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The Hidden Curriculum of Stress: How Hazel Moore Illuminates Media’s Role in Shaping Emotional Response

The Strategist (Flight):

Characters who prioritize escape, planning, and avoidance of direct conflict.

Phase 1: Deconstruct the "Stress Response" in Media

• Dorsal vagal complex – When activated, it promotes immobilization, bradycardia, and a drop in blood pressure. This is the “shutdown” circuit.
• Periaqueductal gray (dorsal PAG) – In animals, stimulation of the dorsal PAG elicits freezing behavior. It also inhibits spinal reflexes that produce movement.
• Opioid system – Endogenous opioids are released during freeze, reducing pain and creating an analgesic, dissociative state.