Under stress, many people experience tunnel vision. This tendency to ignore the periphery of our visual fields can blind us to dangers as well as options.. Summary Psychological tunnel vision occurs during stress or panic attacks that typically originate from a combination of cognitive and emotional factors. A series of physiological changes and symptoms are triggered upon the body's fight-or-flight response during periods of high stress, resulting in hyperarousal and cognitive narrowing.
In this article we will describe What is tunnel vision and what are its causes? In order to do so, we will briefly review the cognitive theory on the different modalities of attention, and we will explain the difference between the concept of tunnel vision that we use in psychology with the use made of it in medicine.. Tunnel vision and cognitive tunneling are psychological processes that can have very negative effects on criminal investigation, as well as in many other areas of life.