EVALUATION

• EVALUATION OF ATYPICAL SEX CHROMOSOME PATTERNS?

  + real world application

  + research

  -unclear if conclusions are universal

  + nature/ nurture debate

  -biological debate
• REAL WORLD APPLICATION?

  • research
  • more accurate diagnosis of Klinefelter's/ Turner's syndrome
  • more effective treatment
• RESEARCH?

  • study of 87 with Klinefelter's
  • found those identified and treated at young age had significant benefits over those treated as adults
  • increased awareness
  • useful in society
• UNCLEAR IF CONCLUSIONS ARE UNIVERSAL?

  • atypical look different to peers
  • treated differently leading to psychological differences
  • rather than biology as cause
  • not able to generalise conclusions to wider population
  • unable to establish relative contribution of biology and environment to syndromes
• NATURE/ NURTURE DEBATE?

  • comparing typical/ atypical
  • can assume large psychological differences due to biology
  • useful to gain understanding about innate influences on psychological processes
• BIOLOGICAL DEBATE?

  • assuming all symptoms are biological is debatable
  • atypical treated differently
  • e.g. Turner's 'babied' due to young appearance
  • lead to social immaturity
  • wrong to assume all differences caused by nature
  • interactionist approach more appropriate