Term

Fight or flight

The body's response to a threat: it gets ready either to defend itself or to run away.

The Like Switch, Jack Schafer, Marvin Karlins

Explained in

• The Like Switch, Jack Schafer, Marvin Karlins
• The Confidence Gap: A Guide to Overcoming Fear and Self-Doubt, Russ Harris

  The body's automatic response to a threat: the pulse and breathing speed up, the muscles tense, and the body gets ready to fight or run.

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