When trouble rears its ugly head, you've got two options: You can run for the hills, or you can stand and face it like a man. Hold on — maybe there are some other choices. You could check in on the most vulnerable people around you and make sure they're safe. You could also team up with your friends to take it on together. Perhaps "fight or flight" isn't the only fear response we've got hard-wired into our brains.
https://curiosity.com/topics/instead-of-fight-or-flight-women-might-tend-and-befriend-curiosity/
* controversial nature of evolutionary psychology * "Your Survival Instinct Is Killing You: * Retrain Your Brain to Conquer Fear, Make Better Decisions, and Thrive in the 21st Century"