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biopsych
fight or fligth
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evolutionary
survivial
mechanism
acute
stress -
short
term
chronic
stress -
long
term
process
- recognise
threat
- enter
stress
response
stress response - hypothalamus activates
sympathetic
branch - triggers
endocrine
response through
pituitary
adrenal
glands are essential for both
fight
or
flight
endo
response -
hypothalalmus
-
pituitary
and
adrenal
activates -
hypothalamus
triggers
pituiatry
to
release
acth -
secretion
of
cortisol
autonomic
- sam activated - releases
adrenaline
and
neuroadrenaline
adrenaline
and
neuroadrenaline
travel accross causing a range of effecctts increased blood flow -
dialted
pupils
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