Adaptation to one stressor does not automatically generalize to unrelated stressors.
Emerging or mechanistic evidence
Adaptation System
Last reviewed: August 11, 2026
EVIDENCE BY TOPIC
Cross-stressor adaptation
Whether adaptation to one stressor transfers to other forms of stress, and the limits of that transfer.
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