The tendency of people under stress to focus on the threat to the exclusion of all else is a well-established process called:

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The process of under stress people who tend to focus only on the threat is called "cognitive narrowing." It means their thoughts get narrowed down to focus only on the perceived threat or stressor, and they tend to ignore everything else. Hence, option E is the correct choice.

The Tendency of People Under Stress to Focus on the Threat