Whether you are a man, or a woman, there are some facts related to the psychology of women that everyone should know. We have always heard that understanding women is difficult. From their mood swings while PMSing to their health conditions during pregnancy; from their mental health affected due to workplace, to their physical health deteriorating because of the stress and inferiority complex –there’s a lot that women have to go through in their lives.
According to the Christian creation myth, Eve was seen as the main offender by God because it was she who was tempted by Satan. Due to her mental ability to imagine creatively she was tempted by the offer of Satan and hence received the punishment of undergoing immense pain while giving birth.
This creation story exemplifies how the mental health and abilities of women have physical consequences. Given below are some more psychological facts about women:
1. Women suffer four times as many headaches as men, which is thought to be due to fluctuations in Hormones.
2. The average amount of time a woman can keep a secret is 47 hours and 15 minutes.
3. Men and women use different parts of the brain to handle the same task.
4. A woman’s brain is 10% smaller than a man’s brain, according to overall brain volume. However, it does not affect the levels of intelligence, and scientists are unsure of which regions hold the volume differences.
5. With age, the male brain shrinks faster than the female.
6. Female brains are born ready to connect with others.
7. Women’s brains can change so much that they experience an “Emotional Earthquake”.
8. Women are more likely to have greater emotional intelligence and empathy because of having a larger limbic system.
9. In her 20s a woman has to be more driven because ultimately they have less time to climb the career ladder and build their accomplishments if they are to take time out to have children.
10. Depression is not only the most common women's mental health problem but may be more persistent in women than men.