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Stress debt: the cumulative physiological cost of chronic

Stress debt: the cumulative physiological cost of chronic stress responses that borrow energy from future reserves and must be repaid through recovery, where the loan compounds when repayment is delayed or prevented

Why This Is a Definition

This definition precisely establishes the semantic boundary of 'stress debt' by identifying its genus (physiological cost of stress responses), differentia (borrowing energy from future reserves and requiring repayment through recovery), and unique characteristics (compounding when repayment is delayed or prevented). It distinguishes stress debt from acute stress and explains the mechanism of accumulation.

Source Lessons

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Stress is energy debt

Chronic stress borrows energy from the future — it must be paid back with interest.

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