The tending instinct women men and the biology of relationships by shelley e taylor author 50 out of 5 stars 3 ratings isbn this bar code number lets you verify that youre getting exactly the right version or edition of a book the 13 digit and 10 digit formats both work scan an isbn with your phone. The tending instinct elevates womenaeurtms natural strengths in caregiving and befriending to a long deserved prominence in society a crucial message for us allaeur aeurdaniel goleman author of emotional intelligence for generations scientists have taught us about the aeuroefight or flightaeur response to stress. Kindle file format the tending instinct women men and the biology of relationships the tending instinct women men the pathophysiology of stress the tending instinct fight or flight may assure survival in the short term but an individual is not likely to survive for long if he or she tries to go it alone tend and befriend is critical to our social nature and is vital to our survival as a . With great skill and insight taylor examines stress relationships and human society through the special lens of womens biology she draws on genetics evolutionary psychology physiology and neuroscience to show how this tending process begins virtually at the moment of conception and literally crafts the biology of offspring through genes that rely on caregiving for their expression. Relationships the tending instinct women men the pathophysiology of stress the tending instinct fight or flight may assure survival in the short term but an individual is not likely to survive for long if he or she tries to go it alone tend and befriend is critical to our social nature and is vital to our survival as a species taylor 2002 the tending