MOTIVATION EMOTION AND STRESS
STRESS AND HEALTH
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increased empathy
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elevated levels of oxytocin
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an external locus of control
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social withdrawal
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Detailed explanation-1: -Women are more likely to report physical and emotional symptoms of stress than men, such as having had a headache (41 percent vs. 30 percent), having felt as though they could cry (44 percent vs.
Detailed explanation-2: -There is a difference in the stress response exhibited by men and women. It is characterized by ‘fight-or-flight’ in men and ‘tend-and-befriend’ in women. [59] This hypothesis is supported by neuroendocrine and behavioral evidence.
Detailed explanation-3: -The number of women experiencing work-related stress is 50% higher than for men of the same age, the data shows.
Detailed explanation-4: -On a biological level, says Gurung, women have a whole neurochemistry and neurocircuitry that is different from men and that supports this “tend and befriend” model of stress response. “From a neurocircuitry perspective, for example, women naturally have more oxytocin than men do, ” he says.