PSYC 20651 Chapter 2: Ch 2 - Biological Beginnings

• School: Kent State University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 20651
• Professor: Elizabeth Jean

Document Summary

Evolutionary psychology: branch of psychology that emphasizes the importance of adaptation, reproduction, and. Genes and chromosomes: every cell in your body, except the sperm and the egg, has 46 chromosomes arranged in. Pku is now easily detected but if left untreated, results in intellectual disability and hyperactivity: sickle-cell anemia: a genetic disorder that affects the red blood cells and occurs most often in people of african descent. Identifies pregnancies that have an elevated risk for birth defects such as spina bifida: noninvasive prenatal diagnosis, focused on brain imaging techniques, fetal sex determination, 11-13 weeks of gestation. Infertility: the inability to conceive a child after 12 months of intercourse without contraception: 10-15% of couples experience infertility. Adoption: the social and legal process by which a parent-child relationship is established between persons unrelated at birth. Another form of the adoption study is one that compares adoptive and biological siblings.