We see people scream. Is the brain without a solution at that split second point? We witness or experience, then realize something is not right, then scream. What is that? When the screaming is over then the brain tells us what to start doing, like run away or call the cops or whatever but for a few seconds there is only screaming. Is screaming like joy or elation or other emotions? Is screaming an emotion or a total loss of reason? Why scream then react, why not just react? Do animals scream?
Do people scream because they are afraid or they afraid because they scream? I dunno, it boggles the mind to think about....maybe this will help....We see people scream. Is the brain without a solution at that split second point? We witness or experience, then realize something is not right, then scream. What is that? When the screaming is over then the brain tells us what to start doing, like run away or call the cops or whatever but for a few seconds there is only screaming. Is screaming like joy or elation or other emotions? Is screaming an emotion or a total loss of reason? Why scream then react, why not just react? Do animals scream?
The mental aspect of emotion, the feeling, is a slave to its physiology, not vice versa: we do not tremble because we are afraid or cry because we feel sad; we are afraid because we tremble and are sad because we cry.
That was good, Maggie...I'm impressed.I disagree.
The fear response is an instinctive survival mechanism. The body's anatomical systems go into automatic mode and help us make instant fight-or-flight decisions. I can't find a list of all that happens to our bodies when we are in a state of fear, but, for instance, our blood vessels retract from the surface of our skin...blood routes to our body's core...adrenalin is released to give us a burst of surprising energy and strength...other hormones are sent rushing through one's body to amp up aggression. A scream is most often an involuntary response, in my opinion. A call for help, a warning to others. My common sense tells me it may be a kind of pressure valve that allows us to better channel the automatic anatomical responses we endure when in a state of extreme fear and help us have a slightly better chance of survival. We've got "fight, flight or freeze." "Freeze" is seldom the correct response for our species, so, auto-anatomically, our bodies are probably doing everything they can when we're in extreme fear to prevent that from happening. I think a scream is part of that.
*Maggie's common sense. No references included.* Ha!
That was good, Maggie...I'm impressed.
I got a brain cramp trying to think about it. lol Everytime I tried to write it the way James said ( we are afraid because we run) it just didn't make sense to me. Let me try again....first the perception or sense of danger ie: hair raising, pupil dialates, sweaty palms, etc. and then we see what the danger is (its a bear) and then here's where I get confused....do we reason how to react by fight, flight or freeze and then the emotion of fear?...or do we feel fear first and then try to reason how to react to the danger? James says its the former instead of the later.
We see people scream. Is the brain without a solution at that split second point? We witness or experience, then realize something is not right, then scream. What is that? When the screaming is over then the brain tells us what to start doing, like run away or call the cops or whatever but for a few seconds there is only screaming. Is screaming like joy or elation or other emotions? Is screaming an emotion or a total loss of reason? Why scream then react, why not just react? Do animals scream?
We see people scream. Is the brain without a solution at that split second point? We witness or experience, then realize something is not right, then scream. What is that? When the screaming is over then the brain tells us what to start doing, like run away or call the cops or whatever but for a few seconds there is only screaming. Is screaming like joy or elation or other emotions? Is screaming an emotion or a total loss of reason? Why scream then react, why not just react? Do animals scream?
Good Morning Maggie,I disagree.
The fear response is an instinctive survival mechanism. The body's anatomical systems go into automatic mode and help us make instant fight-or-flight decisions. I can't find a list of all that happens to our bodies when we are in a state of fear, but, for instance, our blood vessels retract from the surface of our skin...blood routes to our body's core...adrenalin is released to give us a burst of surprising energy and strength...other hormones are sent rushing through one's body to amp up aggression. A scream is most often an involuntary response, in my opinion. A call for help, a warning to others. My common sense tells me it may be a kind of pressure valve that allows us to better channel the automatic anatomical responses we endure when in a state of extreme fear and help us have a slightly better chance of survival. We've got "fight, flight or freeze." "Freeze" is seldom the correct response for our species, so, auto-anatomically, our bodies are probably doing everything they can when we're in extreme fear to prevent that from happening. I think a scream is part of that.
*Maggie's common sense. No references included.* Ha!
Thanks! I think we feel fear first. That's an automatic response. Warriors learn to control that first response and use it to their advantage. The rest of us? Scream like little girls. :rofl
The scream from being startled is an autonomic reflex, like pulling your hand away from a hot stove. It takes no conscious decision making. A reaction is more complicated because it requires the brain to assess the situation, weigh the options and make a conscious decision as to the best way to react to the stimuli. That takes time, usually between 200 and 600 milliseconds depending on the number of alternatives available.We see people scream. Is the brain without a solution at that split second point? We witness or experience, then realize something is not right, then scream. What is that? When the screaming is over then the brain tells us what to start doing, like run away or call the cops or whatever but for a few seconds there is only screaming. Is screaming like joy or elation or other emotions? Is screaming an emotion or a total loss of reason? Why scream then react, why not just react? Do animals scream?
We see people scream. Is the brain without a solution at that split second point? We witness or experience, then realize something is not right, then scream. What is that? When the screaming is over then the brain tells us what to start doing, like run away or call the cops or whatever but for a few seconds there is only screaming. Is screaming like joy or elation or other emotions? Is screaming an emotion or a total loss of reason? Why scream then react, why not just react? Do animals scream?
Screams alert any other potential prey a predator is near by. As social animals, that is the purpose of screaming, it's an instinctive survival trait.
We see people scream. Is the brain without a solution at that split second point? We witness or experience, then realize something is not right, then scream. What is that? When the screaming is over then the brain tells us what to start doing, like run away or call the cops or whatever but for a few seconds there is only screaming. Is screaming like joy or elation or other emotions? Is screaming an emotion or a total loss of reason? Why scream then react, why not just react? Do animals scream?
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