Part of the way Fight or flight responds to perceived threats is to increase the body's heart rate. This increases energy and oxygen to the body - a necessary component to being able to respond quickly when the situation has a lot of unknowns and potential outcomes.
This is a convergent response - narrowing the body to narrow action and solutions (Convergent vs Divergent Thinking).
There are some common symptoms associated with the fight or flight state: - Dilated pupils ([[202412181534 Dilated pupils enhance threat information p...