However, we cannot possibly anticipate every difficult situation that we may find ourselves in. This is where our ability to solve problems comes in handy. Our prefrontal cortex, perhaps as part of providing us with our resilience, is the area of the brain we use to solve problems. Another way to think about stressful events from the perspective of your brain is that they represent problems that need to be solved. Threatening problems, sure, but problems nonetheless. Therefore, if we have well-developed problem-solving skills, we are more likely to respond to a stressful event with the
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