PPT LTCY 199

Men vs. Women : 

Men vs. Women By: Katelyn Louden LTCY 199 Fall 09

Statistics : 

Statistics Males are more likely to be antisocial. Males are also more likely to become alcoholics or drug addicts. Men estimate time better than women. Men can judge speed of things better than females also. A ratio of 2:1 – women are more likely to become depressed (showing from right after puberty to 50 years old. Females are better with human relations and carrying out detailed, pre-planned tasks. Women can recognize verbal emotional overtones and language better than men as well. Male Female

Before the Studies… : 

Before the Studies…

Slide 4: 

The male and female brain was not scientifically studied for years. Men and women were only socially defined. It was an understood and excepted that men were a higher rank than women and that was shown through supremacy.

Purposes : 

Purposes

Understanding : 

Understanding The male brain is used mainly for systemizing. (systemizing: motivation to analyze, explore, and construct a system.) “Arrange and Organize” The female brain is used mostly for empathizing. (empathizing: drive to identify another persons emotions and thoughts, and to respond to them with an appropriate emotion. Male Female

Handling Stress : 

Handling Stress

Men and Women Handling Stress : 

Men and Women Handling Stress Due to hormones, men and women handle stress differently. Oxytocin is our “stress hormone.” Women tend to get more stressed, releasing large amounts of Oxytocin while men release much smaller amounts. This is also a reason men and women handle emotions differently.

Key Points to note: : 

Key Points to note: Oxytocin, Cortisol, Epinephrine play a big role in stress. No consecutive distinctness in Cortisol production in men and women at all. Stress response adaptations last longer in women than in men.

Sources : 

Sources Baron-Cohen, Simon. (2003). The Essential Differences: The Truth about The Male and Female Brain. New York: Perseus Books Group. Holloway, M. (1990). Vive la difference. Doreen Kimura plumbs male and female brain. Sci. Am. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed. Sabbatini, Renato M.E. (1997). Are there differences between the brain of males and females? Retrieved from http://www.cerebromente.org/br/n11.