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Sex and Achievement
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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
11/14/2007

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Depro-Provo
Definition
drug used to inhibit the release of hormones that lead to sexual arousal whic reduces sex drive
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Aversion Therapy
Definition
Pairing sexual stimulus with electric shocks
NOT EFFECTIVE BECAUSE THE INDIVIDUAL WILL LEARN TO DISCRIMINATE
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Gender Idenity Disorder
Definition
the individual feels more like a member of the opposite sex
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Gender Idenity Disorder due to?
Definition
High-levels of cross hormones during the pre-natal stages of birth
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Need for achievement
Definition
to accomplish something difficult
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projective test
Definition
make up a story about an ambigous picture and those who tell of striving are have higher schievement scores
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3 factors of achievement
Definition
willingness to work hard
competiveness
desire to master challenging tasks
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fear of failure
Definition
desire to suceed to avoid negative consquences
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resulant achievement motivation
Definition
the need to achive + fear of failure
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Fear of success
Definition
ppl dont work cause they fear with sucess with come more responsibility/less friends
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when you encounter thought about sex they stimulate?
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Hypothalamus
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The Hypothalamus active the what?
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Pitutary gland
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the pitutatry gland secrets?
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Gonadotropins
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the gonadotropins activate the?
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Ovaries or Testes
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And ovaries and testes secrete
Definition
estro or testo... AROUSAL!
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desire disorder is due to?
Definition
low levels of hormones
stress
genetics
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