Synonyms for fight-or-flight response
fight-or-flight re·sponse

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:3.0 / 4 votes

1. fight-or-flight response

   Synonyms:
   Acute stress response, fight-or-flight-or-freeze response, flight-or-fight response, hyperarousal

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1. Paul Gittens:

   Adrenaline is an anti-erection chemical and is the main driver in the fight-or-flight response, when men have had failed attempts at sex, or they have developed anxiety and stress because of previous failed attempts, adrenaline kicks in and contributes to erectile dysfunction by shifting the blood away from the penis. The term' psychological erectile dysfunction' puts the blame on the man. I prefer to call it' adrenaline-mediated erectile dysfunction.'.

2. Michele Heisler:

   We need to think about -- are there other models ? Could we bring in social workers, psychologists, trained behavioral health people, instead of having a group of armed, uniformed police that( are met) with a strong fight-or-flight response ?

3. Neda Gould:

   To better understand the process of forgiveness, it might be useful to step back and look at the process of holding on to anger, anger is a form of stress, and so when we hold on to anger it is as though we are turning on the body's stress response, or fight or flight response, chronically. We know that turning on this response chronically leads to wear and tear on the body.

4. Neda Gould:

   Anger is a form of stress, and so when we hold on to anger it is as though we are turning on the body's stress response, or fight or flight response, chronically. We know that turning on this response chronically leads to wear and tear on the body, it may not be surprising that when we engage in the act of forgiveness, we can begin to turn off the stress response and the physiological changes that accompany it.