HTH 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Sexual Identity, Premenstrual Syndrome, Erectile Tissue
Document Summary
O might be sterile & leading cause of testicular cancer. Epidymus: storage place for sperm to mature. Intersexuality: not exhibiting exclusively male or female sex characteristics (aka dsd- disorders of sexual development) Gonads: reproductive organs that produce germ cells & sex hormones: males: testes, females: ovaries. Pituitary gland: endocrine gland that controls the release of hormones from the gonads. Secondary sex characteristics: characters associated with sex but not directly related to reproduction such as vocal pitch, amount of body hair, breasts, & location of fat deposits. Socialization: process by which a society communicates behavioral expectations to its members. Gender-role stereotypes: generalizations concerning how men & women should express themselves and the characteristics each possess. Androgyny: combination of traditional masculine & feminine traits in a. Premenstrual syndrome (pms): mood changes & physical symptoms that occur in some women 1-2 weeks prior to menstruation. Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (pmdd): group of symptoms similar to but more severe than pms, including severe mood disturbances.
