While still catching up to men in some spheres of modern life, women appear to be way ahead in at least one undesirable category. "Women are particularly susceptible to developing depression and anxiety disorders in response to stress compared to men," according to Dr Yehuda, chief psychiatrist at New York’s Veteran’s Administration Hospital.
Studies of both animals and humans have shown that sex hormones somehow affect the stress response, causing females under stress to produce more of the trigger chemicals than do males under the same conditions. In several of the studies, when stressed-out female rats had their ovaries (the female reproductive organs) removed, their chemical responses became equal to those of the males.
Adding to a woman’s increased dose of stress chemicals, are her increased "opportunities" for stress. "It’s not necessarily that women don’t cope as well. It’s just that they have so
A. Women are biologically more vulnerable to stress.
B. Women are still suffering much stress caused by men.
C. Women are more experienced than men in coping with stress.
D. Men and women show different inclinations when faced with stress.
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required to carry cards which read: Fragile; Handle with Care. It will never so,
these days to go around referring to criminals as violent thugs. You must refer
to them politely as "social misfits". The professional killer who wouldn’t think
twice about using his club or knife to batter some harmless old lady to death in
order to rob her of her meager life-savings must never be given a dose of his
own medicine. He is in need of "hospital treatment". According to his misguided
defenders, society is to blame. A wicked society breeds evil--or so the argument
goes. When you listen to this kind of talk, it makes you wonder why we aren’t
all criminals. We have done away with the absurdly harsh laws of the nineteenth
century and this is only right. But surely enough is enough. The most senseless
piece of criminal legislation in Brita A. Society is to blame for the rising crime. B. All the criminals are to be sympathized. C. Crime defenders have done a lot for criminals. D. Severe punishment should be used to prevent crime. 我来回答: 提交
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