Page 11 - Course 3 Neurobiology Part 3 Signs of Stress

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.