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SIGNS OF STRESS:

We talked about how, when the brain thinks it is under threat, it turns down

the part of the brain that can think rationally and make good decisions.

I explained that, if a young person has not yet got the Executive Function

skills to regulate emotions, be flexible and control impulses, one may react

in one of the threat responses below:

This can happen to everyone. The first step is to notice when this happens.