AO3

• A limitation is that there is significant gender difference due to beta bias. This is because most research was done on men and there has been new research that suggest that women take a more ‘tend and befriend’ approach. However in both genders the physiological changes remain the same. This means that it the supporting evidence cannot be used to generalise it women due to beta bias.
• a limitation is that there may be more than two responses fight or flight and freeze. this occurs when our coping mechanisms cannot handle situations. it reduces our cognitive resources and how a person interacts with their enviornment, this often occurs more with children as their cognitive processes are not as strong as adults.
• a limitation is that fight or flight has been a survival mechanism for a long time and in the modern day the reaction of survival is not needed. this means that it is maladaptive and someone being currently stressed due to fight or flight can not be healthy as it can cause heart problems.