PSY 24000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Lowkey, Defensively Equipped Merchant Ship, Collectivism
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Consider the case of brenda: born a boy, but raised as a girl after a botched circumcision. Never fit it, wanted to play rough games like the boys; became rebellious. Additional cases revealed that others born as boys, but raised as girls, did not turn out to be a typical adult women. Some parts of who you are come from biology. Both nature and socialization play a role in gender identity. What kind of food will u eat, when will u eat how much will u eat. Ur expected to eat around certain times. Explosion of diseases like obesity, diabetes, heart disease, alzheimer"s. First mentioned in medical literature almost 2000 years ago. Pancreas produces important enzymes and hormones that help us break down foods. Healthy pancrease is able to produce insulin to remove sugar from body. Diabetes 1- cells in body is attacking pancreas. Diabetes 2- too much sugar for pancreas to handle.
