PSYC 320 Chapter Notes -Protective Factor, Immune System, Combined Oral Contraceptive Pill

• School: University of Victoria
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 320
• Professor: Barbara Ehlting

Document Summary

By the end of today"s class you should be able to: Review biological factors that may contribute to sex differences in mortality and morbidity. Describe the impact of exogenous estrogen administration on health. Distinguish between x-linked recessive diseases and autoimmune diseases. Review health behaviours that may contribute to sex differences in mortality and morbidity: morbidity (cont. Females report more illness related behaviour than males: days in bed due to illness, use of prescription drugs, restriction of activities, use of health care services. In childhood, illness behaviour is greater among males than females. The sex difference reverses in adolescence with females reporting greater illness behaviour. In childhood males more likely to employ health care services and more likely to show greater illness behaviour. There are three groups of factors that account for the documented sex differences in health:1. Biological factors:a) genes: girls xx (may serve as an advantage in health) vs males xy.