Fight or Flight

• Outline the fight or flight response

  Stressful situation the amygdala is activated a signal is then sent to the hypothalamus which uses the sympathetic nervous system to communicate with the rest of the body.

  
  

  When the SNS is triggered it sends a signal to the adrenal medulla which releases adrenaline into the blood

  
  

  The adrenaline causes the heart to beat faster allowing for more blood into the brain. After a while the parasympathetic reverses it
• Evaluate the fight or flight response

  :( - Research suggests that females have a different behavioural response to stress, known as tend and befriend. This is due to women's role as a PCG, they are thus more likely to protect

  
  

  :( - The fight or flight response is an evolutionary survival technique however modern day life can trigger this too frequently in inappropriate situations

  
  

  :( - Research suggests that there are other responses before fight or flight. He said that humans are more interested in avoiding confrontation rather than fleeing it. This is known as the freeze