Roles Of Hornones Flashcards

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Hormones

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Endocrine system manufactures a variety of hormones in which it directly sends to the blood
Each hormone has a target organ

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Role of testosterone

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Psychologists focus on testserone due to the observation that men are more aggressive than women
Dolan- observed a link between testerone levels and aggressive behaviours , these people mainly had personality disorders + history of a violent past

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Dual hormone hypothesis

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That there is another hormone respeonsible for aggression and stress response -coristol

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Fe male aggression

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Tetestorone levels in women may he low however aggressive behaviours may still be enhanced by this hormone

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