Biopsychology: The Fight or Flight Response TW Flashcards
Which division of the nervous system is linked to fight or flight?
Autonomic Nervous System
Which part of the brain identifies an event as a stressor?
Hypothalamus
Which branch of the Autonomic Nervous System is linked to fight or flight?
Sympathetic branch
The hypothalamus activates which gland?
Pituitary gland
Which hormone is released during fight or flight?
Adrenaline
Which part of the adrenal gland is involved in fight or flight?
Adrenal Medulla
Fight or flight prepares the body for …
Sudden action
Which physiological changes increase during the fight or flight response?
Increase heart rate
Increased blood pressure
Increased respiration
Which physiological reactions decrease during the fight or flight response?
Reduced Saliva Production
Reduced digestion
How is the fight or flight response controlled and how fast is it?
Automatic
Immediate
When the stressor has been removed which part of the Autonomic Nervous System becomes active?
Parasympathetic Branch of ANS
The parasympathetic branch returns the body to a level of balance after the stressor has been removed. What term would best represent this?
Homeostasis
Name direct effects of adrenaline
Increased heart rate, increasing blood flow to the brain and skeletal muscles
Name the indirect effects of adrenaline
Prepares the body for fight or flight by increasing blood supply to skeletal muscles for physical action.
Increase Oxygen to the brain for rapid response planning
What does increased oxygen to the brain lead to?
Rapid Response planning
Assuming females have the same response to stress as males is which type of bias?
Beta
Females may not have a fight or flight response. Instead, it may be to …
tend and befriend
What does ‘tend’ in tend and befriend mean?
Protect their offspring
What does ‘befriend’ in tend and befriend mean?
Form alliances with other women
Fight or flight might not be the only two responses. What is the other potential response?
Freeze
Why might people freeze when confronted with danger?
Freeze to consider the best course of action for the stressor they are faced with
