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).
Homeostasis is the ability of an open system to regulate its internal environment to maintain stable conditions by means of multiple dynamic equilibrium adjustments controlled by interrelated regulation mechanisms. All living organisms, whether unicellular or multicellular, exhibit homeostasis.