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Fight or flight

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Total cards: 8•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
Front (Question)

Process of fight or flight

Back (Answer)

• when faced with threat - amygdala is mobilised • Amygdala associates emotions with sensory signals • Sends a distress signal to hypothalamus • Hypothalamus communicates to the rest of the body through the sympathetic nervous system

#2
Front (Question)

two types of stress

Back (Answer)

Acute - immediate stress Chronic - ongoing stress

#3
Front (Question)

Response to acute stress

Back (Answer)

• SNS is triggered - prepares body for fight or flight 2. Sends signal to adrenal medulla which releases adrenaline

#4
Front (Question)

Response to chronic stress

Back (Answer)

• Hypothalamus - releases corticotrophin releasing hormone • pituitary glands - produce and release ACTH to target adrenal glands • Adrenal - releases cortisol to cause stress response triggers • feedback - able to regulate it all

#5
Front (Question)

A03: Taylor

Back (Answer)

For females, responses are “tend and befriend”. Involves protecting and caring for children and friending other women

#6
Front (Question)

A03: Negative consequences

Back (Answer)

increase in blood pressure - damage vessels - heart attack

#7
Front (Question)

A03: Gray

Back (Answer)

Freeze repsonse

#8
Front (Question)

Lee

Back (Answer)

Sex differences, SRY gene only in the Y chromosome - promoting aggressive