Analyze the following scenario. Based on the principle that anxiety impairs the cognitive functions responsible for managing attention, explain the specific mechanism through which mindfulness meditation could help the individual.

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Mindfulness meditation facilitates a reduction of anxiety, which is the suggested cause that the attentional control aspect of the central executive is impaired. The inhibition function of the central executive is unable to efficiently redirect attention away from task irrelevant stimuli, therefore interfering with individual ability to complete tasks that require sustained attention. Memory tasks require effective attentional control in order to maintain attention to goal-relevant information

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