In the study of Romanian orphans adopted into Canadian homes,the longer the children spent in orphanage care,the __________ their __________.

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The longer the children spent in orphanage care, the higher their cortisol levels. This is because prolonged institutional care can lead to chronic stress and dysregulation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis, resulting in elevated cortisol levels.

In the Study of Romanian Orphans Adopted into Canadian Homes,the