{"id":258,"date":"2025-12-30T21:28:52","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T21:28:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aeris.baby\/?page_id=258"},"modified":"2025-12-30T21:28:52","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T21:28:52","slug":"glossary","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aeris.baby\/?page_id=258","title":{"rendered":"Glossary"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cm-glossary\"><div class=\"glossary-container \"><input type=\"hidden\" class=\"cmtt-attribute-field\" name=\"glossary_index_style\" value=\"classic\"><div id=\"glossaryList-nav\" class=\"listNav \" role=\"tablist\"><\/div><ul class=\"glossaryList\" role=\"tablist\" id=\"glossaryList\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/DefinedTermSet\"><li class=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/DefinedTerm\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aeris.baby\/?glossary=agency-collapsing-domination\" role=\"term\" class=\"glossaryLink glossary-link-title \" style=\"\" itemprop=\"url\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;agency collapsing domination&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;&amp;lt;!-- wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;a form of power which exploits dependency to collapse identity and undermine agency.&amp;lt;br\/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!-- wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br\/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!-- wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;This differs from agency-preserving dominance, which is a form of power or constraint that holds a situation steady under stress &mdash; limiting harmful action without inducing shame or collapse &mdash; so that autonomy, judgment, and self-regulation remain intact and can recover over time as the participant grows more comfortable relaxing into their own capacity to act.&amp;lt;br\/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!-- wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br\/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\"><span itemprop=\"name\">agency collapsing domination<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/DefinedTerm\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aeris.baby\/?glossary=agency-eroding-dynamics-without-domination\" role=\"term\" class=\"glossaryLink glossary-link-title \" style=\"\" itemprop=\"url\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;agency eroding dynamics without domination&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;&amp;lt;!-- wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;system-level processes in which individuals&rsquo; capacity to act freely diminishes over time as the aggregate result of reasonable, non-coercive choices, even though no actor exercises power through dependency, identity-collapse, or asymmetric control.&amp;lt;br\/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\"><span itemprop=\"name\">agency eroding dynamics without domination<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/DefinedTerm\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aeris.baby\/?glossary=agency-preserving-domination\" role=\"term\" class=\"glossaryLink glossary-link-title \" style=\"\" itemprop=\"url\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;agency preserving dominance&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;&amp;lt;!-- wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;a form of power or constraint that holds a situation steady under stress &mdash; limiting harmful action without inducing shame or collapse &mdash; so that autonomy, judgment, and self-regulation remain intact and can recover over time as the participant grows more comfortable relaxing into their own capacity to act.&amp;lt;br\/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!-- wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br\/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!-- wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;This differs from agency-collapsing domination, which exploits dependency to collapse identity and undermine agency.&amp;lt;br\/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!-- wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br\/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\"><span itemprop=\"name\">agency preserving dominance<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/DefinedTerm\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aeris.baby\/?glossary=agency-preserving-domination-2\" role=\"term\" class=\"glossaryLink glossary-link-title \" style=\"\" itemprop=\"url\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;agency preserving domination&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;&amp;lt;!-- wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;a form of power or constraint that holds a situation steady under stress &mdash; limiting harmful action without inducing shame or collapse &mdash; so that autonomy, judgment, and self-regulation remain intact and can recover over time as the participant grows more comfortable relaxing into their own capacity to act.&amp;lt;br\/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!-- wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;This differs from agency-collapsing domination, which exploits dependency to collapse identity and undermine agency.&amp;lt;br\/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\"><span itemprop=\"name\">agency preserving domination<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/DefinedTerm\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aeris.baby\/?glossary=bounded-rationality\" role=\"term\" class=\"glossaryLink glossary-link-title \" style=\"\" itemprop=\"url\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;bounded rationality&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;&amp;lt;!-- wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;A model of decision-making that assumes people have limited information, time, and cognitive resources, so they rely on heuristics and &amp;quot;good enough&rdquo; choices rather than optimization. Crucially, it assumes &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;intact agency&amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt; and that constraints are &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;reversible&amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt;&mdash;that decision-making improves as limits are relaxed.&amp;lt;br\/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!-- wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;Example:&amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;A worker chooses a familiar brand at the grocery store instead of comparing every option, because time and attention are limited.&amp;lt;br\/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!-- wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;Contrast:&amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Bounded rationality explains &amp;lt;em&amp;gt;imperfect choices&amp;lt;\/em&amp;gt; under constraints; it does not explain what happens when stress or trauma removes access to choice itself.&amp;lt;br\/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!-- wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br\/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\"><span itemprop=\"name\">bounded rationality<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/DefinedTerm\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aeris.baby\/?glossary=collaborative-accountability\" role=\"term\" class=\"glossaryLink glossary-link-title \" style=\"\" itemprop=\"url\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;collaborative accountability&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;&amp;lt;!-- wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;a process where responsibility for harm is addressed by restoring capacity, safety, and coordination together, rather than assigning blame or enforcing punishment.&amp;lt;br\/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\"><span itemprop=\"name\">collaborative accountability<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/DefinedTerm\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aeris.baby\/?glossary=constraint\" role=\"term\" class=\"glossaryLink glossary-link-title \" style=\"\" itemprop=\"url\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;constraint&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;&amp;lt;!-- wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;a condition that limits what actions are possible or effective. Constraints can be physical (walls, distance), material (scarcity, access), social (norms, expectations), or procedural (rules), and may preserve or erode agency depending on how they are designed.&amp;lt;br\/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\"><span itemprop=\"name\">constraint<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/DefinedTerm\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aeris.baby\/?glossary=economic-rents\" role=\"term\" class=\"glossaryLink glossary-link-title \" style=\"\" itemprop=\"url\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;economic rents&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;&amp;lt;!-- wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;is income earned by controlling access to something scarce, rather than by producing value. Its price reflects bargaining power and exclusion, not contribution.&amp;lt;br\/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!-- wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;Related: Since scarcity&mdash;not productivity&mdash;sets the price, taxing rent reduces extraction without discouraging real economic activity.&amp;lt;br\/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!-- wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br\/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\"><span itemprop=\"name\">economic rents<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/DefinedTerm\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aeris.baby\/?glossary=enclosure\" role=\"term\" class=\"glossaryLink glossary-link-title \" style=\"\" itemprop=\"url\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;enclosure&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;&amp;lt;!-- wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;turning shared resources, capacities, or freedoms into controlled property others must pay to access.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;em&amp;gt;Example:&amp;lt;\/em&amp;gt; a public space becoming paywalled, gated, or replaced by a private platform.&amp;lt;br\/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\"><span itemprop=\"name\">enclosure<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/DefinedTerm\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aeris.baby\/?glossary=fully-extractive-system\" role=\"term\" class=\"glossaryLink glossary-link-title \" style=\"\" itemprop=\"url\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;fully extractive system&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;&amp;lt;!-- wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;a system that sustains itself by continuously drawing value, labor, or attention out of people or environments without restoring the conditions that make that extraction possible.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;em&amp;gt;Example:&amp;lt;\/em&amp;gt; a platform that burns out users or workers faster than it replaces their time, trust, or energy.&amp;lt;br\/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\"><span itemprop=\"name\">fully extractive system<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/DefinedTerm\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aeris.baby\/?glossary=gain\" role=\"term\" class=\"glossaryLink glossary-link-title \" style=\"\" itemprop=\"url\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;gain&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;&amp;lt;!-- wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;how strongly a system amplifies input into response&mdash;higher gain means small stressors trigger outsized reactions. could be thought of as sensitivity.&amp;lt;br\/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\"><span itemprop=\"name\">gain<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/DefinedTerm\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aeris.baby\/?glossary=hierarchy\" role=\"term\" class=\"glossaryLink glossary-link-title \" style=\"\" itemprop=\"url\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;hierarchy&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;&amp;lt;!-- wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;arrangements where some actors can impose costs on others without reciprocal accountability.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;em&amp;gt;Example:&amp;lt;\/em&amp;gt; a boss who can fire workers without workers having comparable power in return.&amp;lt;br\/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\"><span itemprop=\"name\">hierarchy<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/DefinedTerm\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aeris.baby\/?glossary=human-economies\" role=\"term\" class=\"glossaryLink glossary-link-title \" style=\"\" itemprop=\"url\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;human economies&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;&amp;lt;!-- wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;social systems where maintaining relationships matters more than settling accounts, and people are not treated as interchangeable units of debt or value.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;em&amp;gt;Example:&amp;lt;\/em&amp;gt; friends or family helping each other over time without tracking who &amp;quot;owes&rdquo; what.&amp;lt;br\/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\"><span itemprop=\"name\">human economies<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/DefinedTerm\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aeris.baby\/?glossary=hysteresis\" role=\"term\" class=\"glossaryLink glossary-link-title \" style=\"\" itemprop=\"url\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;hysteresis&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;&amp;lt;!-- wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;Hysteresis:&amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt; when a system carries its past with it&mdash;so activation and recovery follow different paths, and returning to safety doesn&rsquo;t immediately restore prior capacity.&amp;lt;br\/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\"><span itemprop=\"name\">hysteresis<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/DefinedTerm\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aeris.baby\/?glossary=surplus-labor-value\" role=\"term\" class=\"glossaryLink glossary-link-title \" style=\"\" itemprop=\"url\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;labor value&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;&amp;lt;!-- wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;the value created by human work in producing goods or services, prior to how it&rsquo;s distributed or captured.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;quot;Surplus labor value&amp;quot; is the portion of value workers create beyond what they are paid, which is captured by owners or institutions. Whether that remainder should be called &amp;quot;surplus&rdquo; at all is a separate question.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;em&amp;gt;Example:&amp;lt;\/em&amp;gt; a worker produces $200 of goods in a day but is paid $80; the remaining value is often called &amp;quot;surplus.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br\/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!-- wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br\/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\"><span itemprop=\"name\">labor value<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/DefinedTerm\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aeris.baby\/?glossary=monopoly\" role=\"term\" class=\"glossaryLink glossary-link-title \" style=\"\" itemprop=\"url\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;monopoly&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;&amp;lt;!-- wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;concentrated control over a resource or pathway that removes meaningful alternatives and forces dependence.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;em&amp;gt;Example:&amp;lt;\/em&amp;gt; one company owning the only platform where creators can reach their audience.&amp;lt;br\/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\"><span itemprop=\"name\">monopoly<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/DefinedTerm\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aeris.baby\/?glossary=moral-accounting\" role=\"term\" class=\"glossaryLink glossary-link-title \" style=\"\" itemprop=\"url\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;moral accounting&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;&amp;lt;!-- wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;treating social life as a ledger of debts, deserts, and blame rather than coordination and repair.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;em&amp;gt;Example:&amp;lt;\/em&amp;gt; focusing on who &amp;quot;deserves&rdquo; help instead of what would actually stabilize the situation.&amp;lt;br\/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\"><span itemprop=\"name\">moral accounting<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/DefinedTerm\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aeris.baby\/?glossary=path-dependence\" role=\"term\" class=\"glossaryLink glossary-link-title \" style=\"\" itemprop=\"url\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;path dependence&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;&amp;lt;!-- wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;when past conditions continue to shape outcomes even after circumstances change.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;em&amp;gt;Example:&amp;lt;\/em&amp;gt; distrust persisting long after material conditions improve.&amp;lt;br\/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\"><span itemprop=\"name\">path dependence<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/DefinedTerm\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aeris.baby\/?glossary=pre-institutional-conditions\" role=\"term\" class=\"glossaryLink glossary-link-title \" style=\"\" itemprop=\"url\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;pre institutional conditions&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;&amp;lt;!-- wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;the baseline psychological, relational, and material conditions required for institutions or collective governance to function at all &mdash; including sufficient safety, capacity for communication, and restraint of escalation. When these conditions are absent, cooperation cannot be produced by rules or deliberation alone and must first be restored through containment, mediation, or capacity-building.&amp;lt;br\/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\"><span itemprop=\"name\">pre institutional conditions<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/DefinedTerm\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aeris.baby\/?glossary=scaffolding\" role=\"term\" class=\"glossaryLink glossary-link-title \" style=\"\" itemprop=\"url\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;scaffolding&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;&amp;lt;!-- wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;supplying temporary structure that lets someone practice cooperation, regulation, or decision-making before they can do it independently.&amp;lt;br\/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!-- wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br\/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\"><span itemprop=\"name\">scaffolding<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/DefinedTerm\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aeris.baby\/?glossary=stigmergy\" role=\"term\" class=\"glossaryLink glossary-link-title \" style=\"\" itemprop=\"url\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;stigmergy&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;&amp;lt;!-- wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;coordination that emerges when people respond to shared traces or signals in the environment, without central control.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;em&amp;gt;Example:&amp;lt;\/em&amp;gt; open-source contributors building on existing code rather than following a manager.&amp;lt;br\/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\"><span itemprop=\"name\">stigmergy<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/DefinedTerm\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aeris.baby\/?glossary=topology\" role=\"term\" class=\"glossaryLink glossary-link-title \" style=\"\" itemprop=\"url\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;topology&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;&amp;lt;!-- wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;the structure of a system that determines which outcomes are possible, regardless of how the system is arranged on the surface.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Example: In topology, a loop and a sphere can count as the same object if one can be reshaped into the other without breaking it.&amp;lt;br\/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\"><span itemprop=\"name\">topology<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/DefinedTerm\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aeris.baby\/?glossary=vigilance\" role=\"term\" class=\"glossaryLink glossary-link-title \" style=\"\" itemprop=\"url\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;vigilance&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;&amp;lt;!-- wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;sustained alertness to potential threat; adaptive in danger, but costly when constantly required.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;em&amp;gt;Example:&amp;lt;\/em&amp;gt; always watching your tone at work because small mistakes feel risky.&amp;lt;br\/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\"><span itemprop=\"name\">vigilance<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/DefinedTerm\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aeris.baby\/?glossary=window-of-tolerance\" role=\"term\" class=\"glossaryLink glossary-link-title \" style=\"\" itemprop=\"url\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;window of tolerance&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;&amp;lt;!-- wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;a term coined by Dan Siegel (building on Stephen Porges&rsquo; Polyvagal Theory) describing the physiological zone in which a person feels safe enough to remain present, flexible, and responsive. Outside this window, the nervous system shifts into survival modes&mdash;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;hyper-arousal&amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt; (fight\/flight) or &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;hypo-arousal&amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt; (shutdown)&mdash;where reflective thinking, emotional regulation, and voluntary cooperation become difficult or impossible.&amp;lt;br\/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\"><span itemprop=\"name\">window of tolerance<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-258","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Glossary - A Fox&#039;s Sky<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/aeris.baby\/?page_id=258\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Glossary - 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