Automatic Response To Eustress

The course content from this this semester that I feel related to this article is from a lecture that we had. In the lecture it explained the concept of fight or flight. How you will either in a stressful situation fight your way through it or simple run away from it. We get this from our adrenal gland in the body. Although in the lecture Dr. White explained that sometimes there is a third aspect to the concept of flight or flight.

When a person is in danger or experiences fear, the body sends split-second reactions that are meant to protect one from

This fear triggers many split-second changes in the body to prepare to defend against the danger or to avoid it. This “fight-or-flight” response is a healthy reaction meant to protect a person from harm. But in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), this reaction is changed or damaged. People who have PTSD may feel stressed or frightened even when they’re no longer in danger. ”(1 NIMH)

The sympathetic nervous system prepares our body for the flight or fight response. If we are in an emergency situation, the sympathetic nervous system gets our body ready to either fight the enemy or run away from

When in danger, it’s natural to feel afraid. This fear triggers many split-second changes in the body

Most people who responded this way had a higher chance of surviving because they had practice and an escape plan. Lastly, fight-or-flight is the instinctive physiological response to a threatening situation, which readies one either to resist forcibly or to run away. People’s natural instincts were some of the main reasons on how they reacted to the September 11 attacks. The six major natural instincts are fear, anxiety, anger and frustration, depression, loneliness and boredom, and guilt (DNews).

For example, the man and the boy fight through their fears when they are scavenging for food in a “grand house” (McCarthy 33). The man is aware that they may face someone and may have to fight in order to survive, however “[they’ve got to find something to eat. [they] have no choice” (McCarthy 33), thus they continue to to go through the house, even though they may get killed. In order to survive, they have put aside their morals to go through a random house. Along with this they are willing to fight and face potential danger and put their life as risk.

This again relates to the fight or flight response. When the person has to kill the unknown human they are willing to due which relates to the fight aspect. However, when they are forced

Imagine yourself lost in the woods at night all alone as a child. There's no adults or anyone else around that you know of. That monster in the closet that everyone talks about is in the back of your mind and you feel like he's watching you from the darkness, and suddenly a friend, a child like you, comes out of the woods and scares you unintentionally. Your immediate reaction is to run or fight due to fear and you realize that your actions can be unpredictable when you're scared. This was a problem for the boys on the island in the book Lord of the Flies by William Golding.

Choosing to fight as a response to fear may be displayed as a physical or verbal contention (Amy Marschall, 2021). Many characters portray verbal dispute as they become fearful for the lives of others and their own.

The Nature of Mankind How do you react in the face of fear? Do you freeze, not knowing what to do, or suffice and take action? Are you scared stiff or get away from whatever it is? Maybe you’ve never been faced with this kind of situation.

“Deadly Mind Traps” In the essay “Deadly Mind Traps” by Jeff Wise, the author gives real life examples of how our brains are hardwired or sometimes on autopilot, and make decisions based on what we humans think is logical. Sometimes these logical reactions, such as instinctively trying to save or rescue another human being from danger, or trying to grab a falling object, can work to our advantage. But in scenarios that are life threatening, we tend to get nervous. We start to feel added pressure and our ability to make sound decisions can disappear very quickly.

In addition, our emotions influence gut health. When you’re afraid, your brain and gut know, and your digestion slows down. Ever had the experience of not being able to eat when you’re feeling especially anxious? That’s because blood flow and enzyme production in the gut are limited during stress.

Stress is the waking of a person’s mind and body when it demands something. Stressor are events or situations that can cause stress. Some of the common stressors include frustration, daily hassles, life changes and conflict. Although there are many stressors, there are also many ways to combat stress.

The three main components of emotion are the physiological changes, the subjective feelings, and the associated behavior. A perceived dangerous event or stimuli would result in a physiological response known as the ‘fight or flight’ response, which prepares the person to either confront the danger or avoid it whereas, the cognitive aspect of emotion would be interpreting the person’s feelings and processing the proper response for it. Thus, a bidirectional relationship does exist between the cognitive and biological factors in