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Fig. 7

From: Understanding the impact of exposure to adverse socioeconomic conditions on chronic stress from a complexity science perspective

Fig. 7

Feedback loop: stimulation of problem avoidance to provide relief from the stress response and free up cognitive bandwidth. Exposure to adverse socioeconomic conditions is correlated with recurrent stressor exposure. An accumulation of insolvable stressors can stimulate problem avoidance, in order to provide relief from the stress response and concurrently free up cognitive bandwidth

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