Fight Or Flight Response

Question 1

What does the autonomic nervous system and endocrine system play a major role in?

Answer 1

Producing the fight or flight response

Question 2

When a stressor is identified by the brain, what does it activate?

Answer 2

The sympathetic branch of the autonomic nervous system

Question 3

A stressor is identified by the…

Answer 3

Hypothalamus

Question 4

What does the hypothalamus activate

Answer 4

The pituitary gland

Question 5

What does the pituitary gland trigger

Answer 5

Activity in the sympathetic branch of the autonomic nervous system

Question 6

Adrenaline is released by what into where?

Answer 6

The adrenal medulla into the bloodstream

Question 7

The fight or flight respond is produced preparing the body for…

Answer 7

Sudden physical action

Question 8

Physiological actions are produced such as

Answer 8

Increased heart rate and blood pressure and increased respiration, reducing saliva production and digestion.

Question 9

TRUE OR FALSE
physiological reactions are immediate and automatic

Answer 9

TRUE

Question 10

The parasympathetic branch returns the body back to normal once what has been removed?

Answer 10

The stressor

Question 11

Homeostasis means what is decreased or increased?

Answer 11

Heart rate decreased, respiration decreased, digestion increased

Question 12

What is the acronym to remember the process?

Answer 12

Sally - stressor
Has - hypothalamus
Potentially - pituitary gland
Seen - sympathetic
A - adrenaline from the adrenal gland
Piranha - parasympathetic

Question 13

Adrenaline is the hormone released from the…

Answer 13

Adrenal medulla

Question 14

Adrenaline travels through the blood stream and activates…

Answer 14

The heart and circulatory system, increasing heart rate and blood pressure

Question 15

What is the DIRECT affect of adrenaline?

Answer 15

Increased heart rate, increasing the rate of blood flow and blood pressure. Increasing blood flow to the brain and skeletal muscles

Question 16

What is the INDIRECT affect of adrenaline?

Answer 16

Prepares body for action such as fight or flight, increased blood supply to skeletal muscles for physical action. Stops digestion and saliva production. Increased oxygen to the brain for rapid response planning

Question 17

AO3: What does fight or flight not explain?

Answer 17

Stress response in females

Question 18

AO3: what had research found about stress response in females?

Answer 18

Women are more likely to protect their offspring and form alliances with other women than to run away

Question 19

AO3: What bias is there in relation to fight or flight not explaining stress response in females?

Answer 19

Gender bias

Question 20

AO3: What does the fight or flight response assume about women in relation to men?

Answer 20

That men and women respond in the same way to a threatening situation prior to research, limiting the explanation of fight or flight response

Question 21

DISCUSSION: Therefore, it could be argued that the fight or flight response is far too…

Answer 21

Simplistic and other responses to threatening situations may be applicable as some psychologist would argue that the first response…

Question 22

AO3: an issue with the fight or flight response is that human behaviour is not limited to…

Answer 22

Two responses

Question 23

AO3: some psychologists argue that the first response to danger is to…

Answer 23

Avoid confrontation all together through a freeze response

Question 24

AO3: During the freeze response humans consider the best…

Answer 24

Course of action for the threat that they are faced with. This suggests fight or flight doesn’t consider other factors such as thought processes

Question 25

Once the stressor has passed, the parasympathetic branch of the ANS takes over. It’s main function is to…

Answer 25

Activate the rest and digest response and return the body to homeostasis after the fight or flight response