What is resilience? Used differently by a range of fields from psychology to engineering, resilience has no single widely accepted definition. The concept typically connotes an ability to âbounce backâ from a stress or disturbance, potentially returning to a pre-stress norm or a transformed post-stress condition.
a chemical transmitter substance produced by cells of the body and transported by the bloodstream to the cells and organs on which it has a specific regulatory effect. adj., adj hormoÂ´nal. Hormones act as chemical messengers to body organs, stimulating certain life processes and retarding others.
Chemical Messengers 3. Hormones â¢Longârange messengersâ¢Secreted into blood by endocrine glands in response to appropriate signalâ¢Exert effect on target cells some distance away from release site 4.hemical Messengers 3. Hormones â¢Longârange messengersâ¢Secreted into blood by endocrine glands in response to appropriate signalâ¢Exert effect on target cells some distance away from release site 4.