Term
Stress response
The body's answer to a threat: the heart beats faster, the muscles tense, and the body gets ready to run or to fight.
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The set of changes the body makes in answer to a threat: a release of hormones, a faster heartbeat, higher blood pressure and a shift of resources from long-term tasks to urgent ones.