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The fight-or-flight or the fight-flight-freeze-or-fawn [1] (also called hyperarousal or the acute stress response) is a physiological reaction that occurs in response to a perceived harmful event, attack, or threat to survival. [2] It was first described by Walter Bradford Cannon in 1915.
The body's response to stress is also termed a "fight or flight" response, and it is characterised by an increase in blood flow to the skeletal muscles, heart, and brain, a rise in heart rate and blood pressure, dilation of pupils, and an increase in the amount of glucose released by the liver. [8]
But if you’re a chronic people pleaser, that might be the result of childhood trauma. And we finally have more context on why people pleasers act the way they do: It’s called the fawn trauma ...
The reaction occurs in certain situations and is at the opposite end of the spectrum as fight or flight. ... 13 Signs You’re Experiencing a Freeze Stress Response.
This trauma reaction is in the category of fight, flight, ... This trauma reaction is in the category of fight, flight, and freeze—here's what it looks and feels like in your body.
Freezing behavior, also called the freeze response or being petrified, is a reaction to specific stimuli, most commonly observed in prey animals, including humans. [1] [2] When a prey animal has been caught and completely overcome by the predator, it may respond by "freezing up/petrification" or in other words by uncontrollably becoming rigid or limp.
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) [b] is a mental and behavioral disorder [8] that develops from experiencing a traumatic event, such as sexual assault, domestic violence, child abuse, warfare and its associated traumas, natural disaster, traffic collision, or other threats on a person's life or well-being.
A nervous system response to a perceived threat that makes you feel paralyzed.