A recent analysis by health psychologist Shelley Taylor suggests that physiological responses to stress may have different consequences for females than for males. Specifically, she suggests that females
◦ experience fight but not flight.
◦ are more likely to experience flight than fight.
◦ experience a tend-and-befriend response instead of fight-or-flight.
◦ experience both the fight-or-flight response as well as a tend-and-befriend response.