Atypical gender development
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- Created on: 15-12-20 11:07
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- Atypical gender development
- KLEINFELTER SYNDROME
- XXY
- 1% of the population, could be higher but some people are unaware
- PHYSICAL
- reduced body hair
- feminine sexondary sex characteristic
- gynecomastia
- long legs
- less developed sex organs
- research support- Bruining et al (2009)
- investigated psychic morbidity
- poor language skills
- passive and shy
- lack interest in sexual activity
- don't respond well to stress
- problems with executive functions
- PSYCH
- problems with executive functions
- don't respond well to stress
- lack interest in sexual activity
- passive and shy
- TURNERS
- XO
- only have 45, not 46
- 1 in 2000 girls
- PHYSICAL
- amenorrhoea (cessation of periods)
- pre-pubescent appearance
- lack of ovaries, so no oestrogen and progesterone
- lack secondary sex characteristic e.g breasts and waist to hip ratio
- webbed neck
- lowset ears
- lack secondary sex characteristic e.g breasts and waist to hip ratio
- lack of ovaries, so no oestrogen and progesterone
- socially immature
- PSYCHO LOGICALLY
- above average language skills
- especially reading
- less than average at maths
- above average language skills
- Ross et al (2013)
- assessed the burden of TS and other congenital hypo gonadisms
- XO
- IDA, nature v nurture
- it is inferred that the diseases studied have a biological basis, so nature influences psych and behaviour
- lack of acknowledgement for factors being social e.g immaturity may be a result of being treat so, since they are pre pubescent
- it is inferred that the diseases studied have a biological basis, so nature influences psych and behaviour
- EVALUATION
- development of therapies to improve quality and duration of lives
- e.g treating stunted growth with hormone supplements
- research has a positive effect on human experience, effectively treat gender dev
- also could result in earlier and more accurate diagnosis. Australian study found people treated in childhood had sig. benefits
- research has a positive effect on human experience, effectively treat gender dev
- e.g treating stunted growth with hormone supplements
- difficulty establishing a cause and effect relationship with chromosomal patterns and symptoms
- immaturity in females may be a result of how society treats them, not their condition
- wrong to assume it is due to nature and not social influences
- immaturity in females may be a result of how society treats them, not their condition
- issues in assuming behaviours are atypical
- there is a typical level of maturity for women and shyness is not common in men
- so, the criteria for the condition is subjective and based off of individual assumption, so we question the accuracy
- there is a typical level of maturity for women and shyness is not common in men
- development of therapies to improve quality and duration of lives
- KLEINFELTER SYNDROME
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