PSY210H1 Chapter 16: Chapter 16.notes by farnaz.docx
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Extraordinary people : david reimer- the boy who was rasied as a girl. As a baby being born his penis was accidently destroyed during a circumcision and could not be restored and was told that he could never function as a normal male. Bruces parents renamed him as branda and began dressing him in girl clothing and took this child to get both of his testicals removed at 22 months. Her parents tried to reinforce her into a girl in any way possible however brenda resisted by ripping her girl clothes, walking like a guy, did everything a guy would do. Over few years david tried suicide so then after being 22 years old he went through a more advanced surgery to create a more functional penis and went to marry a girl who loved everything about him. 5 phases of sexual response cycle: desire. 2)excitement/arousal vasocogestion: filling of blood vessels and tissues with blood mytonia: muscular tension.
