Which term describes fear-induced stress?

• A. Strobing
• B. Swelling
• C. Survival Stress
• D. Supine position

Answer: (C)

Fear-induced stress is described as survival stress—the body's rapid fight-or-flight response to an imminent threat. When danger is perceived, adrenaline surges, heart rate and breathing increase, and attention narrows to the threat, priming quick, decisive action to survive. This state helps explain why reactions can be fast and instinctive under pressure, yet it can impair more complex thinking if the stress is intense. In a corrections context, understanding survival stress helps explain how officers respond in confrontations and why judgment can be momentarily affected. The other terms don’t fit: strobing refers to flashing lights, swelling is tissue swelling after injury, and a supine position is simply lying on the back, not a stress state.