Sentences with phrase «flight response as»

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It evoked an emotional response, so I returned again and again, spending as much as $ 5,000 per month on domestic flights with the airline.

In response to Business Insider questions about Southwest's use of oxygen masks on Flight 1380, a company representative said via email: «We aren't ready to engage that level of detail at this time as we are focused on the immediate needs of the NTSB investigation.»

B - 1 flights represent the US's go - to response for North Korean provocations, such as missile tests, and the bomber flights draw a strong, sometimes dangerously escalating response from Pyongyang.

It triggers their «fight or flight» response as a way of coping with dangerous situations.

Among other things, the study identified 15 moments when the audience experienced the fight - or - flight response (as determined by a specific heart - rate pattern) and 4,716 seconds during which viewers were motionless, signaling peak filmgoer engagement.

Thus, alongside the lofty and otherworldly flights of Indian mysticism, stands the Zen emphasis upon «nothing special» and «everyday - mindedness» and «just being ordinary,» as in Yun - men's spiritual path described as «pulling a plough in the morning, and carrying a rake home in the evening,» or in Pao - fu's response to the question, «What is the language of the Buddha?»

In the short term, this may have benefits, especially in a dangerous environment: When your threat - detection system — sometimes referred to as your fight - or - flight response — is on high alert, you are always prepared for trouble, and you can react to it quickly.

It is scientifically plausible that our entire hypothalamic - pituatary - adrenal (HPA) axis, which mediates long - term stress responses and immune function, as well as short - term fight - or - flight reaction, is permanently mis - set by the continuing high stress hormone levels that ensue when newborn babies are routinely separated from their mothers.

Remember that simple excitement can be mistaken as anxiety and trigger a fight, flight, freeze response.

When babies (and adults as well) are overtired, the stress hormone «cortisol» is secreted and cortisol keeps us awake (it's the same hormone that would be released into your body if you were in a situation where you were trying to save your own life - the «flight or fight response»).

It peaks in response to stress to create what is known as the «fight or flight» reaction.

When in a stressful situation, these lower centers of the baby's / toddlers brain go into a primal survival response commonly known as fight / flight / freeze.

As Congress debated amendments Thursday, Western New York Democrat Brian Higgins urged his colleagues not to roll back safety standards passed in response to the crash of Colgan Air Flight 3407 in Clarence Center.

Increased galvanic skin response and heart rate usually accompany active states of awareness, as in the sweaty palms of the fight - or - flight instinct.

This hyperarousal to potential danger is known as the fight - or - flight response.

You may know the amygdala as the seat of the fight - or - flight response.

For instance, his clear, lively writing reveals how our emotions, such as the fight - or - flight response and the suite of thoughts and actions associated with stress, provide strong evidence for a brain - body connection.

It is well known that pupils dilate as it gets darker, and in stressful situations as part of the «fight - or - flight» response.

Cortisol is one of the most influential hormones in the human body, often referred to as the stress hormone because it's secreted into the bloodstream at higher levels as part of the body's flight - or - fight response.

The first group, imagining themselves as the suffering other student, s showed signs of the physiological fight - or - flight response, as though they themselves were responding to a threat.

Sympathetic nervous output produces the fight - or - flight response, causing the body to divert bloodflow to large muscles as the body prepares to run away from or fight something.

Its purpose is to maintain a balance of bodily functions and regulate daily activities, such as locomotion, ingestion, body temperature and the fight - or - flight response.

That fear, known as the «flight - or - fight» response, can prompt physiological responses that stunt their growth and reproductive capability, either because they spend less time foraging for food and more time hiding or because they produce anti-predator defenses that can be energetically costly.

Cortisol is sometimes called the stress hormone because it's released in stressful situations as part of the flight - or - fight response.

«Experiencing conflict or making an error is something that normally gets us worked up, perhaps by activating our fight - or - flight response, which can interfere with our ability to focus on a task,» said first author R. Becket Ebitz, a postdoctoral researcher at Stanford University who conducted this study as a graduate student at Duke.

2) During oxygen deprivation, sleep deprivation or exhaustion, the rational cortical control over emotions shuts down, as in the fight - or - flight response, enabling inner voices and imaginary companions to arise.

Fear is a chain reaction in the brain that starts with a stressful stimulus and ends with the release of chemicals that cause a racing heart, fast breathing and energized muscles, among other things, also known as the fight - or - flight response.

For a split second, you were so afraid that you reacted as if your life were in danger, your body initiating the fight - or - flight response that is critical to any animal's survival.

Fear (the feeling that you are in danger) and anxiety (the anticipation of fear) cause the body to go into a fight - or - flight response, also known as an acute stress response.

As your tires screech, your body activates its fight or flight response, preparing to protect yourself from harm.

When we receive a shock, our physiology tends to goes into fight (looking for someone to blame) or flight (trying to calm us with clichés like «everything happens for a reason,» as if a simple aphorism could explain it all away) response.

The brain perceives sexual harassment as a threat, says Courtois, which triggers the body's flight - or - fight response.

«Diaphragmatic breathing is the essence of how we can control our levels of emotional wellbeing — stimulating the «relaxation response» (parasympathetic nervous system) that is associated with emotions such as peace, love and joy, as opposed to the «fight - or - flight» response (sympathetic nervous system) which can generate feelings of fear and anger.»

When we get stressed out, even if it's about something manageable like a tense conversation with a friend, the body reacts as though there were «real» physical danger — often called the «fight or flight» response.

If we continue to push long enough and also have other stressors in our lives like digestive issues, lack of sleep, relationship issues, blood sugar imbalances, and work - related stress, we end up being in a chronic sympathetic state also known as the fight or flight response.

They produce adrenaline and cortisol to help our body deal with stress in the way it did prehistorically - to help us escape imminent danger (also known as the «Fight or Flight» response).

Biologically speaking this «fight or flight response» causes metabolic changes (such as increased heart rate and increased blood flow to our major muscle groups) to help keep us alive.

This is sometimes described as fight or flight responses.

This is also known as «survival stress response,» «fight or flight response,» or «adrenaline surge.»

They are secreted from the adrenal gland, above the kidney, in response to stresses such as fright, anxiety, hunger or cold, as well as excitement, when they activate the sympathetic nervous system for fight or flight.

As part of the fight - or - flight response, epinephrine is the body's last response to stress.

They control functions such as heart rate, blood pressure, digestion, temperature control, bladder control, sweating, and the fight - or - flight response to stress.

As energy is diverted away from the gut during the fight - or - flight response, digestion and immune function is slowed or halted for long periods of time, which can rob us of key nutrients and expose the gut to infection and inflammation.

The fight or flight mechanism works best as a temporary response to help with survival.

Essentially, caffeine triggers the same stress response as when the body goes into fight or flight mode, and for that reason alone, it's advisable to avoid it.

This combination of reactions to stress is also known as the «fight - or - flight» response because it evolved as a survival mechanism, enabling people and other mammals to react quickly to life - threatening situations.

Researchers say the body perceives loneliness as a stressor, causing it to go into a «fight or flight» response and release adrenal hormones.

As a Reiki practitioner, Rachel understands that very limited healing occurs when the body is in a state of constant stress or fight - or - flight response.

They act as control organs for your «fight or flight» response and secrete many of our most important hormones including: pregnenolone, adrenaline, estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, DHEA and cortisol.

This feeling is known as your body's «fight or flight» response.