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The physiological reaction to a threat in which the autonomic nervous system mobilizes the organism for attacking or fleeing is known as __________.

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B. forsure- fight-flight

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This is called the fight or flight response. It is also called Hyperarousal or the acute stress response. This response was first described by Walter Bradford Cannon and it's recognized as the first stage of the general adaptation syndrome that regulates stress responses among various organisms.

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