Any ideas?
2007-05-01 04:20:44 · 18 answers · asked by robertskinner2004 2 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
A sudden rush of adrenalin to help you escape quickly from a sudden potentially dangerous situation. Flight or flight reaction.
2007-05-01 04:24:57 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Depending on what you mean i can give a few answers, physically it's the bodies fight or flight response, a reaction that you have been working on since birth.
Metaphorically living with the fear of heights and never looking over that ledge is so much worse then just jumping and seeing how far you fall before someone is there to catch you.
2007-05-01 11:38:19 · answer #2 · answered by stepin_ez 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is your fight or flight response. Basic human instanct wants you to run in the face of danger or to prepare yourself to fight. This is how humans got so far (survival of the fittest). So when something comes that causes you to jump, the jumping is just getting you ready for your next step (fighting or fleeing, or just realizing its nothing to be afraid of).
2007-05-01 11:34:44 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's the body's immediate "fight or flight" response. You will notice that if you percieve an immediate threat to your safety, you will adopt a defensive stance without thinking about it. Adrenaline will start pumping as well which is why you shake when things have calmed down.
2007-05-01 11:26:39 · answer #4 · answered by pure_dragonfire 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Instinctual reaction "Fight or Flight"...it's that initial boost of adrenalin you get. And thus, why some people are jumpier than others. Obviously if something scares you...you naturally want to get away from it.
2007-05-01 11:24:02 · answer #5 · answered by whatisthisworldcomingto 2 · 7⤊ 0⤋
Adrenalin rush, the fight or flight chemical in the brain. It's an evolved reaction.
2007-05-01 11:25:25 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
It's called the "fight or flight" response. The body is reacting to a surge of adrenaline.
2007-05-01 11:24:16 · answer #7 · answered by sleepingliv 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Cuz they are bustas and wusses. They scare easily. No seriously its probably because they were tormented by an older brother or sister as a kid.
2007-05-01 11:24:56 · answer #8 · answered by fws204jb 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Natural reflexes
2007-05-01 11:25:03 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
they make a decision on impulse
they don't think whether they are doing the right thing
they just do what feels right at that moment
2007-05-01 11:31:02 · answer #10 · answered by kill the muslims 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋