18.43 It's been a long night and day of Oscar coverage, and we'll be rounding this live blog off soon. But, before we do, I think it's important to point out that someone on Twitter has made a fish-related Oscars joke. (Oscar fish, incidentally, are a type of cichlid.
For other uses, see Fight or Flight. The fight-or-flight response (also called the fight, flight, freeze, or fawn response [in PTSD ], hyperarousal, or the acute stress response) is a physiological reaction that occurs in response to a perceived harmful event, attack, or threat to survival. It was first described by Walter Bradford Cannon.
Walter Cannon coined the term the âFight or flightâ response that is commonly used to describe the way in which our body reacts to stress. Cannon originally found this response in animals, but it was later found to also present in humans. The fight or flight response describes the way mammals respond to a threat.alter Cannon coined the term the âFight or flightâ response that is commonly used to describe the way in which our body reacts to stress. Cannon originally found this response in animals, but it was later found to also present in humans. The fight or flight response describes the way mammals respond to a threat.