= Stress sensitization
A pattern in which prior <adversity> increases sensitivity to later <psychological stress>, such as a lower subsequent <psychological stress> level accompanying <depression>. Demonstrating the pattern does not by itself identify its mechanism or exclude differences in <exposure> measurement and prior liability.<Depression and sensitization to stressors among young women as a function of childhood adversity by Constance Hammen and others>[2000, sensitization hypothesis and prospective test]{ref}
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