Human Sexual Behavior Chapter 8

gender constancy

realization in the young child that one's gender does not normally change over the life span

body image

semenarche

gender constancy

transactional sex

sexuality

breast buds

first swelling of the area around the nipple that indicates the beginning of breast development

lumpectomy

gynecomastia

breast buds

semenarche

demisexual

semenarche

experience of first ejaculation

fellatio

andropause

semenarche

puberty

cunnilingus

body image

person's feelings and mental picture of their own body's beauty

gender constancy

asexuality

body image

Tanner stage

self-love

abstinence

refraining from intercourse and often other forms of sexual contact

anovulation

self-actualization

demisexual

abstinence

gender constancy

asexual

lack of sexual attraction to others, or low or absent interest in or desire for sexual activity

asexual

demisexual

pansexual

bisexual

self-love

demisexual

person who experiences sexual feelings and attractions only after developing emotional intimacy with a partner

pansexual

asexual

demisexual

hyposexual

bisexual

fellatio

oral-penile contact

analingus

cunnilingus

fellatio

demisexuality

transactional sex

cunnilingus

oral-vaginal contact

fellatio

cunnilingus

analingus

demisexuality

transactional sex

analingus

oral-anal contact

analingus

cunnilingus

transactional sex

demisexuality

fellatio

transactional sex

casual exchange of sexual favors for money or gifts

transactional sex

analingus

fellatio

cunnilingus

abstinence

comprehensive sexuality education programs

programs that often begin in kindergarten and continue through 12th grade, presenting various topics to help students develop their own skills while learning factual information

comprehensive sexuality education programs

transactional sex

abstinence-only programs

physical education

psychosexual development

abstinence-only programs

sexuality education programs that emphasize abstinence from all sexual behaviors

transactional sex

comprehensive sexuality education programs

physical education

psychosexual development

abstinence-only programs

Children want love, appreciate sensuality, and engage in behaviors that set the stage for adult sexuality.

Which statement best describes childhood sexuality?

a. Children can be considered to be "little adults" in most aspects of their lives, including their sexuality.

b. Children's sexual behaviors are based on motives similar to those of adults.

c. Children want love, appreciate sensuality, and engage in behaviors that set the stage for adult sexuality.

d. Children who are sexually aroused experience the same feelings as do adults who are sexually aroused.

No, many infants will touch their genitals as soon as they are coordinated enough to do so.

Adelaide just noticed her infant daughter rubbing her vulva in the area of her clitoris. Should she be concerned?

a. No, many infants will touch their genitals as soon as they are coordinated enough to do so.

b. Maybe, while this would be common in a male infant, it is very rare in girls.

c. Yes, since it almost certainly indicates an infection of some sort.

d. Yes, since it suggests that the infant is suffering from severe stress.

aware that his genitals are "private."

Laurent is three years old. It is likely that he is:

a. not particularly curious about his body.

b. no longer touching his genitals.

c. aware that his genitals are "private."

d. experiencing sexual desire for playmates.

while still in the womb

When does research suggest that boys are first capable of having an erection?

a. while still in the womb

b. immediately after birth

c. three to five years before puberty

d. at puberty

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Benita was assigned female at birth and, if you ask, she will tell you she is a girl and that she will always be a girl. This type of knowledge is usually solidified by about age:

a. 2.

b. 4.

c. 6.

d. 8.

early childhood

During what period do people learn the most about their bodies?

a. infancy

b. early childhood

c. middle childhood

d. adolescence

generally positive effects on children's well-being.

Casual parental nudity, openness to sexual questions, and willingness to let young children sleep in their parents' bed at times is usually associated with:

a. excessive sexual interests and knowledge in children.

b. later body shame in adolescence.

c. neither beneficial nor harmful effects.

d. generally positive effects on children's well-being.

his siblings

Tomas is seven years old. He lives with his parents and his three siblings. From which person is Tomas most likely to gain sexual knowledge?

a. his siblings

b. the media

c. his doctor

d. his teacher

Older children are more aware that sex is private than younger children, and are more likely to hide their sexual behaviors and become more sophisticated at hiding them.

What is the best explanation for why a nine-year-old child displays less sexual behavior than a two-year-old child?

a. Children enter a sexual latency period after about age four and until puberty in which sexual pleasure becomes less important to them than it is either earlier or later in development.

b. Older children are more aware that sex is private than younger children, and are more likely to hide their sexual behaviors and become more sophisticated at hiding them.

c. Children at this age dislike socializing with children of other genders, which limits opportunities to engage in sexual play.

d. Nine-year-olds, unlike two-year-olds, are not going through a period of sexual discovery.

curiosity about themselves, their bodies, and the bodies of others

What is the main basis of sexuality for a three-year-old child?

a. curiosity about themselves, their bodies, and the bodies of others

b. privacy and secrecy

c. a desire to establish close, loving relationships with others

d. feeling sexual pleasure

In girls, breast buds and pubic hair are typically the first outward signs of puberty to appear.

Which is the most accurate statement regarding puberty?

a. In most children, the first outward signs of puberty begin at age 6 or 7.

b. In girls, breast buds and pubic hair are typically the first outward signs of puberty to appear.

c. Boys typically experience semenarche before girls have menarche.

d. Most boys are excited about their first ejaculation, and usually tell their closest male friend that this event has occurred.

they are typically associated with improved psychosocial outcomes

Galaxy, aged 11, was assigned male at birth but identifies as a girl and uses she/her pronouns. She is very concerned, and her parents are exploring the possibility of puberty delaying medications and eventual cross-sex hormones. What did Transgender Youth Project researchers find about the use of medications in trans children and youth?

a. they are associated with increased adverse outcomes

b. they are useless since almost all trans kids will stop being trans

c. they typically only work for a few months or a year at most

d. they are typically associated with improved psychosocial outcomes

best friends

By the end of high school, adolescent boys and girls report having their most important relationship with their:

a. mothers.

b. fathers.

c. best friends.

d. romantic partners.

Why are some people gay or lesbians?

Barack is 13 years old. If he is developmentally typical, what question about sex would he be most likely to ask?

a. Where do babies come from?

b. What is prostitution?

c. Why do some women have larger breasts than others?

d. Why are some people gay or lesbians?

she felt affection for her partner

Sondra is a teenage girl who just had sex with a boy for the first time. Which is most likely the reason?

a. she felt forced to

b. she felt affection for her partner

c. she was curious

d. she just went along with it

proximity-based to feelings-based.

Johannes is 11 years old. It is likely that his friendships are shifting from:

a. emotion-based to cognition-based.

b. interest-based to gender-based.

c. proximity-based to feelings-based.

d. activity-based to sex play-based.

the Netherlands

Which country has the lowest rates of teenage pregnancy and abortion in the world?

a. the Netherlands

b. Brazil

c. Japan

d. Russia

peers

What is the most important influence on the sexual behavior of teens?

a. parents

b. peers

c. religion

d. the media

high venereal disease rates

What spurred the movement toward formalized sexual education in the United States?

a. high teen pregnancy rates

b. high sexual assault rates

c. high venereal disease rates

d. high LGBT suicide rates

Probably not, almost 90% of those who take such pledges engage in premarital sex.

Jill took a chastity pledge. Can her parents rest assured that she will remain a virgin until marriage?

a. Yes, nearly all of those who take such pledges remain virgins until marriage.

b. Probably, as about three-quarters of those who take such pledges remain virgins until marriage.

c. Maybe but maybe not, since only about half of those who take such pledges remain virgins until marriage.

d. Probably not, almost 90% of those who take such pledges engage in premarital sex.