<Li> Increased muscle tension in order to provide the body with extra speed and strength . </Li> <P> In the context of the fight or flight response, emotional regulation is used proactively to avoid threats of stress or to control the level of emotional arousal . </P> <P> During the reaction, the intensity of emotion that is brought on by the stimulus will also determine the nature and intensity of the behavioral response . Individuals with higher levels of emotional reactivity may be prone to anxiety and aggression, which illustrates the implications of appropriate emotional reaction in the fight or flight response . </P> <P> The specific components of cognitions in the fight or flight response seem to be largely negative . These negative cognitions may be characterised by: attention to negative stimuli, the perception of ambiguous situations as negative, and the recurrence of recalling negative words . There also may be specific negative thoughts associated with emotions commonly seen in the reaction . </P>

A(n) is an event that is perceived and experienced as a threat