Fight-or-flight response

When your brain undergoes stress or senses danger, your brain sends signals down your spinal cord so that your body releases a hormone called adrenalin into the bloodstream, giving your brain the burst of energy it needs to either fight or flight. After about 60 seconds, the adrenalin leaves your brain and it returns to its normal function. (www.youramazingbrain.org, n.d.) Effects on the Internal Body This section is a glance at how stress affects the internal body. According to the American…

stress then it can damage the human body. When you have a big presentation for school has your stomach ever hurt before. If so that’s because the stress in your body taking effect. Stress is the reaction to fear or danger and it causes a flight or fight response. If too much stress is felt, then it can affect most of the human system. It can make the organs not work properly and shorten life span. Evans (2012) stated that stress can increase the chance of one’s death by 50…

the brain by hydroxylation of dopamine, making its structure almost identical to that of dopamine, differing only in the addition of a hydroxyl group. Norepinephrine is commonly known for its relation to adrenaline in preparing the body’s “fight or flight” response. More specifically, norepinephrine in the brain is largely responsible for alertness and readiness for action. Readying the brain for action includes enhancing sensory processing, increasing attention span, and enhancing memory…

quiet composure— indeed, in the words of a German witness, an ‘unbelievable’ and ‘astonishing’ composure—settled over the Jews” This being a perfect example of the previously mentioned idea. That idea being that it is better to die peacefully than fight what is bound to happen. In this the reason for a lack in resistance can be easily…

should take when dealing with life’s frustrations. I learned this the hard way. I myself had to experience these situations in order for me to learn this lesson. I get irritated a lot. Anything non ideal situation that occurs in my life, my first response is to get angry. I was quick to anger. The way my mom nags at me or when something doesn’t go my way, I get angry. My anger has caused a lot of issues in my family, and I learned that the hard…

Do we really use only 10% of our brain capacity to function in everyday life? It really depends on self opinion. Some of us may think we use more of our brain when we are working and some of us may think that when we are relaxing our brains are relaxing as well. There is no scientific theory behind how much we use of our brain. Most of us use our brains daily, to think, to react, to sense feelings, etc. You may be surprised on how much we use our brains each day. Its always active, axons are…

through changing our perceptions about a specific experience. This system is further broken down into two complimentary systems: Sympathetic and Parasympathetic Nervous Systems. The Sympathetic Nervous System controls what has been called the “Fight or Flight” phenomenon because of its control over the necessary bodily changes needed when we are faced with a situation where we may need to defend ourselves or escape. Imagine walking down a dark street at night by yourself. Suddenly you hear…

they care deeply about the souls of hundred creatures and worship the gods who appear in the masks of birds and beasts. The prayer to the bird begins with quiet owl whistles - wishing it an easy flight up to the highest heavens. The prayer to the hunted deer ends with the deer’s calls, when the flight of its soul has already reached the highest mountain…

quick to notice that his brows are down, he is glaring at his father and his lips then were narrowed (Curwen, Module 8: Negative Emotions: Sad, Fear, Anger, Disgust, 2015). We also know that Aaron reacts quickly, and this due to his physiological response to both happiness and anger (Curwen, Module 2: Evolution of Emotion,…

quickly starts to decompress, increasing the effect of depressants. Neuroticism is also connected to biological forces. The limbic system, or sympathetic nervous system, is primarily responsible for emotions. It is in charge of the fight or flight responses, often high and low neuroticism correspond to how individuals react to stress. High emotional reactivity, the result of an overly active limbic system, is partially responsible for an individual to be more neurotic. Versely, limbic…