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Although one no longer needs to fear prehistoric predators, the
amygdala hijack is embedded in brain function. is is evident when
people under stress say and do things they later regret. Rock (2009)
has cited research that demonstrated that negative social interactions
are processed by the brain similarly to physical pain. When one is
excluded from a group, one will experience a descent “to the base-
ment.” e same reaction occurs when one’s boss issues a stern and
unexpected call to come to her office. An explosion or other loud
noise can trigger the triple-F response. Once one becomes aware of
the basement phenomenon, one recognizes that it occurs regularly.
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