Depression

Antisocial Personality Disorder

Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)

Men experience elevated levels of cortisol activity during stress, whereas women experience decreased cortisol levels

Men have slower reuptake of norepinephrine during stressful situations than women do, prolonging the fight-or-flight response

Men show more activation of their limbic system in response to stress than do women

When asked to recall emotionally strong memories, men tend to gravitate towards memories of fear, frustration and violence, and women tend to recall more memories of happiness, contentment, or romantic feelings

Women react more quickly to olfactory and gustatory signs of stress, whereas men react more quickly to audio or visual signs of stress

Seratonin

GABA

Epinephrine

Melatonin

Acetylcholine