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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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