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    fight-or-flight response

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    n.NounA physiological reaction that occurs in response to a perceived harmful event, attack, or threat to survival.
    The sudden loud noise triggered his fight-or-flight response.

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    5 Foods That Naturally Decrease Cortisol, the Stress Hormone

    07:525 Foods That Naturally Decrease Cortisol, the Stress Hormone
    • Now, cortisol is known as the stress hormone it's part of the activating energizing response in your body and it triggers the fight or flight response.

      Now, cortisol is known as the stress hormone it's part of the activating energizing response in your body and it triggers the fight or flight response.

    B2

    The Neuroscience of Breath: How to Use Breathing to Control Emotions

    09:04The Neuroscience of Breath: How to Use Breathing to Control Emotions
    • The sympathetic system which handles your fight-or-flight response and the parasympathetic system often called the rest and digest system.

      The sympathetic system which handles your fight-or-flight response and the parasympathetic system often called the rest and digest system.

    • Your autonomic nervous system has two main branches: the sympathetic system, which handles your fight-or-flight response, and

      Your autonomic nervous system has two main branches: the sympathetic system, which handles your fight-or-flight response, and

    B1

    How to Communicate Confidently at Work | 4 Steps

    11:55How to Communicate Confidently at Work | 4 Steps
    • And so you end up in this fight or flight response and you either just freeze up and blank out or you end up rambling and talking around the topic and the person that's trying to listen to you doesn't understand what you're saying.

      And so you end up in this fight or flight response and you either just freeze up and blank out or you end up rambling and talking around the topic and the person that's trying to listen to you doesn't understand what you're saying.

    • Instead of focusing on the actual question and topic and person that's in front of you, inside your head, you're freaking out and you're thinking, "Oh my gosh, what if what I'm going to say sounds stupid, or if I say the wrong thing, what are they going to think of me?" And so you end up in this fight-or-flight response,

      Instead of focusing on the actual question and topic and person that's in front of you, inside your head, you're freaking out and you're thinking, "Oh my gosh, what if what I'm going to say sounds stupid, or if I say the wrong thing, what are they going to think of me?" And so you end up in this fight-or-flight response,

    A2

    9 Habits That Damage Your Brain

    05:449 Habits That Damage Your Brain
    • The overconsumption of negative news can trigger your fight or flight response which can take a toll on your physical, emotional and mental health.

      The overconsumption of negative news can trigger your fight or flight response which can take a toll on your physical, emotional and mental health.

    • The overconsumption of negative news can trigger your fight-or-flight response, which can take a toll on your physical, emotional, and

      The overconsumption of negative news can trigger your fight-or-flight response, which can take a toll on your physical, emotional, and

    B1

    Why you need a good night's sleep ⏲️ 6 Minute English

    06:20Why you need a good night's sleep ⏲️ 6 Minute English
    • Sleep deprivation is a form of stress and we know that when you are stressed, your sort of fight or flight response is activated and that causes all these changes in your body that focus on immediate survival over long-term health.

      Sleep deprivation is a form of stress and we know that when you are stressed, your sort of fight or flight response is activated and that causes all these changes in your body that focus on immediate survival over long-term health.

    • So stressful that it activates a fight or flight response.

      So stressful that it activates a fight or flight response.

    A2

    精神科医だけど「メンタルヘルス」について質問ある? | Tech Support | WIRED Japan

    19:47精神科医だけど「メンタルヘルス」について質問ある? | Tech Support | WIRED Japan
    • The hypothalamus then gets our body ready to make adrenaline or cortisol, which allows us to have that fight or flight response.

      The hypothalamus then gets our body ready to make adrenaline or cortisol, which allows us to have that fight or flight response.

    • The hypothalamus then gets our body ready to make adrenaline or cortisol, which allows us to have that fight-or-flight response.

      The hypothalamus then gets our body ready to make adrenaline or cortisol, which allows us to have that fight-or-flight response.

    B2

    The science behind the 10-minute brain reset walk | Wendy Suzuki

    18:12The science behind the 10-minute brain reset walk | Wendy Suzuki
    • That is your fight or flight response.

      That is your fight or flight response.

    • That is your fight or flight response.

      That is your fight or flight response.

    A2

    The SIMPLE Way To Make Your Body KILL BELLY FAT! | Dr Jason Fung

    17:21The SIMPLE Way To Make Your Body KILL BELLY FAT! | Dr Jason Fung
    • So the sympathetic tone goes up, which is your fight or flight response.

      So the sympathetic tone goes up, which is your fight or flight response.

    • So the sympathetic tone goes up, which is your fight-or-flight response.

      So the sympathetic tone goes up, which is your fight-or-flight response.

    B1

    The FOMO Is Real — But You Can Overcome It

    06:18The FOMO Is Real — But You Can Overcome It
    • Like other fears, FOMO is triggered by activity in the amygdala, the part of the brain that controls the fight-or-flight response.

      Like other fears, FOMO is triggered by activity in the amygdala, the part of the brain that controls the fight-or-flight response.

    • Like other fears, FOMO is triggered by activity in the amygdala, the part of the brain that controls the fight or flight response.

      Like other fears, FOMO is triggered by activity in the amygdala, the part of the brain that controls the fight or flight response.

    B1

    10 HABITS FOR (ALMOST) LIMITLESS ENERGY

    49:5610 HABITS FOR (ALMOST) LIMITLESS ENERGY
    • Practice diaphragmatically breathing to shut off the fight or flight response to release trapped energy in your body and re-energize your nervous system.

      Practice diaphragmatically breathing to shut off the fight or flight response to release trapped energy in your body and re-energize your nervous system.

    • Practice diaphragmatically breathing to shut off the fight or flight response, to release trapped energy in your body,

      Practice diaphragmatically breathing to shut off the fight or flight response, to release trapped energy in your body,

    B1