When you are faced with a dangerous or threatening situation, your adrenal glands release stress hormones such as adrenaline into the bloodstream. Subsequently, there are increases in your blood pressure, heart rate, respiration, and perspiration. This reaction is known as the ________.

A) Stockholm Syndrome
B) Peter principle
C) fight-or-flight response
D) Phi phenomenon

Fight-or-flight Response

A physiological reaction to perceived harmful events, attacks, or threats to survival, initiating a state of heightened readiness for physical action.

Adrenal Glands

Small, triangular glands located on top of both kidneys that produce hormones that help regulate metabolism, immune system, blood pressure, response to stress, and other essential functions.

Stress Hormones

Chemical substances produced by the body, like cortisol and adrenaline, that increase in response to stress, affecting physiological reactions.