hormones

Question 1

what is testosterone

Answer 1

the male sex hormone

Question 2

what does cortisol do?

Answer 2

• increases anxiety and social withdrawals in stressful situations
• maintains blood sugars
• helps to inhibit aggression

Question 3

when is cortisol released?

Answer 3

released in anxious and stressful situations and physiological arousal

Question 4

how does testosterone and cortisol explain aggressive behaviour?

Answer 4

• low levels of cortisol and high levels of
  testosterone increases aggression
• as testosterone increases, aggression and reactivity to the amygdala’s rage increases