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I was told in high school that the opposite was true, because of childbirth.
by lainga 8y ago
I was told in high school that the opposite was true, because of childbirth.
- letitgo12345 8y agoDon't think there would be much evolutionary pressure to have less pain during childbirth but feeling less pain when injured during hunting (a historically male activity) would certainly be useful and I could see it being selected for.
- buckminster 8y agoI heard that women are more stoical with visceral pain and men cope better with "exterior" pain. This makes sense but I've no idea if it's really true.
- naasking 8y agoIt's not clear how people can die from pain itself in childbirth, directly or indirectly, so I don't see how that could be selected for. People can die indirectly from pain on the battlefield or while hunting, because it leaves you vulnerable to being killed while you're distracted by it. So there's definitely an adaptive advantage for men to develop pain resistance.
- Tomminn 8y agoPeople die from pain-induced shock [1] all the time. I think the essential mechanism is that pain changes your heart rate and blood pressure. Small doses increase both, but large doses decrease both. A large enough dose can make your heart rate and blood pressure drop enough to cause shock. [1] https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Neurogenic_shock https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Neurogenic_shock