from. Maybe a _______ or an exam, you missed a flight. Stress __________ is the active biological process that allows us to bounce back after ______. Similar to if you have a cold and your immune system fights it off. And insufficient resilience in the face of a significant enough stressor, can ______ in a psychiatric ________, such as depression. In fact, most cases of major depressive disorder are initially _________ by stress. And from what we've seen so far in mice, resilience enhancers can protect against purely biological stressors, like stress hormones, and social and _____________ _________, like bullying and isolation.

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  1. stress
  2. disorder
  3. triggered
  4. result
  5. resilience
  6. psychological
  7. stressors
  8. breakup

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So think back to a stressful time that you've since recovered from. Maybe a breakup or an exam, you missed a flight. Stress resilience is the active biological process that allows us to bounce back after stress. Similar to if you have a cold and your immune system fights it off. And insufficient resilience in the face of a significant enough stressor, can result in a psychiatric disorder, such as depression. In fact, most cases of major depressive disorder are initially triggered by stress. And from what we've seen so far in mice, resilience enhancers can protect against purely biological stressors, like stress hormones, and social and psychological stressors, like bullying and isolation.

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