http://www.almotamar.net صحيفة إلكترونية يومية تصدر عن حزب المؤتمر الشعبي العام (اليمن) http://www.almotamar.net/2321.htm 2007-04-08 Your response to stress may have more to do with your gender than with the stressors you face. As most couples are aware, men and women respond differently to stress. What hasn't been clear until now is how or why. Our understanding of the human stress response has been based on the "fight-or-flight" model, which states that when confronted with a stressful situation, humans either will respond with aggressive behavior or will withdraw.