Although eminent danger from wild animals is not a major threat today, modern society is fraught with stresses in various formats, which automatically induces physiologically preparation for “fight or flight” in the same way as did our caveman.
For example, as well as struggling with insecure financial status, an individual could be faced with divorce and relationship problems, with meeting dead lines at work, with ongoing arguments with neighbours or the in laws, with jail terms, with worry of job security, with the safety of loved ones in overseas wars, with forced lifestyle changes, to name a few.
In addition, society does not seem to have answers for dealing with soaring rates of civil crime, environmental pollution and the fear of terrorism attacks.
So has the incidence and effect of stress changed since pre-historic times?
