Females Developing Wider Hips and Males Developing Facial Hair Are

question 83

Multiple Choice

Females developing wider hips and males developing facial hair are examples of

• A) primary sexual characteristics.
• B) secondary sexual characteristics.
• C) tertiary sexual characteristics.
• D) peripheral sexual characteristics.

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Definitions:

Gender

A social and cultural construct relating to behaviors, roles, expectations, and identities based on perceived sex differences, often categorized as male, female, or non-binary.

Sexual Orientation

An enduring pattern of romantic or sexual attraction (or a combination of these) to persons of the opposite sex or gender, the same sex or gender, or both, or more than one gender.

Overdiagnosed

Refers to the occurrence when a condition or disease is diagnosed more frequently than it actually exists, possibly leading to unnecessary treatment.

Unipolar Disorder

A mental disorder characterized by persistent depressive episodes, without the manic or hypomanic episodes characteristic of bipolar disorder.