Psychiatry and Psychology

Escape Reaction

Innate response elicited by sensory stimuli associated with a threatening situation, or actual confrontation with an enemy.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Innate response elicited by sensory stimuli associated with a threatening situation, or actual confrontation with an enemy.

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Synonyms

7 entry terms
  • Flight Reaction
  • Escape Reactions
  • Flight Reactions
  • Reaction, Escape
  • Reaction, Flight
  • Reactions, Escape
  • Reactions, Flight

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Aspects Covered

5 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, drug effects, ethics, physiology, radiation effects.

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Indexing Annotation

human & animal

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History Note

68; FLIGHT REACTION was see under ESCAPE REACTION 1968-78

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Previous Indexing

  • Behavior, Animal (1966-1967)
  • Fear (1966-1967)

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Tree Numbers

  1. F01.145.113w.780w.688w
  2. F01.145.367w
  3. F01.145.875.439w.500w.688w
  4. G07.568.500.590w.688w
  5. G11.427.410.568.850w.688w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Escape Reaction. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D004924. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D004924
  2. Escape Reaction. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escape_response
  3. Escape Reaction. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5397078