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DATE: September 3, 2026 at 02:00PM
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-------------------------------------------------TITLE: A new study explains why stress makes us both cooperative and defensive
URL: https://www.psypost.org/a-new-study-explains-why-stress-makes-us-both-cooperative-and-defensive/
People under acute stress may cooperate with potential allies while becoming more defensive toward the people responsible for the stressful situation, according to research published in Psychoneuroendocrinology. The findings suggest that stress does not have one universal effect on social behavior; whom a person is dealing with may shape the response.
Two theories have traditionally offered different predictions about behavior under pressure. The “tend-and-befriend” account proposes that people seek affiliation and cooperate with others who could provide support. The “fight-or-flight” account proposes that threats can instead encourage withdrawal, aggression or protection of one’s own resources. Previous studies have found evidence for both patterns, prompting researchers to examine whether features of the situation can explain the inconsistency.
Laura Oswald of the University of Freiburg led a team that investigated whether the social role of an interaction partner changes behavior following acute stress. The researchers expected people to treat another, unstressed participant as a possible ally but respond more defensively to an evaluator who had helped create the stressful experience.
The final sample contained 121 healthy young adults (62 women, average age of 23.64 years). Participants first completed the Trier Social Stress Test for Groups. After five minutes of preparation, they gave a 12-minute speech and completed an eight-minute mental-arithmetic task before a jury wearing white coats that provided no encouraging feedback. Saliva samples, heart-rate recordings and subjective ratings confirmed whether the procedure produced a stress response.
Participants then made decisions involving real money in four established games measuring trust, trustworthiness, sharing and punishment. They completed decisions involving another participant who had not been subjected to the stress test and decisions involving a jury member who had been part of the stress test. This allowed the researchers to compare how the same stressed person treated a peer and a source of stress.
The stress hormone cortisol, heart rate and perceived stress all increased substantially during the procedure. Participants made an average of 2.52 trusting choices toward peers, compared with 2.02 toward jury members. They also made more trustworthy choices toward peers, 3.06 compared with 2.40, and more sharing choices, 2.83 compared with 2.27. Conversely, punishment was more frequent toward jury members than peers, averaging 0.74 compared with 0.54. Each difference was statistically significant.
The behavioral pattern did not differ significantly between men and women. The size of participants’ cortisol, heart-rate or perceived-stress response also did not clearly predict how differently they treated peers and jury members. The findings therefore point more strongly to the interaction partner’s role than to the measured intensity of an individual’s stress response.
As the researchers explained, “individuals adapt their behavior toward others depending on the social role of their interaction partner.” Cooperating with a peer may increase the possibility of receiving reciprocal help, while withholding cooperation from an evaluator may protect resources or help restore a sense of control.
Important caveats remain. Everyone completed the stress procedure, so the study cannot show whether stress increased cooperation with peers, decreased cooperation with jury members or produced both changes. Also, participants always dealt with peers before jury members, leaving possible order and comparison effects. Studies including a non-stress control group, friendlier evaluators and more natural interactions are needed.
The study, “Tend-and-befriend toward peers, fight-or-flight toward stressors: A dual response to stress,” was authored by Laura Oswald, Fabian Dvorak, Jeremy P. Jamieson, Markus Heinrichs and Bastian Schiller.
URL: https://www.psypost.org/a-new-study-explains-why-stress-makes-us-both-cooperative-and-defensive/
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#psychology #counseling #socialwork #psychotherapy @psychotherapist @psychotherapists @psychology @socialpsych @socialwork @psychiatry #mentalhealth #psychiatry #healthcare #depression #psychotherapist #StressCooperation #TendAndBefriend #FightOrFlight #SocialStress #CooperationUnderPressure #TrustDecisionMaking #StressResponses #SocialInteractions #Psychoneuroendocrinology #CortisolResponses
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Novelette no. 39, " – Beautiful, we are – ", is almost over—here's a monologue, and an action sequence; just remember: speaking /is/ action:
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Before the next time something makes you screaming #frustrated -
The 90-second emotional reset that's changing lives and is backed by Harvard science https://www.upworthy.com/mo-gawdat-happiness-90-seconds-rule-ex1/
#anxiety #cortisol #adrenaline #triggers #fightorflight #angermanagement #mentalhealth
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Attachment Deficit isn’t about being “too needy”
https://de320.isrefer.com/go/UNTHINKABLE/Stuartn/
#AttachmentDeficit #AttachmentTrauma #HealingJourney #InnerChild #MentalHealth #ThinkandGrowEducation #Hyperreactivity #FightorFlight #UNTHINKABLE -
In the Reset, your body reacts before your mind understands.
Heart racing.
Overthinking.
Always on edge.That’s your nervous system in fight or flight—
trying to protect you during change.It feels intense…
but it’s part of the transition.
#PsychozoicEra #TheReset #FightOrFlight #Anxiety #SelfGrowth -
Brain.
A seed-planting prediction engine that runs on a cocktail of constant chemical injectors.
#thought #confidence #fightorflight #human
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💡 When someone’s frustration is directed at you, pause, breathe, and respond with calm rather than react. Your peace is your power. ✨
https://de320.isrefer.com/go/LUYDFREE/Stuartn/
#EmotionalIntelligence #Mindfulness #SelfGrowth #InnerPeace #ThinkandGrowEducation #RayBehan #FightorFlight -
The Brain's Response to Fear: From Adrenaline to Neural Excitability
#Neuroscience #StressResponse #BrainScience #Neurons #ChemicalBalance #FightOrFlight #Neurochemistry #BodyInsideOut #StressPhysiology #MindBodyConnection
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DVD, Blu-ray, 4K Ultra, & Digital Releases – July 22, 2025: FINAL DESTINATION: BLOODLINES, FIGHT OR FLIGHT, KNIGHT RIDER: Seasons 1-4, & More
Link: https://film-book.com/dvd-blu-ray-4k-ultra-digital-releases-july-22-2025/?fsp_sid=55941
#AceVenturaPetDetective #Arcane #Bewitched #Cobra #FightorFlight #FinalDestination #FinalDestinationBloodlines #HomeEntertainmentNews #KnightRider #LiloandStitch #Materialists #Nobody #Serenity #TheCriterionCollection #Thunderbolts
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𝐀ctrice du 𝐉our
𝐊𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐞 𝐒𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐡𝐨𝐟𝐟
Actrice Productrice Américaine Née en 1980 à Portland (USA)@therealkateesackhoff c'est plus de 13 Films
#KateeSackhoff #Sackhoff #ActriceDuJour #actress #actrice
#Riddick #BabaYaga #TheMandalorian #BattlestarGalactica
#Starbuck #Halloween #BabaYag #FightOrFlight
#cinegenres #vidéothèqueidéale #cinema #culte #culture𝐄n 𝐒avoir 𝐏lus:
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#JustWatched #FilmMastodon 📽️🎬
#FightOrFlight (2024)
A mercenary takes on the job of tracking down a target on a plane but must protect her when they're surrounded by people trying to kill both of them.
#JoshHartnett #KateeSackhoff3/5 ⭐️ - Basically 'Bullet Train' on an airliner.
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The Intricate Web of Stress: Exploring Your Body’s Response Systems
#StressResponse #Neuroscience #ImmuneSystem #Neuroendocrine #Cytokines #MentalHealth #HealthScience #FightOrFlight #StressManagement #BrainAndBody
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Hay un chileno aquí, por cierto, llamado #MarkoZaror, que se merece más atención después de su papel sacado de un episodio de JoJo's. Ya tengo ganas de verle como Emilio El Botas en El Juego del Asesino.
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Vista #FightOrFlight.
Un descojone. Muy divertida y con coreografias bastante moviditas. Una buena batukada de hostias con una premisa bien sencilla: ve, tipo duro, a buscar y capturar con vida a alguien del que nadie sabe nada en un avión de lujo lleno de asesinos en su busca.
Efectos especiales algo decepcionantes. Extra de disfrute para quien sí esté feliz viendo a #JoshHarnett hacer de alguien que ha perdido los papeles, aunque le falte plasticidad facial. -
My ★★★½ review of Fight or Flight (2024) on @letterboxd: https://boxd.it/9HdAq5
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I need a movie for tomorrow. And I see Fight or Flight, annnnd...
Like I Love Bullet Train. It is almost a perfect movie to me. Many layers of fun.
Iiiiii dont know how I feel about off-brand Bullet Train. Only it's a plane. It really looks like that. Trying not to judge, buuut..
Let me look at reviews.
#Cinemastodon #movies #film #action #FightOrFlight #BulletTrain
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AFCC member Jonathan Hickman reviews #fightorflight which he says "Here's a film interested in one thing: bone-crunching fight sequences at forty thousand feet": https://www.times-herald.com/arts_and_community/reviews/fight-or-flight/article_664cefa4-b795-4645-bfc3-d76df0cc6501.html #AFCC #MovieReview
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Er sieht aus wie die Version von Ken, die weiterhin denkt, dass das Patriarchat was mit Pferden zu tun hat
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AFCC member Matt Goldberg reviews #fightorflight which he says the director "has two primary goals: keep the action exhilarating and maintain a light tone." https://commentarytrack.net/p/fight-or-flight-relishes-the-goofiness #AFCC #MovieReview
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‘Thunderbolts*’ Crossing $100M Today, Eyes $30M+ 2nd Frame; ‘Minecraft’ Clicks $401M; ‘Sinners’ Shooting Past $200M; ‘Fight Or Flight’ $550K Previews – Box Office
#News #AMinecraftMovie #ClownintheCornfild #FightOrFlight #Sinners #Thunderbolts #Thunderboltshttps://deadline.com/2025/05/box-office-thunderbolts-sinners-minecraft-1236391477/
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Film Review: FIGHT OR FLIGHT (2024): Josh Hartnett Stars in a Wild but Often Mindless Movie That Could Please Action Fans
#AttilaÁrpa #BrooksMcLaren #CharithraChandran #D.J.Cotrona #DannyAshok #FightorFlight #HughieODonnell #IrenBordan #JamesMadigan #JoshHartnett #JujuChanSzeto #JulianKostov #JyuddahJaymes #KateeSackhoff #KatrinaAnn...
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The Wild Dance of Stress: Understanding Your Body's Response
#StressManagement #AutonomicNervousSystem #HPAaxis #Cortisol #Mindfulness #Yoga #ChronicStress #HealthAndWellness #MentalHealth #FightOrFlight #StressRelief #Genomics #WellnessJourney #InnerPeace #SelfCare
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I can see it now...
Star Trek: Voyeur featuring Phlox in which he is interested in watching crewmembers date, mate, and procreate without their knowing.
