I recently watched a program about the human reaction to fight or flight. The test subjects were a SWAT team from the LA Police Dept.
In the study, They monitored each team members heart rate, and breathing. The scenario was a simulated hostage situation. The Team Leader was injected with Adrenalin to increase his heart rate to add stress to the simulation.
Once the exercise started, each members heart rate and breathing immediately increased. The team went through a realistic situation with loud noises, smoke, dark rooms and two assailants.
In the end the good guys win, but in reviewing the monitors, heart rates increased, but breathing leveled off and remain stable. The SWAT team is continually trained on regulating breathing. This helps the oxygen flow to the blood enabling them to think clear and make quick decisions.
The exercise demonstrates the human ability to go beyond physical and emotional limits in stressful situations. The SWAT team resisted the flight mode of the human response and took control of their senses to respone to the fight.
The human response is not necessarly an automatic response. There is no limit to the human capaticy to achieve. An Olimpic Weightlifter in their mind has no limit, just as the SWAT team could overcome fear.
We should always strive to achieve our best.
In the study, They monitored each team members heart rate, and breathing. The scenario was a simulated hostage situation. The Team Leader was injected with Adrenalin to increase his heart rate to add stress to the simulation.
Once the exercise started, each members heart rate and breathing immediately increased. The team went through a realistic situation with loud noises, smoke, dark rooms and two assailants.
In the end the good guys win, but in reviewing the monitors, heart rates increased, but breathing leveled off and remain stable. The SWAT team is continually trained on regulating breathing. This helps the oxygen flow to the blood enabling them to think clear and make quick decisions.
The exercise demonstrates the human ability to go beyond physical and emotional limits in stressful situations. The SWAT team resisted the flight mode of the human response and took control of their senses to respone to the fight.
The human response is not necessarly an automatic response. There is no limit to the human capaticy to achieve. An Olimpic Weightlifter in their mind has no limit, just as the SWAT team could overcome fear.
We should always strive to achieve our best.
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