When people are faced with a conflict both their traits and behaviors influence the outcome. Genetic traits such as a high amount of testosterone may cause a person to become aggressive, as testosterone can cause this. A person taught to be aggressive by her role models may also behave aggressively; this is a learned behavior. Although behaviors can change, it is a difficult process. Genetic traits and learned behaviors both influence how people resolve conflicts.
Genetic traits influence people's health in positive and negative ways. Some people are naturally more immune to disease due to their ancestors' exposure to it. Some people are more likely to get cancer because their genes carry those traits. However, behaviors also affect people's health. Behavioral choices such as choosing to smoke or not, what to eat and how often to exercise all affect people's health. A person's health is affected by genetics and behaviors.
From birth humans teach their children how to sit up, how to play, how to read and how to ride a bike. These are learned behaviors. However, they are impossible without the genetic traits that allow a person to learn. People with genetically caused learning disabilities sometimes have difficulty learning social behaviors as well as academic tools such as reading. Both healthy genetic traits and positive learned behavior are required to create an educated person.
In romantic and sexual relationships people interact closely with one another and must learn to accommodate to another person's needs. Most people have behaviors that may annoy their partner; some people are messy and disorganized and others may be obsessively neat. Genetic traits also affect people's relationships. Some people's genetic traits create a stronger urge to procreate, while others may have low sexual interest due to genetic traits such as hormone levels. While behaviors can change, similar traits can enhance them.