Fight-or-flight response

Have you ever wondered why your heart beats fast when you hear the scary music of a horror movie? When something pops out from around the corner? Have you had that nice warm fuzzy feeling when you watch a romantic movie? Well that is what this project is about! The two movies chosen included a scary movie called Lake Placid and the romantic movie was the Notebook. Wanting to know why your heart feels like it going to pop out of your chest for a scary movie, and why your heart feels all nice and…

normally released as anti-stress hormone that shuts off biological reactions”(Van Der Kolk, 2002, p.5). Those with PTSD have low levels of cortisol resulting in their biological reactions of norepinephrine to be released. The response to this stimuli results in a fight or flight response, which is commonly seen in war. Those engaging in a state of high arousal will often remember “emotionally charged experiences”(Van Der Kolk, 2002, p5). The brain is made up of two areas of which one is more…

the pre-competitive anxiety effect on concentration and performance of elite rhythmic gymnasts. They both used the Competitive State Anxiety Inventory 2 (CSAI-2) as a form of measurement for the level of anxiety state while they performed the activities. They predicted that the difference between genders, competitive level, level of self-confidence and lack of concentration might be a cause of anxiety. The results showed that gender and different competitive levels are not a cause of anxiety but…

to you in your everyday life and will also help you get the job of your dreams because communication skills are important in the work force. Communication anxiety is a physical response to an anxiety-producing public performance situation. Once you experience anxiety the body has a universal response known as fight-or-flight syndrome which means that your body is getting ready to face whatever may occur. Adrenaline is pumped into the blood stream which causes our heart rate to increase along…

In the novel The Feeling Brain by Elizabeth Johnson and Leah Olson it demonstrated the growing research on the topic of emotions. Each chapter in this novel includes a small number of individuals whose work has helped shape emotion research today. The main purpose of this whole novel is to answer to long asked question of “what is emotion?”. Thus, this novel brings in psychologists such as William James, neuroanatomist James Papez, Antonio Damasio all of who help discover what is emotion.…

Stress and the bodies stress response are an integral part of life. As everyday stress levels rise understanding the short and long-term effects of stress on the body becomes increasingly central to maintaining population health. The bodies stress response is regulated by two systems, the nervous system and the endocrine system. These systems are responsible for initiating the ‘flight or fight’ response in the body. The sympathetic nervous system and the parasympathetic nervous system form the…

events, either by witnessing it or experiencing it. When triggered, the body will engage itself into it’s natural defense mechanism, the “flight or fight” mode. In someone without PTSD it is a healthy response which is meant to protect a person from any harms way but in this case, it is either damaged or has drastically changed. The brain will release a response and transmits it to the hypothalamus and then to the pituitary glands which it releases both Cortisol and Adrenaline to keep the body…

The presentation described several key concepts including fight and flight and coping concepts. Coping concepts were described and can be either positive or negative. A strength of Crisis Theory is the ability for it to be highly adaptable to various situations, while a limitation described was that of its short time…

correct? A) A change in the environment that produces a stress response is a stressor. B) Eustress is productive stress that allows the body or mind to meet challenges. C) Distress is stress that disrupts homeostasis. D) The stress response is controlled primarily by the medulla oblongata. E) The stress response occurs in fight-or-flight, resistance and exhaustion stages. ____ 79. The fight-or-flight response A) is the body’s immediate response to a real or perceived threat to survival. B)…

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder is caused by Psychological Changes in the Brain People who have been in combat overseas and have been involved in a traumatic or life threatening event often come home with some form of PTSD. Most soldiers will lie and tell people they do not have PTSD that they are fine. For those people who fear the stigma of PTSD following them the rest of their career. Scientific research will show Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is caused by psychological changes in the brain…