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acute stress
A physical response to sudden terrifying or traumatic event. It causes a sudden discharge of adrenaline into the body that activates that sympathetic nervous system creating a increase in heart and breathing rates and constricting blood vessels in preparation for the “fight or flight response.”
- Part of Speech: noun
- Industry/Domain: Psychology
- Category: General psychology
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