Fight, Flight, and Freeze Responses to Physical Threats and Psychological Threats (GL)
Course author
Advantages Mediation
Advantages Mediation offers a range of services, including mediation, education, consulting, counselling, and coaching, with a focus on helping businesses and organizations develop and implement safety programs to reduce stress and tension in the workplace.
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Course overview
This course explores the physical and psychological responses to stress, focusing on the Fight, Flight, and Freeze responses. In Lesson 1, you'll learn about these responses, including the different types of Freeze responses. Lesson 2 introduces the concept of Amygdala Hijack, and examines some of the impacts arising from partial loss of access to the Cerebral Cortex. By the end of the course, you'll gain a deeper understanding of how these mechanisms affect decision-making and behavior in stressful situations. The course concludes with a survey to assess your learning and insights.
The full course includes
- Fight, Flight, and Freeze Responses
- Amygdala Hijack