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Directed Agency Maintenance

Meaning

Directed Agency Maintenance is the sustained capacity for intentional self-regulation and goal-directed behavior, which relies heavily on intact executive function networks in the prefrontal cortex. This maintenance requires stable energy substrates and optimal signaling environments within the central nervous system. When agency is maintained, an individual can consistently enact wellness-promoting behaviors despite internal or external challenges. It represents the psychological manifestation of robust physiological regulation.