Fight-or-flight response

involved in a traumatic situation. These situations include warfare, assault, abuse, disasters, or even sudden unexpected death of a loved one. Fear causes changes in the body that act as a defensive mechanism against it. This response is commonly known as, “fight-or-flight” and is a reaction meant to protect a person or animal from harm. Most people who are affected by a traumatic situation recover from the initial symptoms and are able to return to their daily life, however, this is not the…

frightened, I cannot go on” (118-119). In this portion of the story, it is clear that Enkidu is afraid for his life and does not want to put himself into the life or death fight that would ensue if he continued on. This could be considered to be very trivial. One could make the argument that Enkidu is simply scared and does not want to fight the terrifying beast, but this can also be related back to animalism, especially when you analyze later portions of the…

caused from too much activity in the sympathetic nervous system, which controls human’s fight or flight response. The sympathetic nervous system is part of the autonomic nervous system. The autonomic nervous system controls involuntary bodily processes, such as digestion. The sympathetic nervous system controls the body’s response in emergency or stressful situations. In order to prepare for a “fight or flight response”, the system releases two hormones: norepinephrine and epinephrine. These…

of how humans behave in a crisis and why. This Metaphor also clarifies how scientists form helpful exit routes for humans in a crisis like the one on September 11, 2001. Kluger's analysis of responses during an evacuation can show things about human nature. One of them being the "fight or flight" response. In the text, Kluger says, "People have different levels of decision making skills, with some inevitable behaving more rationally than others." (Jeffrey Kluger, 129). This can be interpreted…

controlled by biological intervention? Aggression is associated with anger as usually aggressive behaviour is acted upon when a person is angry or upset. Anger is a normal human emotion and it’s a natural response to threatening circumstances that may create aggressive feelings or the fight or flight response. When anger isn’t kept under control a person may become hostile. People have to express their anger and rather than resorting to aggression and can do this by being assertive. There may be…

that is triggered during a dangerous situation allows the brain to make split-second decisions in the body to be able to defend against a threat or to avoid danger. The fight-or-flight response is a normal response meant to protect a person from harm or injury. When a person has Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, their fight-or-flight reaction is altered, broken, or damaged. People with PTSD might feel stressed or scared even though they may not be in any danger at all. In my essay I would like to…

medulla produces the hormones epinephrine and norepinephrine under stimulation by the sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system. Both of these hormones help to increase the flow of blood to the brain and muscles to improve the “fight-or-flight” response to stress. These hormones also work to increase heart rate, breathing rate, breathing rate, and blood pressure while decreasing the flow of blood to and function of organs that are not involved in responding to emergencies.…

Diagnosing Anxiety The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) by the American Psychiatric Association defines fear as “the emotional response to a real or perceived imminent threat,” and defines anxiety as “the anticipation of future threat”. At times, both of these emotions will be present but will be different with fear being regularly related with feelings of immediate danger while anxiety is often related with emotions of watchfulness or avoidant conduct. Anxiety…

The sexual abuse Lisa experienced and the reaction of her mother are hypnotized to have created a degree of disorganized attachment in Lisa. Additionally, Lisa presented with multiple risk factors for BDP or for the development of BDP in adulthood. The following addressed symptoms of insecure attachment and BDP that were exhibited by Lisa. Lisa presented as having an insecure attachment as she had rapids shifts in her state of mind and had a difficult time with her affect regulation. Lisa also…

develops largely due to a fight-or-flight response that becomes dysregulated long after the fear trigger has been removed. Those who view PTSD development from a biological perspective believe that PTSD develops when individuals experience a state of constant arousal of the fight-or-flight system in the absence of any real or true danger. From a biological perspective the hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid axis is a…