When activated, the sympathetic nervous system prepares the body for fight-or-flight (i.e., emergency) actions by controlling the glands of the endocrine system. Your reading describes the physiological changes to the body that occur when the sympathetic nervous system is activated.

Describe a scenario where you, or someone you know, experienced an activation of the sympathetic nervous system in response to a feared stimulus.

• What did it feel like?
• What was the feared stimulus?
• What changes in your body did you notice?
• What other changes could have occurred in your body that you did not notice at the time?
• Was there a lesson learned or memory associated with the experience?