PSYC 1002 Lecture Notes - Bsc Young Boys, Twin Study, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
17 Feb 2014
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10 continued: the mystery of sexual orientation, hetero/bi/homo sexual: this has to be looked at as a continuum. This is because some people have homo/bi/hetero thoughts, and some act them out. Some people only have one instance of a homo/bi/hetero sexual thought/experience: theories explaining homosexuality, environmental-freud"s theory: At one point in development, young boys are sexually attracted to their mom, and young girls to their dad. At one point, they realise this is unacceptable and internalize the feeling. Eventually, they will express the feeling with another man/women. According to the theory, if there is divorce or marital issues with the parents the child becomes confused and will likely be homosexual: biological: Fair evidence has been found to suggest sexual orientation is biological. Prenatal hormonal influences are also thought to play a role. c) The idea of a combination of variable, more so with. We see more stability in males with their homosexuality than females.
