Fight, Flight, Freeze, or Fawn
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Fight, Flight, Freeze, or Fawn
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 body 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)[1]
List of Defense Mechanisms
Defence Mechanisms > Awareness Reduction Mechanisms, Fight, Flight, Freeze, or Fawn, Informational Positioning
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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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Footnotes
- ↑ 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.