concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: tend-and-befriend response

evolutionary psychology
type: Concept
narrower: tend-and-befriend response

fight-or-flight response
type: Concept
related: tend-and-befriend response

tend-and-befriend response
type: Concept
broader: evolutionary psychology
definition: In times of stress, humans and many animal species tend and befriend. Tending involves quieting and caring for offspring during stressful times, and befriending involves engaging the social network for help in responding to stress. [Source: Encyclopedia of Social Psychology; Tend-And-Befriend Response]
related: fight-or-flight response