individual differences

Question 1

1) brain structure

Answer 1

• consequence of structural abnormalities such as brain damage or tumours eg Charles Whitman case
• since no two brains are identical, damage to the same part of the brain may have different effects on each person.

Question 2

2) hormones

Answer 2

• higher level of aggression also linked to testosterone levels
• oxytocin, serotonin, oestrogen can account for other differences

Question 3

psychodynamic

Answer 3

• although we are born with our id, the strength of the ego and superego is influenced by our early upbringing.
• according to freud, women have a weaker superego than men because they never get over penis envy.
• the development of the id, ego and superego influence our personality, the relationships we have, aggression and mh.