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Title
Sex differences in fear response : an evolutionary perspective / Anne Campbell, Lee T. Copping, Catharine P. Cross.
ISBN
9783030652807 (electronic bk.)
3030652807 (electronic bk.)
9783030652791
3030652793
Published
Cham : Springer, [2021]
Language
English
Description
1 online resource
Other Standard Identifiers
10.1007/978-3-030-65280-7 doi
Call Number
BF575.F2
Dewey Decimal Classification
152.4/6
Summary
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.
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed April 16, 2021).
Series
SpringerBriefs in anthropology. SpringerBriefs in human behavior, biology and evolution, 2366-8792
Available in Other Form
Print version: 9783030652791
Chapter 1: Fear, Sex Differences and the Staying Alive Hypothesis
Chapter 2: Components of the Fear System and Real-World Evidence for Sex Differences in Fear
Chapter 3: Sex Differences in the Subjective Experience of Fear
Chapter 4: Sex Differences in Strength of Fear Response
Chapter 5: Sex Differences in Time Course of Fear Response
Chapter 7: Discussion and Conclusions
Appendix 1: Experimental Techniques Used in Fear Studies in Relation to Proposed Components
Appendix 2: Summary of Regions and Circuitry Functionally Implicated in Fear. Appendix 3: Cohen's D.
