Survival Mode (FFF)

This worksheet is designed to help clients understand the fight, flight, and freeze responses.

By recognising these instinctive responses, clients can understand them as normal reactions to stress, which can help reduce anxiety and foster a healthier approach to managing challenging situations.

References and Further Reading

  • Bracha, H. S. (2004). Freeze, flight, fight, fright, faint: Adaptationist perspectives on the acute stress response spectrum. CNS Spectrums, 9(9), 679-685. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1092852900001954.
  • Steimer, T. (2002). The biology of fear- and anxiety-related behaviors. Dialogues in Clinical Neuroscience, 4(3), 231-249.
  • Keifer Jr., O. P., Hurt, R. C., Ressler, K. J., & Marvar, P. J. (2015). The physiology of fear: Reconceptualizing the role of the central amygdala in fear learning. Physiology, 30(5), 389-409. https://doi.org/10.1152/physiol.00058.2014.