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2022-2024 Year 13 A-Level Psychology - Biopsychology: The Fight or Flight Response TW

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This flashcard set focuses on the Fight or Flight Response in A-Level Psychology (Biopsychology), highlighting the role of the Autonomic Nervous System and the hypothalamus in detecting stressors and triggering the body’s automatic stress response.

Which division of the nervous system is linked to fight or flight?

Autonomic Nervous System

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Term
Definition

Which division of the nervous system is linked to fight or flight?

Autonomic Nervous System

Which part of the brain identifies an event as a stressor?

Hypothalamus

Which branch of the Autonomic Nervous System is linked to fight or flight?

Sympathetic branch

The hypothalamus activates which gland?

Pituitary gland

Which hormone is released during fight or flight?

Adrenaline

Which part of the adrenal gland is involved in fight or flight?

Adrenal Medulla

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TermDefinition

Which division of the nervous system is linked to fight or flight?

Autonomic Nervous System

Which part of the brain identifies an event as a stressor?

Hypothalamus

Which branch of the Autonomic Nervous System is linked to fight or flight?

Sympathetic branch

The hypothalamus activates which gland?

Pituitary gland

Which hormone is released during fight or flight?

Adrenaline

Which part of the adrenal gland is involved in fight or flight?

Adrenal Medulla

Fight or flight prepares the body for …

Sudden action

Which physiological changes increase during the fight or flight response?

Increase heart rate
Increased blood pressure
Increased respiration

Which physiological reactions decrease during the fight or flight response?

Reduced Saliva Production
Reduced digestion

How is the fight or flight response controlled and how fast is it?

Automatic
Immediate

When the stressor has been removed which part of the Autonomic Nervous System becomes active?


Parasympathetic Branch of ANS

The parasympathetic branch returns the body to a level of balance after the stressor has been removed. What term would best represent this?

Homeostasis

Name direct effects of adrenaline

Increased heart rate, increasing blood flow to the brain and skeletal muscles

Name the indirect effects of adrenaline

Prepares the body for fight or flight by increasing blood supply to skeletal muscles for physical action.
Increase Oxygen to the brain for rapid response planning

What does increased oxygen to the brain lead to?

Rapid Response planning

Assuming females have the same response to stress as males is which type of bias?

Beta

Females may not have a fight or flight response. Instead, it may be to …


tend and befriend

What does ‘tend’ in tend and befriend mean?

Protect their offspring

What does ‘befriend’ in tend and befriend mean?

Form alliances with other women

Fight or flight might not be the only two responses. What is the other potential response?


Freeze

Why might people freeze when confronted with danger?


Freeze to consider the best course of action for the stressor they are faced with