Explore the defensive cascade, commonly known as the fight-or-flight response, with insights from Peter Walker, Clinical Psychologist at Aperture Psychology in Sydney. Learn about the physiological stages—focus, freeze, flight, fight, and flop—and how they function to promote survival in the face of threats.

Explore the defence cascade—a series of innate, automatic defence behaviours—and their clinical implications. Learn how understanding these responses can inform effective treatment interventions for trauma and anxiety. Our experienced clinical psychologists in Sydney offer personalised treatment plans and telehealth services Australia-wide.