PSY 3121 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Lateralization Of Brain Function, Late-Onset Hypogonadism, Bone Density

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 3121
• Professor: Mary Theresa Howard

Document Summary

*notes are not very important for this chapter. Development: determination: things happen in the womb at certain periods when the women gets an increase in hormones (androgens vs estrogens). Within the rst trimester the fetus gets extra hormones which induces certain things to happen when they are born. complications: boys are usually vulnerable at birth. Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (cah) when girls are born with this, they have more testosterone in their system. The girl tends to dress different, take part in rough play etc. Issues: prenatal development viability hormonal abnormalities fetal development sex chromosomes abnormalities- example: fragile x syndrome- genetic mutation on the x that can lead to mental retardation. For men, they can still impregnate a woman in their 80s and 90s. However, the mobility of the sperm greatly decreases at the age of 45. This is called andropause. double standard of aging.