Why does something scary make us scream?

Question

why do we automatically scream when we get scared or startled by something?

Answer 1

i think it is our natural reaction.

for ex. - when we come into the sunlight from a dark room , our eyes are automaticaly closed which we cannot conterol

similarly, this is also a reaction out of our control

Answer 2

When I get startled it angers me and I turn and attack. I grew up in fear and I hated it. There's no room for fear and screaming in my life anymore.

Answer 3

Screaming scares away bears. You might also freeze so the bear does not notice you or thinks you are dead.

Answer 4

Spiders,d**n SPIDERS!!! Creeping all over,with those magic transparent lassos they call webs!! Eight legged arachnids!! KILL EM ALL!!!

Answer 5

I guess that gets us prepared for what's going to happen.

Answer 6

Fear is an emotional response to tangible and realistic dangers. Fear should be distinguished from anxiety, an emotion that often arises out of proportion to the actual threat or danger involved, and can be subjectively experienced without any specific attention to the threatening object.

Most fear is usually connected to pain (i.e., some fear heights because if they fall, they may suffer severe injury or even die upon landing).

Studies have shown that rats with damaged amygdalas will walk right up to cats . Most of us aren't too keen on the prospect of going at our amygdala with an ice pick, though. So scientists are exploring other ways to overcome fear.

read morehttp://health.howstuffworks.com/fear6.ht...

Answer 7

probly something to do with natural instinct

like when animals roar/make loud noises or make themselves look bigger to frighten off something that may be seen as a threat to them.