Sex Differences in Fear Response
An Evolutionary Perspective
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Beschreibung
This book reviews the evolutionary forces behind sex differences in fear responses and, crucially, delves into the mechanisms through which sexual selection might have driven sex differences in connection with fear. Fear is an evolved mechanism that helps us stay alive, but is also an emotion experienced more intensely, more frequently, and longer in women than in men. This book therefore asks the following question: Why might evolution have made women more motivated than men to avoid danger? It provides an overview of the brain areas underpinning the experience of fear and evaluates the evidence that these areas manifest sex-specific differences in their structure and function. Given its scope, the book will be essential reading for anyone interested in an evolutionary perspective on psychological sex differences.
Brings together the work of distinguished evolutionary psychologist Anne Campbell Comprehensively details the nature of sex differences in human fear response Explains why men and women differ in terms of fear and related behaviors
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Anne Campbell
Themen in »Sex Differences in Fear Response«
Subjective Fear Fear Experience Fear Extinction Fear and Sex Differences Fear Response Harm Avoidance Risk taking Survival