Assignment 10
NORTHCENTRAL UNIVERSITY
ASSIGNMENT COVER SHEET
Learner: Jenn McReynolds
THIS FORM MUST BE COMPLETELY FILLED IN
Please Follow These Procedures: If requested by your mentor, use an assignment cover sheet as the first page of the word processor file. The assignment header should include the Learner’s last name, first initial, course code, dash, and assignment number (DoeJXXX0000-1) justified to the left and the page number justified to the right.
Keep a Photocopy or Electronic Copy of Your Assignments: You may need to re-submit assignments if your mentor has indicated that you may or must do so.
Academic Integrity: All work submitted in each course must be the Learner’s own. This includes all assignments, exams, term papers, and other projects required by the faculty mentor. The known submission of another person’s work represented as that of the Learner’s without properly citing the source of the work will be considered plagiarism and will result in an unsatisfactory grade for the work submitted or for the entire course, and may result in academic dismissal.
PSY8200
Dr. Melissa Trevathan-Minnis
Sexual Issues
McReynolds, JPSY8200-3
Faculty Use Only
Physiology and Human Sexuality
Jennifer McReynolds
Northcentral University
Physiology and Human Sexuality
In the Dominican Republic, 5-Alpha Reductase Syndrome often affects individuals within the society. This syndrome causes drastic changes in the lives of these individuals. A description of the 5-Alpha Reductase Syndrome will be provided. The term “Guevedoces” is the name given to individuals with this syndrome. Guevedoces and the effects of the 5-Alpha Reductase Syndrome on their lives will be discussed. Information concerning gender, hormones, and identity can be obtained through the study of 5-Alpha Reductase Syndrome. An increased understanding of the physiological functions of sexuality and how these functions
ASSIGNMENT COVER SHEET
Learner: Jenn McReynolds
THIS FORM MUST BE COMPLETELY FILLED IN
Please Follow These Procedures: If requested by your mentor, use an assignment cover sheet as the first page of the word processor file. The assignment header should include the Learner’s last name, first initial, course code, dash, and assignment number (DoeJXXX0000-1) justified to the left and the page number justified to the right.
Keep a Photocopy or Electronic Copy of Your Assignments: You may need to re-submit assignments if your mentor has indicated that you may or must do so.
Academic Integrity: All work submitted in each course must be the Learner’s own. This includes all assignments, exams, term papers, and other projects required by the faculty mentor. The known submission of another person’s work represented as that of the Learner’s without properly citing the source of the work will be considered plagiarism and will result in an unsatisfactory grade for the work submitted or for the entire course, and may result in academic dismissal.
PSY8200
Dr. Melissa Trevathan-Minnis
Sexual Issues
McReynolds, JPSY8200-3
Faculty Use Only
Physiology and Human Sexuality
Jennifer McReynolds
Northcentral University
Physiology and Human Sexuality
In the Dominican Republic, 5-Alpha Reductase Syndrome often affects individuals within the society. This syndrome causes drastic changes in the lives of these individuals. A description of the 5-Alpha Reductase Syndrome will be provided. The term “Guevedoces” is the name given to individuals with this syndrome. Guevedoces and the effects of the 5-Alpha Reductase Syndrome on their lives will be discussed. Information concerning gender, hormones, and identity can be obtained through the study of 5-Alpha Reductase Syndrome. An increased understanding of the physiological functions of sexuality and how these functions
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