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Old Mar 14, 2013, 11:20 AM
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Originally Posted by LovelaceF View Post
I''ll give you some examples of how that might work. Why it might work is a philosophical question that I would need to examine separately.
I'm not after philosophy; I'm after mechanisms, why things happen.

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1. Traumatic Event ---> Stress ---> Effective Coping ---> Health ---> Good Decision Making Ability ---> Avoidance of Trauma

2. Traumatic Event ---> Stress ---> Reacting ---> Relative Stability w/ Increased Stress Response ---> Decreased Decision Making Ability ---> Susceptibility to Further Negativity

3. Traumatic Event ---> Stress ---> Inaction ---> Disease/Victimization ---> Poor Decision Making Ability ---> Repeating Negative Patterns
Why, in the last two cases, does decreased emotional health lead to increased abuse from other people?
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