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3      When stress levels rise high, the body’s automatic

            stress response de-activates the pre-frontal cortex















































     ▪ This means that Executive Function Skills become weaker.

     ▪ For people with already weak Executive Function, the stressor becomes too much to manage.


     ▪ The automatic stress response takes over. We see signs of stress: flight, fight, freeze etc.
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