No offense to women here, and I may get in trouble for even asking this, but I have a totally unrelated question about human behavior. Listening to the sound of the woman crying or shrieking, why do (some) women do that/ I've heard that so many times in videos and real life, that it makes me wonder why, in some moments of crisis, do women shriek and cry? You'll occasionally hear some male do it too, but not as frequently.
I don't see what survival benefit it has, so how did it develop in human women? I would think that the impulse to run and get away from possible danger would be more important. Is it panic? The sudden fright of the situation? Even so, why shriek and cry instead of seeking cover and the flight-or-fight reaction?
Women are wired in brain and body to be more emotionally sensitive and attuned to suffering. Being hit by a big traumatic event will often cause a natural response in a woman of outcry, crying or wailing. A way to release the shock. Some of it is cultural, I think, as kids in some cultures are taught by their parents to suppress this response, and in other cultures it is expected and encouraged.
Mens brains are more wired to deal with trauma in active and productive ways. Someone has to deal with the situation. Not across the board, but in a general way, men and womens brains are wired differently.
Just my opinion from psychology training.
why, in some moments of crisis, do women shriek and cry?
Most likely because up until that point they've lived a happy life far removed from horrors of the world and its the whiplash of living in comfort to harsh reality.
No offense to women here, and I may get in trouble for even asking this, but I have a totally unrelated question about human behavior. Listening to the sound of the woman crying or shrieking, why do (some) women do that/ I've heard that so many times in videos and real life, that it makes me wonder why, in some moments of crisis, do women shriek and cry? You'll occasionally hear some male do it too, but not as frequently.
I don't see what survival benefit it has, so how did it develop in human women? I would think that the impulse to run and get away from possible danger would be more important. Is it panic? The sudden fright of the situation? Even so, why shriek and cry instead of seeking cover and the flight-or-fight reaction?
Women are wired in brain and body to be more emotionally sensitive and attuned to suffering. Being hit by a big traumatic event will often cause a natural response in a woman of outcry, crying or wailing. A way to release the shock. Some of it is cultural, I think, as kids in some cultures are taught by their parents to suppress this response, and in other cultures it is expected and encouraged.
Mens brains are more wired to deal with trauma in active and productive ways. Someone has to deal with the situation. Not across the board, but in a general way, men and womens brains are wired differently. Just my opinion from psychology training.
Best response yet... I think you're right. I guess us "toxic masculine" types have a use after all, eh?
Most likely because up until that point they've lived a happy life far removed from horrors of the world and its the whiplash of living in comfort to harsh reality.
Only thing I can think of.
Good guess.