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Biology and Psychology of Gender and Stress, Study notes of Psychology

The differences between sex and gender, the role of nature and nurture in gender development, and the impact of stress on individuals. Topics include the biological aspects of sex, the mental construct of gender, gender roles and identity, the effects of stress on the body and mind, and coping mechanisms.

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Chapter 10
1. Sex is biological, gender is mental
2. Sex
a. Primary—those involved directly in reproduction and are
present at birth
b. Secondary—develop during puberty; used in attracting a
mate
c. Male primary = Wolffian ducts
d. Female primary= Mullerian
3. Gender
a. Gender Roles—those society places on men/women
b. Gender typing—Masculine/feminine traits
c. Gender identity—what gender a person identifies w/
4. Nature does play a role in gender development but nurture has
a part in it.
5. Gender identity
a. Schemas- Set ideas that people conform to
b. Social Learning Theory- Watching positive behaviors be
reinforced and then doing them
6. They stereotype solely based on gender, nothing else
7. “Men are so strong”; more or less a backhanded insult
8. A mix of masculine/feminine traits
9. Men are more logical; women emotional
a. Women use both parts of the brain when listening
b. Women go into more details in conversations; men have a
“report” style
10. Women communicate more; when men anger of infidelity,
it is usually the sexual component that angers them, as opposed
to the emotional component w/ women.
11. Orientation is who you are attracted to
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Chapter 10

  1. Sex is biological, gender is mental
  2. Sex a. Primary—those involved directly in reproduction and are present at birth b. Secondary—develop during puberty; used in attracting a mate c. Male primary = Wolffian ducts d. Female primary= Mullerian
  3. Gender a. Gender Roles—those society places on men/women b. Gender typing—Masculine/feminine traits c. Gender identity—what gender a person identifies w/
  4. Nature does play a role in gender development but nurture has a part in it.
  5. Gender identity a. Schemas- Set ideas that people conform to b. Social Learning Theory- Watching positive behaviors be reinforced and then doing them
  6. They stereotype solely based on gender, nothing else
  7. “Men are so strong”; more or less a backhanded insult
  8. A mix of masculine/feminine traits
  9. Men are more logical; women emotional a. Women use both parts of the brain when listening b. Women go into more details in conversations; men have a “report” style
  10. Women communicate more; when men anger of infidelity, it is usually the sexual component that angers them, as opposed to the emotional component w/ women.
  11. Orientation is who you are attracted to

a. Kinsey’s scale (1-6) b. His continuum

  1. The book believes that homosexuality is more nature than nurture (hormones, older brother theory, etc) Ch. 11
  2. Stress- response to events judged to be threats _a. Stressor- the event that causes the stress b. Adjustment- trying to cope or lessen the stress c. Distress-bad d. Eustress—stress from positive events (getting married, having a baby) e. Two major types of stress: i. Catastrophes:
  3. Things like 9/11 and the earthquake ii. Major Life events
  4. Getting married, death in the family_ f. It measures major life events and how they change someone’s life
  5. General Adaptation Syndrome a. Alarm i. Fight or Flight Response b. Resistance i. Cortisol floods the body ii. Continued stress response c. Exhaustion i. Body’s resources are depleted
  6. Stress harms the immune system and makes one more susceptible to diseases (cancer, heart disease, broken bones, depression, etc)