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  • Developmental Psychology
  • Evolutionary Biology
  • Neuroscience

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  • Early life stress profoundly impacts neurobiology and long-term development.
  • Traditional views often label these effects as maladaptive 'toxic' stress.
  • Emerging adaptive models propose these are manifestations of evolved developmental plasticity.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Introduce adaptive models of early stress and human behavioral development.
  • Highlight recent theoretical contributions and emerging concepts.
  • Provide a conceptual map for researchers in this evolving field.

Main Methods:

  • Contrast dysregulation and adaptive models of early stress.
  • Introduce life history theory as a unifying framework.
  • Review predictive adaptive responses (PARs) and the adaptive calibration model.
  • Examine maternal-fetal conflict in prenatal stress.

Main Results:

  • Adaptive models reframe stress effects as evolved plasticity.
  • Life history theory offers a unifying framework for understanding developmental responses to stress.
  • Predictive adaptive responses (PARs) involve internal and external environmental forecasting.
  • The adaptive calibration model integrates individual differences in stress responsivity.

Conclusions:

  • Evolutionary biology is reshaping the understanding of early stress in human development.
  • Early stress responses can be adaptive, reflecting evolved strategies.
  • Further research into prenatal stress and maternal-fetal conflict is warranted.