The Fight Or Flight Response - Adrenaline

Question 1

What are the two AO3 PEELS to evaluate the fight or fight response?

Answer 1

Gender bias
Too simplistic

Question 2

P
(Gender bias)

Answer 2

One issue with the fight or flight response exp is that it doesnt fully exp the stress response in females

Question 3

E

Answer 3

e.g. research has found women are more likely to protect their infant by forming alliances with threats such as offenders rather than to fight or run away

Question 4

E

Answer 4

this suggests the exp is gender bias as the fight or flight response assumes men and women respond in the same way to threatening situations

Question 5

L

Answer 5

therefore, limiting the exp of the fight or flight response

Question 6

P
(Too simplistic)

Answer 6

Therefore it could be argued that the exp is too simplistic as psychologists would argue that another issue with the exp is that human bhv isnt limited to two responses

Question 7

E

Answer 7

this is bc some psychologists would argue that in threatening situations, the first response to danger is to avoid confrontation thru a freeze response

Question 8

E

Answer 8

during this response is when humans would consider the best type of action for the threat they are faced with

Question 9

L

Answer 9

therefore, this suggests that the fight or flight response is too simplistic and limited as it doesnt consider other factors such as thought processes