Just as specific hormones characterize the experience of fight-or-flight, this hormone is the mechanism governing tend-and-befriend.
A) oxytocin
B) cortisol
C) adrenaline
D) estrogen

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Oxytocin is known as the "bonding hormone" and plays a key role in the tend-and-befriend response, which is a behavior exhibited especially by females under stress, promoting caregiving and affiliative behaviors to enhance social connections.

Just as Specific Hormones Characterize the Experience of Fight-Or-Flight, This