Human Sexuality Midterm 2

What is an example of a social transition for transgender people?

Coming out

Name Change

Pronoun Changes

Changing Speaking Voice

Binding/Breast Forms

Tucking/Packer

What is an example of a legal transition for transgender people?

Name Change

Birth Certificate

Drivers Liscense and Passport

What is an example of a medical transition for transgender people?

Hair Removal

Hormone Therapy

Surgical: top/bottom, face, buttocks removal

What is this Gender Confirmation Surgery: Phalloplasty

What is this Gender Confirmation Surgery:

What is the Sexual Response in Infancy? (0-11)

derive pleasure from touching

can have erections in utero/genital swelling (just a reflex)

What is the Sexual Response in Childhood? (3-11)

begin to explore their bodies becuase they are curious and engage in sex play with each other.

How should parents go about sexual response in childhood?

They should know that healthy psycological development is essential.

Masturbation is healthy

Make them comfortable and respect privacy and don’t label things as bad (just inapropriate as certain times)

What is precocius puberty?

getting puberty at an earlier age than normal (ex. 8 yrs old)

What is Klinefelter Syndrome?

Males that have one or more extra X chromosomes

What is Turner Syndrome?

Females that do not have the usual two pairs of X chromosomes

What is Mosaicism?

Condition in which cells within the same person have a different genetic makeup

What is Androgen Insensitivity?

When a person is genetically male but is resistant to male hormones or androgens

What is Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia?

A group of inherited disorders of the adrenal gland

What is 5-Alpha reductase deficiency?

A condition whereby a genetic male will not produce enough of a hormone called dihydrotestosterone

What is Hypospadias?

When the urethra is located on the underside of the penis rather than the tip

What is problematic with infants that are intersex getting surgery?

They do not have any say and may want to be the opposite gender when they are older.

How does the Dichotomous (Psychoanalytic) Model work?

How does the Unidimensional-Bipolar (Kinsey) Model work?

How does the Two Dimensional (Storms) Model work?

What is Bisexuality?

a umbrella term for liking your gender and other genders

What is Pansexuality?

attraction not limited to sex, gender, or gender identity

Do not pay attention to “gender” specifically

What is Omnisexuality?

attracted to people of any gender, BUT their gender is the main reason why you are attracted to them, even if you like any gender. You notice the gender

What is Asexuality?

persistent lack of sexual attraction

do not experience sexual attraction to other people

(can have sex for the pleasure of it and nothing else)

What is Demisexuality?

does not experience sexual attraction without a strong emotional bond

sexual attraction is not based on outward looks, but rather a strong connection with the person themselves.

What is Polysexuality?

Sexual attraction to more than one sex, gender, or gender identity

What are the 3 keys to good communication

self-disclosure, trust, and feedback

What is autoeroticism?

sexual activities that only involve ones self

What are forbidden fantasies?

ones that exist but remain unfulfilled

what are Sexual Variations?

Sexual variety and diversity in terms of sexual orientation, attitudes, behaviors, desires, fantasies, and so on; sexual activity not statistically typical of usual sexual behavior.

What is Paraphilia?

Any intense and persistent sexual interest other than sexual interest in genital stimulation or preparatory fondling with phenotypically normal, physically mature, consenting human partners.

What is the difference between Sexual Variation and Paraphilia?

paraphilia involves specific behaviors that are intense and reocurring sexual arousal pattern (ex. voyeurism) and sexual variation is just what is not statistically normal

What is fetishism?

Sexual attraction to objects that become sexual symbols.

What two terms from BDSM are seen as paraphilic disorders

sadism and masochism

Which two letters are a form of fantasy sex in BDSM

D and S. Domination and Submission

what part of the D-S master/slave script is an illusion?

There is an illusion that the dominant has all they power when in reality it is more shared.

What do the B and D in BDSM entail?

Bondage and Discipline. Being tied up and humiliated/etc.

What do the S and M stand for in BDSM

Sadism and Masocism