Fight, Flight, Freeze…or Fib?
Why do some of our kids tend to procrastinate when they are assigned a paper? Confused about why your child lies after receiving an incomplete grade? When faced with a threat, our brain must immediately take action and decide how to respond. Fight or flight are two of the commonly referred to responses, but recently the field of psychology has added two more. A person experiencing a perceived threat may also instinctually freeze or fib. This informative article helps readers better understand the four responses to stress: fight, flight, freeze, and fib. Additionally, you will learn about why fibbing is a neurological response, not a character flaw.
