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The determination of gender identity is much deeper than whether a person is born a male or a female. The exact identifier that separates gender identity is currently unknown but researchers believe that genetics, hormones, reproductive organs, biological, and environmental factors all play a role in distinguishing a person’s gender identity. A person’s physical gender and their sense of gender are formed at two different times in two different parts of the body. A person’s gender is whether they are born male or female, but the way they identify themselves may be the opposite, which is not uncommon and has occurred since the beginning of time. In culture males are known to be the stronger, more aggressive sex, while females are the

As the semester reaches the end my mind is enriched in psychological theories that can be applied to everyday use. Obtaining the knowledge of these theories has allowed me to analyze, critically think, and dissect the dimensions of personality. For my final work of this course I have chosen Florence Nightingale. Nightingale is such a significant person in my career field as a registered professional nurse; she of course is the unsung hero of my profession and an outstanding pioneer of her time. There aren’t as many influential nursing figures in history as there are musicians, entertainers, or even sports players. We must always peer

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy single-handedly answers the question to the meaning of life in a mere 220 pages. The answer to this perplexing question is 42 (Adams 180), but ironically it is impossible to know what the question itself entails. For, according to Douglas Adams, if any one person knows the meaning of the question and the answer at the same time, the Universe will start over and become even weirder than it already is. His theory may seem irrational, but just wait, it gets even better. Imagine going on a crazy, wild interstellar adventure with the threat of death around every corner. If given only one item to take along, a towel would be at the top of the list, right? Well, according to the Guide, a towel is incredibly

“One’s sense of gender resides in the brain” (“Gender Identity Disorder”), and this sense of gender is often there before you are born. Dr. Eric Vilain, a professor at the University of California, “identifies fifty-four genes that play a role in the expression of sex in a fetus before hormones are even released” (Windfeild 71&73). One of the biggest mental health issues that are out there is gender identity disorder which “may be as old as humanity (“Gender identity Disorder”). This disorder cause a person, normally a kid, to have a feeling of being the opposite sex . Another reason people need to be aware of people who have gender identity disorder is because if they feel as if they are not safe they may turn to a thing like suicide. “Suicide attempts and substance abuse are common” (“GID”) in people with Gender Identity Disorder. This is so because they often grow up feeling out of place or rejected by family and friends. To help with the mental health of these people with GID people should learn more about

with an answer as simple as 42 is an ingenious use of irony. What the reader expects is an

Perceived stress may have an impact on an individual’s overall health. Many believe higher perceived stress would lead to more detrimental health impacts or vice versa. However, previous studies have presented mixed results.

Kristen A. Burgess, Emory University School of Medicine and Charles F Gillespie M.D., PhD, department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, state that “gender identity disorder is a mental disorder in which gender identity is incongruent with anatomical sex”. Individuals experience different degrees of unhappiness with their sex at birth, which in turn causes them to pursue the life and body of the opposite sex (2010).

Chronic stress has been confirmed by multiple studies to have an adverse effect on our bodies, reducing our immune system functions and the ability to fight off infection. Stress can reduce the response to pneumococcal, influenza, and hepatitis B vaccines and can delay wound healing. It can even speed up the aging process. In one study, spouses or children who provided constant care for a disabled family member shortened their lives by as much as eight years,

They know it will not change throughout life. Even though children begin to see the difference of male and females, children born boys may feel and identify as girls and girls may feel and identify as boys. Parents might dismiss their child’s claim as a simple phase because of the expectations they have about their sons and daughters. However it is not a phase. Gender dysphoria, also known as gender identity disorder, is a condition of feeling one’s emotional and psychological identity as male or female to be opposite to one’s biological sex. Children with gender dysphoria are affected both psychologically and sociologically; however, with the proper diagnosis and treatment parents will have the knowledge to properly bring up a child with gender dysphoria. Psychologically a child may have suicidal tendencies, be depressed, have emotional problems, and have high levels of stress and anxiety. Sociologically a child tends to be alone, tormented by peers and frightened of never being accepted by

42 is not just a number, it is the answer to life, the universe, and everything. Is this a good answer? Some would say “Yes” and some would say “No, it isn’t.” I think that 42 is not a good answer, but many would ask, “What is the ultimate question?” It took Deep Thought over 7.5 million years to find the answer to the ultimate question (42), but it doesn’t know what the ultimate question is. Deep Thought is a computer built by Loonquawl and Phouchg to answer the ultimate question. I don’t think that 42 is the correct answer. Instead, I think that the correct answer is 3. I have a theory that the question is “How many sides are on a geometrical figure?” In my opinion, 42 is not the correct answer to life, the universe, and everything.

Next we will describe the three levels of understanding personality; dispositional traits, characteristic adaptations, and integrative life stories. Dispositional traits are

What is the meaning of life? This is one of the most frequently asked questions by all of humanity since the beginning of time. It is a

Analyses shows that personality changes throughout life as different personality traits are used and forgotten. The results are generalized and don’t always apply to people but typically the results are correct.

The following will reflect this researchers understanding and reflection on personality, how it defines one, what it means, and if one’s personality changes to fit certain situations. At the end this researcher may have a better insight into herself as well as the personalities of others. This insight can help her in her future endeavors.

In the words of Butler in Gender Trouble, gender is “the repeated stylized of the body, a set of repeated acts within a highly regulatory frame that congeal over time to produce the appearance of substance.” In other words, gender identity is not something that is innate and internal but formed through continuous actions in accordance with social and cultural norms that reifies the ideas of “masculinity” and “femininity” as correlated with biological sex and making such binary concepts