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Biopsychology

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Question:

Weakness of fight or flight syndrome?

Author: (Pippa) Pippa Holloway



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-Useful survival mechanims for ancestors who actually faced predators, modern day life doesn't really require intense biological response -The stressors of modern day life can repeatldy active the fight or flight repsosne, can have negaative consequences on our health -Eg: humans that face a lot of stress and continually activate the sympatheic nervous sytem, continually incresaes their blood pressure which can damage thier blood vessesl and heart disease -Suggests its malaptive response to modern-day life.


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