Acceptance Rate By Year. 1  2009-2010: 27.8%. 2  2010-2011: 22.3%. 3  2011-2012: 19.4%. 4  2012-2013: 18.4%. 5  2013-2014: 18.1%. 6  Projected JHU Acceptance Rate 2017-2018: 19.6%.
Allostasis is the process of achieving stability, or homeostasis, through physiological or behavioral change. This can be carried out by means of alteration in HPA axis hormones, the autonomic nervous system, cytokines, or a number of other systems, and is generally adaptive in the short term (McEwen & Wingfield 2003).
Definition of HOMEOSTASIS. : a relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group. â hoÂ·meoÂ·statÂ·ic \-Ësta-tik\ adjective. See homeostasis defined for kids.