Fight or Flight?

What kind of reaction is the fight-or-flight response primarily?

• cognitive

• physiological

• behavioral

What type of situation might trigger the fight-or-flight response?

• persistent worrying

• long-term stress

• a threat from a predator

What evolutionary purpose does the fight-or-flight response serve?

• to prepare the body to react effectively to perceived threats

• To protect the survival prospects of an animal's offspring

• To remain relaxed during stressful situations

The fight-or-flight response is also referred to as

• General adaptation syndrome

• Stress management

• Acute stress response

The fight-or-flight response is the initial stage of what?

• Recovery from a stressful event

• General Adaptation Syndrome

• Learned helplessness

True or false? The fight-or-flight response may be observed in humans?

• True - humans demonstrate signs of the fight-or-flight response

• False - it has only been observed in other mammalian species

Signs of the fight-or-flight response are triggered by which part of the autonomic nervous system?

• Sympathetic nervous system

• Parasympathetic nervous system

• Both

Which of these is common sign of the fight-or-flight response?

• Tiredness

• Passiveness

• Sweating

What happens to the heart rate during the fight-or-flight response?

• Increases

• Remains the same

• Decreases

Aside from fight or flight, what other response to a threat has been observed in animals?

• Stockholm syndrome

• Mediation response

• Freeze response