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Criticism triggers the sympathetic nervous system, activating the fight-flight-freeze response—our brain’s natural survival mechanism.
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Jason Walker, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
This evolutionary survival mechanism is known as aposematism.
—Katie Liu, Discover Magazine, 7 Oct. 2024
The military further reinforced the critical role of adaptability, not just as a valuable skill but as a survival mechanism.
—Alok Chanani, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Amid the onslaught, news triage is as much a survival mechanism as a civic duty.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 17 Sep. 2024
The Impact Of The First Impression Evolutionary psychology suggests that humans evolved to make quick assessments as a survival mechanism, allowing our ancestors to rapidly evaluate potential threats and find opportunities to stay safe.
—Akram Atallah, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024
And that's part of the cicada's survival mechanism.
—Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 20 Mar. 2024
People used to joke during communism too: Humor was their main survival mechanism.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 17 Feb. 2024
The survival mechanism kicks off when cysteines, one of the amino acids that forms proteins in the body, come into contact with these oxygen free radicals and becomes oxidized, the researchers found.
—Jenna Schnuer, CNN, 5 Feb. 2024
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Jason Walker, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
This evolutionary survival mechanism is known as aposematism.
—Katie Liu, Discover Magazine, 7 Oct. 2024
The military further reinforced the critical role of adaptability, not just as a valuable skill but as a survival mechanism.
—Alok Chanani, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Amid the onslaught, news triage is as much a survival mechanism as a civic duty.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 17 Sep. 2024
The Impact Of The First Impression Evolutionary psychology suggests that humans evolved to make quick assessments as a survival mechanism, allowing our ancestors to rapidly evaluate potential threats and find opportunities to stay safe.
—Akram Atallah, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024
And that's part of the cicada's survival mechanism.
—Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 20 Mar. 2024
People used to joke during communism too: Humor was their main survival mechanism.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 17 Feb. 2024
The survival mechanism kicks off when cysteines, one of the amino acids that forms proteins in the body, come into contact with these oxygen free radicals and becomes oxidized, the researchers found.
—Jenna Schnuer, CNN, 5 Feb. 2024
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“Survival mechanism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/survival%20mechanism. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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