Womens Mysteries - 5 / 11 / 2002
Maiden
Mother
Crone
Hag
pregnancy
life-giving
inherent sense of worth
limited amounts of testosterone
supportive
progesterone
- human bonding
estrogen
empathic
peacekeeping
females have higher levels of serotonin
conciliatory
seeks bonding outcomes
single sex partner [someone to help raise children]
blood flows to the cingulate gyrus when at rest
- part of the limbic system concerned with emotional life & expression
limited mobility
navigates by landmarks
gathering [shopping]
operating within the known
internal
corpus callosum
- links right & left brains
larger in females
females process feelings faster
multitasking of information
circular / circumambulatory
diffuse
better verbal communication skills
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