Fight or Flight Response

Fight or Flight Response

Open Ended

What changes do you tend to notice in your body when you feel stressed?

This combination of reactions to stress

is also known as

the "fight-or-flight" response

because it evolved as a survival mechanism, enabling people

to react quickly to life-threatening situations.

Multiple Select

The release of epinephrine (adrenaline) results in which of the following changes in the body? (Check all that apply.)

• acceleration of heart rate

• increase in blood pressure

• increase in blood glucose

• inhibition of digestion

• dilation of pupils