Do women's moods change over the menstrual cycle? Explain your choice of answer.
What will be an ideal response?
The great majority of women do not experience menstrual cycle fluctuations in mood, but a small percentage may. In one study, the researchers collected data from a random sample of Canadian women daily for 6 months. The results were surprising. No positive mood items showed cycle fluctuations. Only 2 negative mood items, sadness and irritability, showed significant variations across the cycle. Irritability was greater both premenstrually and during menses, compared with midcycle. Notice that greater irritability was not just premenstrual, challenging the basic concept of premenstrual syndrome (PMS). Sadness was greater premenstrually, but it was more strongly associated with stress, physical health, and social support than it was with cycle phase. According to this study, there is no scientific evidence of PMS, although there are plenty of stereotypes about it. That said, it may be that a small percentage of women do experience PMS. Averaging across data from a random sample of women, there are too few with PMS to produce average mood fluctuations.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
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A. criticism. B. acceptance. C. nonresponse. D. passive aggression.
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A. Individualization B. Lifespan development C. Adrenarche D. Individual anthropogenesis