4 stress response: Fight, Flight, Freeze (also Fawn)
4 can manifest in different ways in children at school, affecting behavior, emotions, academic performance, and social relationships.
The fundamental importance of neuroplasticity lies in the brain’s ability to change and adapt in response to experience. Neuroplasticity and ACEs are related to positive and negative experiences, including a variety of adverse experiences that can shape and alter brain structure and function.
| Fight: Confront the threat High energy Confrontation Fury Anger | Flight: Run away from the threat Panic Anxiety High energy Avoidance |
| Fawn: Appease the threat Codependency Lack of boundaries People-pleasing | Freeze: Shut down to block out the threat Low energy Shutdown Dissociation Stuporous |