Glossary F

Glossary F

fight/flight response refers to the immediate reaction to perceived danger or threat whereby efforts are directed toward protecting against potential harm, either by confronting the source of danger (fight), or by escaping from the situation (flight).

Fight/Flight response refers to the immediate reaction to perceived danger or threat whereby efforts are directed toward protecting against potential harm, either by confronting the source of danger (fight), or by escaping from the situation (flight).

- Fight/Flight system (FFS) : Fight/Flight system (FFS) refers to brain circuit in animals that when stimulated causes an immediate alarm-and-escape response resembling human panic

Figure refers to part of a field that stands out in good contour clearly from the ground.

Figure-ground refers to what stands out from versus what recedes into the background

Figure-ground discrimination refers to the ability to sort out important information from the surrounding environment.

Figure-ground organization refers to the part of a stimulus appears to stand out as an object (figure) against a less prominent background (ground ).

Figure-ground relationship refers to the most basic type of Perception which consist of the division of the perceptual field into a figure (that which is attended to) and a ground, which provides the background for the figure.