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Abstract

The concept of "stress" refers to a complex set of physiological and behavioural responses that occur in response to aversive stimuli. In 1929, Cannon aptly described stress as the body's attempt to maintain homeostasis when faced with a range of stressors, activating the sympatho-adrenomedullary (SAM) system. Meanwhile, Selye coined stress as the "non-specific response of the body to any demand for change". The stress response in animals is a finely tuned, integrated