LESSON 3. Part 2. Sexuality, Sexual Orientation and Sexual Behavior

Sexuality

a person’s capacity for sexual feelings

Sexual Orientation

refers to a person’s capacity to arouse the sexual interest of another, or, conversely, the sexual interest one feels towards another.

• an enduring pattern of romantic or sexual attraction

Gender Identity

individuals concepts of themselves.

Sexual Identity

refers to how one thinks oneself in terms of whom one is sexually & romantically attracted to as defined by his or her biological sex & gender.

Sex

determined by virtue of one’s physical anatomy

GENDER

socially determined likes being masculine or feminine.

Sexual Orientation

enduring pattern of attraction to persons of the opposite sex, same sex, or to both sexes.

HETEROSEXUAL

Individual who are “straight”

HOMOSEXUAL

Considered as lesbians or gays

BISEXUAL

Hermaphroditic

• Attracted to BOTH SEXES

GENDER DYSPHORIA

People who have gender identity that DIFFERS from their assigned sex

• Considered as transgender

ROBERT WEISS’

description HS variables by?

Erogenous Zones

areas in the body that results in sexual pleasure when manipulated

1. Clitoris

2. Vagina

3. Cervix

4. Mouth and Lips

5. Neck

6. . Breasts and Nipples

7. Ears

FEMALE Erogenous Zones

1. Penis

2. Mouth and Lips

3. Scrotum

4. Neck

5. Nipples

6. Perineum

7. Ears

MALE Erogenous Zones

Gender Fluid

A person whose gender identity is not fixed & shifts over time depending on the situation

Sexual Preference

a degree of voluntary choice regarding sexual partners

• may be influenced by social systems like religion, language, and ethnic traditions.

Sexual Identity

Individuals may or may not consider their sexual orientation to define their identity, as they may experience various degrees of fluidity with sexuality, or simply identify more strongly as other aspects of their identity such as a family role.

Sexual Behavior

the act of engagement in sexual activity, typically involving the stimulation of erogenous zone to derive sexual pleasure between partners or with oneself.

• Sexual fantasies

• masturbation

• coital sex

• oral sex

• anal sex

Common Types of Sexual Behavior

Sexual Fantasies

any mental imagery that is sexually arousing

Masturbation

tactile stimulation of the body for sexual pleasure

Coital sex

the term for vaginal-penile intercourse

Oral sex

oral stimulation of male or female sexual organ

Anal sex

defined as penetration by the anus of an object (stimulates the sensory nerve of the anus)

Society and Sexual Behavior

Sexual behavior considered normal depends on culture.

• Sexually restrictive cultures

• Sexually permissive cultures

2 Cultural Attitudes towards Sexual Behavior

Sexually restrictive cultures

possess a more rigid outlook on sexuality along with a dominantly negative attitude towards any form of sexual expression and/or activity.

• Sex may be seen as taboo, and related behaviors may be strictly regulated or prohibited altogether.

Sexually permissive cultures

often hold more progressive views and attitudes towards sexuality and exhibit more leniency in evaluation and regulation of sex-related behavior.

Sophia Xepoleas (retrieved, 2015)

Societies generally have norms that reinforce their accepted social system of sexuality.

Non-Western societies – India and China

_____ valued Chastity in a potential mate,

western European countries - Sweden and Norway

_______ place little value on prior sexual experiences

Roman Catholic Church

believes that “Human life and human sexuality are inseparable. Since God created man in His own image, the human body and sex must likewise be good.”

Same-sex marriage:

The Catholic Church considers sexual activity between members of the _______ as a sin; marriage is defined as “a covenant by which a man and woman establish between themselves a partnership of the whole of life…..

Premarital Sex:

The Catholic Church disapproves of fornication (sexual intercourse between two people not married to each other),

12 years old

Age of Sexual Consent

Homosexuality

The Catholic Church welcomes celibate gay and lesbian people but condemns _____ acts.

• _______ persons are called to chastity. Such person must be accepted with respect and sensitivity.”

Masturbation and Birth Control

The Catholic Church sees masturbation as sinful and disapproves of “Artificial” means of birth control.

Incest

The Catholic Church disapproves of and does not recognize any form of incestuous relationships

DSM V

the official manual for diagnosis of mental health disorders. Mental Health Disorders Associated with Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation

Gender Dysphoria

the DISTRESS a person feels due to a mismatch between gender identity and their sex assigned at birth.

Transsexualism

desire to live and be accepted as a member of the opposite sex, usually accompanied by the desire for surgery and hormonal treatment.

Gender Identity Disorder of Childhood

persistence and intense distress about one’s assigned gender, manifested prior to puberty.

Sexual Maturation Disorder

UNCERTAINTY about one’s gender identity or sexual orientation, causing anxiety or distress.

1. Unprotected sex-work

2. Multiple Sexual Partners / Anonymous partners

3. Elicit drug use

4. Penile-anal sex

Risky Sexual Behaviors

Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD)

– a condition passed from one person to another through sexual contact

• Vaginal Sex

• Anal Sex

• Oral Sex

• Transmission from a mother to baby during childbirth

• Skin to skin contact

• Sharing Equipment

HOW CAN SOMEONE GET AN STI?

• Young people ages 15-24 years old

• Long-term travelers

• Sex Workers

• People who experience Sexual Molestation

WHO GETS STIs?

1. Chlamydia

2. HPV / Human

Papillovirus

3. Syphilis

4. HIV

5. Gonorrhea

6. Pubic Lice

7. Trichomoniasis

Most Common Types of STDs

• Chlamydia

• Gonorrhea

• Syphilis

3 BACTERIAL STIs

• Days or Weeks

• Days or Weeks

• Weeks or Months

Chlamydia

Among the most common bacterial STIs in the world

• Passed by having unprotected oral, anal or vaginal sex

Condoms or Dental dams

can help prevent the spread of chlamydia during vaginal/anal sex

• used for protection during oral sex

Gonorrhea

Sexually transmitted bacterial infection

Curable

Remember chlamydia, gonorrhea, & syphilis is ______

Syphilis

Rare sexually transmitted bacterial infection

• Can cause serious damage to the body if not cured, including death.

• Pubic lice

• Scabies

• Trichomoniasis

PARASITIC STIs

Pubic Lice

Intense itchiness

Scabies

Reddish Rash

Trichomoniasis

Pain during sex or Urination

• Vaginal Discharge

• Human Papilloma Virus (HPV)

• Genital Herpes

• Hepatitis

• HIV/AIDS

VIRAL STIs

Human Papillomavirus (HPV)

spread through skin to skin contact, oral, anal and vaginal sex with an infected partner

• there is no cure

• contagious

Genital Herpes

Caused by the Herpes Simple Virus (HSV)

• never develop sores

• contagious

• NOT CURABLE. It is TREATABLE