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<blockquote class="definition">The '''Fight, Flight, Freeze, or Fawn'' response is a physiological [[Defence Mechanisms]] autonomically deployed by the [[Physical Unit]] when it perceives a harmful event, attack, or threat to its survival. When the [[Bodily Ego]] perceives a threat, when it experiences fear, it may fight to put the threat down, flee from the threat, freeze (become silent, try to slip into the background to avoid detection), or fawn (try to please whoever is triggering the response)<ref>Marschall, Amy. “The Four Fear Responses: Fight, Flight, Freeze, and Fawn.” Verywell Mind, 2021. https://www.verywellmind.com/the-four-fear-responses-fight-flight-freeze-and-fawn-5205083.</ref>
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==List of Defense Mechanisms==

[[Defence Mechanisms]] > {{#ask:[[Is a::Defence Mechanism]]}}

==Related Terms==

'''Endogenous to the LP''' 

[[Defense Mechanisms]] > {{#ask:[[Is a _related_ LP term::Defense Mechanisms]]}}

'''Exogenous to the LP'''

[[Defense Mechanisms]] > {{#ask:[[Is a related term::Defense Mechanisms]]}}

==Notes==

==Additional Reading==

For an excellent overview,read [Marschall, Amy. “The Four Fear Responses: Fight, Flight, Freeze, and Fawn.” Verywell Mind, 2021. https://www.verywellmind.com/the-four-fear-responses-fight-flight-freeze-and-fawn-5205083. "The Four Fear Responses."]
 

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