Well... duh! But I thought this would would be a poignant topic for the ironically stressful process of applying to medical school.
Thankfully, Martha had my back. In "Not Just in Your Head," Frances Cohen, a psychologist from UCSF advises that "when we perceive something as harmful, our brain triggers hormones such as cortisol, which flood the body and contribute to various physical responses." UGH! Like I need my med-school-app-induced-stress to release more cortisol. That doesn't sound good at all.
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