> The human stress response has been characterized... physiologically and behaviorally, as "#FightOrFlight.".. though fight-or-flight may characterize the primary physiological responses to stress for both... we propose that, behaviorally, females' responses are more marked by a pattern of "#TendAndBefriend." Tending involves nurturant activities designed to protect the self and offspring that promote safety and reduce distress; befriending is the creation and maintenance of social networks that may aid in this process.
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> ... we suggest that, by virtue of differential parental investment, female stress responses have selectively evolved to maximize the survivial of self and offspring. We suggest that females respond to stress by nurturing offspring, exhibiting behaviors that protect them from harm and reduce neuroendocrine responses that may compromise offspring health (the tending pattern), and by befriending, namely, affiliating with social groups to reduce risk...
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10941275/
https://taylorlab.psych.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2014/10/2000_Biobehavioral-responses-to-stress-in-females_tend-and-befriend.pdf
#FightOrFlight #TendAndBefriend #CareAndRepair