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So continuing the brain discussions ... here's a study I ran across today that found the response to stress differs in the brain based on gender. The sample size is relatively small ... 16 of each gender, so that's kind of a flaw in the study imo, and there's nothing here to really separate out whether this condition develops because of nurture or nature or a little of both, but it's interesting nonetheless.

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So continuing the brain discussions ... here's a study I ran across today that found the response to stress differs in the brain based on gender. The sample size is relatively small ... 16 of each gender, so that's kind of a flaw in the study imo, and there's nothing here to really separate out whether this condition develops because of nurture or nature or a little of both, but it's interesting nonetheless.

Men Are From Mars -- Neuroscientists Find That Men And Women Respond Differently To Stress
I've definitley seen some recent examples of this in my own life.

I think people have to be through a few stressful experiences before they can even recognize their own typical reactions and start to mitigate them in the future. Otherwise the advice at the end doesn't help much as most people probably think they handle things fine on their own.
 
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Excellent point.

Men should therefore be excused from aggressive responses.

Genetic stuff.
 
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Excellent point.

Men should therefore be excused from aggressive responses.

Genetic stuff.
I was thinking more 'fight or flight' the 'flight' being most applicable to some rather immature types I happen to know...

I don't know how many times someone has to choose 'flight' before they realize it's a pattern.
 
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Why don't they ever study things that aren't obvious?

Can someone put together a study that answers that question?
 
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