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Viewing Loved Faces Inhibits Defense Reactions: A Health-Promotion Mechanism?

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Impaired safety signal learning may be a biomarker of PTSD

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Attachment figures activate a safety signal-related neural region and reduce pain experience

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Adult attachment and social support interact to reduce psychological but not cortisol responses to stress

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