The Fight-or-flight Response (AQA A-Level Psychology): Flashcards
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Fight-or-flight response definition
Fight-or-flight response definition
Automatic, unconscious bodily reaction to perceived threat
Nervous system branch for fight-or-flight
Nervous system branch for fight-or-flight
Sympathetic branch of autonomic nervous system
Brain region detecting threats
Brain region detecting threats
Hypothalamus
Where adrenaline is produced in mammals
Where adrenaline is produced in mammals
Adrenal medulla
Two hormones in fight-or-flight
Two hormones in fight-or-flight
Adrenaline and noradrenaline
Effect on heart rate in fight-or-flight
Effect on heart rate in fight-or-flight
Increases to speed blood flow & distribute adrenaline
Female stress response (Taylor et al.)
Female stress response (Taylor et al.)
Tend-and-befriend response due to oxytocin
Bone hormone in stress response (Berger et al.)
Bone hormone in stress response (Berger et al.)
Osteocalcin
Evolutionary benefit of fight-or-flight
Evolutionary benefit of fight-or-flight
Protection via effective escape or combat
Health risk of chronic fight-or-flight
Health risk of chronic fight-or-flight
Increased blood pressure & heart disease