Psychology of Abnormal Behavior Discussion question

Question 1:

What factors do you think influence what is considered "normal" sexual behaviors? Do you think gender influences someone's attitude towards sexual behavior? Why or why not?

Question 2:

Do you notice a relationship between stress in your life and the functioning of your immune system? Do you think this may be why you and your classmates have a higher tendency to get ill during stressful times of the semester, such as midterms and final exams? How do you think you could counter those effects?

THE ONLY SOURCES YOU CAN USE

DSMU5:

http://dsm.psychiatryonline.org/pb-assets/dsm/update/DSM5Update2016.pdf

Textbook

Chapter 9 & 10

http://ng.cengage.com/static/nb/ui/index.html?nbId=544660&nbNodeId=195660646&deploymentId=47355418160514706586386572946&eISBN=9781285778815#!&parentId=195660647

Articles:

https://umm.edu/health/medical/reports/articles/stress

http://calag.ucanr.edu/Archive/?article=ca.v064n04p183#

http://kidshealth.org/en/parents/immune.html

https://www.niaid.nih.gov/research/immune-system-research

http://www.apa.org/topics/lgbt/transgender.aspx