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Deutsch: Überlebensreaktion / Español: Respuesta de supervivencia / Português: Resposta de sobrevivência / Français: Réponse de survie / Italiano: Risposta di sopravvivenza
The Survival Response is a fundamental psychological and physiological mechanism that enables organisms to react to immediate threats or stressors. Rooted in evolutionary biology, this response encompasses a range of automatic reactions designed to enhance the likelihood of survival in life-threatening situations. While often associated with the "fight-or-flight" paradigm, the survival response is a broader concept that includes additional adaptive strategies.
A survivor refers to a person who has experienced a traumatic event or circumstance and has managed to cope with the aftermath of that event or circumstance. The term survivor is often used to describe individuals who have experienced traumatic events such as abuse, accident, natural disasters, and war, but it can also be used to describe individuals who have experienced other types of traumatic experiences, such as medical diagnoses, loss of a loved one, or job loss.
Susceptibility is a term in genetics that refer to genes that only slightly increase the risk of developing the disorder, but in contrast to the deterministic genes, these are more common in the population.
Deutsch: Aufschieber / Español: suspensor (en psicología) / Português: suspensor (psicologia) / Français: suspenseur (psychologie) / Italiano: sospenditore (psicologia)
The term suspender in psychology refers to a cognitive or behavioral mechanism that temporarily interrupts or delays decision-making, action, or emotional processing. This concept intersects with theories of procrastination, avoidance, and emotional regulation, often examined in clinical and experimental settings.