I read today that social rejection is processed in the brain in the same area and same manner as physical pain. So when someone is turned down for a date or rejected by an SO or a clique, the brain treats it the same way as physical pain.

This is not processed as minor pain such as a pin prick or papercut, it's processed as intense pain such as broken bones or a hard hit in the stomach. That's important because the brain learns not to repeat the behavior that resulted in the pain....Don't piss off the guy who punched you...don't jump from the balcony, etc.

So it was thought that a person would learn to avoid the possibility of social rejection ie. Do not approach strangers, do not ask for a date.

What do you all think of this?