The Trouble with Testosterone

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Mating does more then just the simple enjoyment people receive from it. Sapolsky explains how males tend to have higher levels of aggression when mating season occurs. This may be a result from their feeling that they just connected with a women on a larger level which leads to men feeling more superior. At this time, testosterone levels remain the same, it is just the simple fact that men feel like they completed a manly act that that leads to exaggerated levels of normal aggression. Also, men have the inner feeling that they should be tough and be especially manly, which leads to higher levels of aggression and has nothing to do with the testosterone level.

Thus, testosterone does not correspond with how much aggression one has; aggression comes from high levels of stress or complications in life, which releases anger. Personally, I do not react or notice when I have high levels of testosterone, I react with aggression when it is nessesary to. For example, a life altering circumstance would create stress which would lead to aggression, the amount of testosterone I have would not lead variation in my behavior. Looking at this in a world wide aspect, I would feel it has a much implication. These days, men are trying to be above and beyond when revealing the masculinity, which can lead to exaggerated aggression, in which testosterone plays no factor. All in all, if one is able to control himself in a proper manner, then aggression should not be problem.