PSY 111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Personality Disorder, Psy, Chromosome
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Gender refers to the physical, social and behavioral characteristics that are culturally associated with male and female roles and identity. Biological differences women enter into puberty earlier, live longer, have more fat and less muscle than men. Mental and behavioral health women are more likely to have depression, anxiety, eating disorders, men are more likely to have autism, adhd, antisocial personality disorders. Aggression men are always more likely to get aggressive. Social power men are socially dominant and talk assertively/utter opinions while women are more likely to express support and ask for other input. When boys play they tend to focus on the activity, have larger friend groups, When girls play they tend to be in smaller groups, invite feedback, be more be more competitive and non intimate social, focus on connection and conversation, be more exclusive about who is welcome. Women communicate more than men more time with friends, more texts, longer calls.
