Chapter 17 Intersection of Poverty & Disability: Our brains…
Chapter 17 Intersection of Poverty & Disability: Our brains can only handle a certain amount of stress before a crucial threshold is crossed and we succumb. The daily exposure to poverty requires substantial brain capacity in order to deal with it; therefore, it does not take a great deal more until a person reaches a breaking point and can no longer cope. What is the term for this concept?