Allostaic load and allostatic overload?

[Oliver_123]

Ive always used this definition for Allostatic load
"Wear and tear on the brain and body due to the culmative exposure to increases presence and secretion of stress hormones over a period of time"

Can someone wright answer to this
"Distinguish between Allostatic load and Allostatic overload"

Can i still use my def?

[maggie000]

Load is the number of stressors and overload is when you have too many stressors or when allostasis continuously turned off and on, resulting in cumanaltive exposure to stress hormones, resulting in wear and tear on the brain and body.

I think your definition is fine, but if they are going to ask, then they will probably ask for a distinction between the two, as you said, so you will need to leave the "wear and tear" for overload. I just hope they don't ask us about it haha

[dim_sim]

Please correct me if I'm wrong, but I always thought that:
Allostatic load - cumulative wear and tear on the brain and body due to exposure to increased secretion and presence of stress hormones over a period of time (Grivas definition)
Allostatic overload - when the cumulative wear and tear becomes too much for the body to handle and it cannot cope (i.e. stage 3 exhaustion) 

[WINGARDIUM]

Allostatic overload - when the cumulative wear and tear becomes too much for the body to handle and it cannot cope

That's how I would define it.

[diligent18]

Please correct me if I'm wrong, but I always thought that:
Allostatic load - cumulative wear and tear on the brain and body due to exposure to increased secretion and presence of stress hormones over a period of time (Grivas definition)
Allostatic overload - when the cumulative wear and tear becomes too much for the body to handle and it cannot cope (i.e. stage 3 exhaustion) 

These are the definitions my teacher advised me to use too.

[Genericname2365]

There is way too much inconsistency this unit.