PSYC 101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Gender Dysphoria, Sexual Orientation, Relational Aggression

• School: Towson University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 101
• Professor: Barbara Wilson

Document Summary

Psyc 101 chapter 11: gender, sex, and sexuality. 23rd pair of chromosomes: xy or xx. Gender: social and psychological aspects of being male or female. Sry gene -> testes -> androgens -> male physiology. Which part of brain involved in particular behaviors. Congenitally atypical chromosomal, gonadal, or anatomical development. Questions of relation of dsd to gender development. Not considered a disorder in france or great britain. Biological accounts: behavioral differences in newborns and infants. Social cognitive accounts: experience influences sense of gender. Females more selective in regards to causal sex. Males more often aroused, stronger sex drive, less fidelity. Women more likely to engage in bisexuality or be aroused by bisexual stimuli. Sexual orientation: direction of eortic interest- refers to more than just sexual behavior. Most likely influenced by multiple factors: genetic, hormonal, cognitive, environmental factors. Children of gay couples have not shown differences from other children \ Unusually intimate and personal activity as defined by the participants.