UTS Midterm pt. 2

SEXUALITY

It is a central aspect of being human throughout life which encompasses sex, gender identities and roles, sexual orientation, eroticism, pleasure, intimacy and reproduction. It is experienced and expressed in thoughts, fantasies, desires, beliefs, attitudes, values, behaviors, practices, roles, and relationships.

SEXUAL SELFHOOD

how one thinks about himself or herself as a sexual individual.​

HISTORICAL, BIOLOGICAL, SOCIOBIOLOGICAL/EVOLUTIONARY, RELIGIOUS

VARIOUS WAYS OF UNDERSTANDING SEXUALITY:

ANCIENT GREECE

Penis is the symbol of fertility and the male body was greatly admired​. Wives were objects to be possessed. Women have no legal and political rights, not even allowed to read and write.​ Their only function is to bear children​ (what era)

GYNE

bearer of children

THE MIDDLE AGES

Influenced by the church especially “sexuality”. (what era)

ALL SEXUAL ACTS WHICH DO NOT LEAD TO PROCREATION IS EVIL

Middle Ages Church decree:

TEMPTRESS OR OF VIRTUE

Women were labeled as _ in the middle ages.

THE PROTESTANT REFORMATION

Martin Luther and others started a movement​. Sexuality is a natural part of life and that priests should be allowed to marry and have families. Sexual intimacy is to strengthen the bond between husband and wife and not just for procreation. (what era)

17TH AND 18TH CENTURY

Puritans (discontented with the Church of England) rallied for religious, moral, and social reformation​. Premarital sex was considered immoral​​. (what era)

VICTORIAN ERA (1800s-1901)

Homosexuality and prostitution were rampant​. Sex was a marital duty (pure)​. Ejaculating more than once a month can weaken a man, masturbation leads to blindness, insanity, and death. (what era)

20TH CENTURY

separation between the church and state reduced the influence of the church over sexual matters and morals​. Pregnancy was controlled by natural and artificial contraception​. Increased incidence of sexually transmitted diseases because of risky sexual activities.​ Rise of feminism (employment, home life)​. Over time, it led to today’s view of what is considered sexually normal.

BRAIN

It initializes and organizes sexual behavior.​

BIOLOGICAL

secondary sex characteristics

TESTES, PENIS, SCROTUM, SEMINAL VESCICLES AND PROSTATE GLANDS

MALE PRIMARY SEX CHARACTERISTICS FOR PROCREATION:

OVARIES, FALLOPIAN TUBES, UTERUS, VAGINA

FEMALE PRIMARY SEX CHARACTERISTICS FOR PROCREATION:

FERTILIZATION

During intercourse, this may take place.

AUTOSOMES

The 22 pairs of 23 chromosomes are called what?

SEX CHROMOSOMES

The 23rd pair of chromosomes is called what? It determines the sex.

NATURAL SELECTION

process by which organisms that are best suited for their environment are most likely to survive.​

JUDAISM

marital sex is blessed by God and is pleasurable for both man and woman​. Sexual connection is an opportunity for spirituality. (religion)

ISLAM

Family is important​. Celibacy within marriage is prohibited​. Extramarital sex is penalized​ (religion)

TAOISM

sex is natural and healthy​. Sexual union is a way to balance male and female energy​ (religion)

HINDUISM

sexuality is seen as a spiritual force​. Ritual of lovemaking is celebrating and transcending the physical​. (religion)

ROMAN CATHOLIC

marriage is purely for intercourse and procreation​. Homosexual orientation is not sinful but homosexual acts are immoral and sinful.​ Opposes use of birth control and abortion is prohibited​.

PRIMARY SEX CHARACTERISTICS

These are physical characteristics that are present at birth ​

SECONDARY SEX CHARACTERISTICS

These are physical characteristics that develops during the onset of puberty

HORMONES

are natural substances that are produced in the body that influences the way the body grows or develops. Testosterone, estrogen, and progesterone are some examples of this

REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM

is the system of sex organs designed for reproduction or sexual function.

SEXUAL ORIENTATION

​A person’s predisposition or inclination regarding sexual behavior, emotional attachment or physical attraction to one or both sexes (Rosenthal, 2013)​

HETEROSEXUAL

People who are these are romantically and physically attracted to members of the opposite sex: They are sometimes called "straight."

ASEXUAL

These people may not be interested in any sex, but they still feel emotionally close to other people.

PANSEXUAL

Individuals who can experience sexual, romantic, or emotional attraction to all person, regardless of that person's gender, sex, or sexuality.

HOMOSEXUAL

This is a romantic attraction, sexual attraction, or sexual behavior between members of the same sex or gender.

CLITORIS

It is considered as "the body part contributing most to sexual arousal." This is extremely sensitive.

VAGINA

The interior of this does contain nerve endings and women reported that deep stimulation leads to a more intense orgasm.

NECK

It is very sensitive to light touch, especially among people with low body fat.

BREAST AND NIPPLES

stimulation sets fireworks off in the same region of the brain that processes sensations from clitoris and vagina

CERVIX

It is located at the lower end of the uterus. It has its own feel-good nerve pathways.

MOUTH AND LIPS

Many women rank these highly erogenous areas.

EARS

are super sensitive to the touch, probably due to a large number of nerve endings.

PENIS

stimulation here significantly contributes to sexual satisfaction. Circumcision doesn't appear to decrease sensation or sexual satisfaction.

SCROTUM

is one of men's most notable erogenous zones. Lots of nerves mean that this area is super-sensitive to touch.

PERINEUM

It's the area between the anus and the scrotum, which help convey sensations of sexual pleasure from genitals to the brain.

SEXUAL RESPONSE CYCLE

It refers to the sequence of physical and emotional changes that occur as a person becomes sexually aroused and participates in sexually stimulating activities, including intercourse and masturbation.

MASTERS AND JOHNSON

They used the term sexual response cycle to describe the changes that occur in the body as men and women become sexually aroused.

EXCITEMENT PHASE, PLATEAU PHASE, ORGASM PHASE, RESOLUTION PHASE

PHASES IN SEXUAL RESPONSE CYCLE:

SOCIOSEXUAL BEHAVIOR

involving more than one person. It is generally expressed in heterosexual and homosexual behavior.​

SOLITARY BEHAVIOR

self stimulation or self-masturbation​

GENITAL HERPES

caused by a large family of viruses of different strains. These strains also produce other non-sexually transmitted diseases such as chicken pox.​ ​

GENITAL WARTS

caused by human papillomavirus. They are very contagious and are commonly acquired in the US in the 15-24 age group.​

GONORRHEA

thrives in the moist mucous membranes linings of the mouth, throat, vagina, cervix, urethra, and the anal tract. ​

PRIMARY

Syphilis phase where sores appear

SECONDARY

Syphilis phase where general skin rashes occur

LATENT

Syphilis phase where there’s no overt symptoms which may last for several years

TERTIARY

Syphilis phase where cardiovascular disease, blindness, paralysis, skin ulcer, liver damage, mental problem and death​

CHLAMYDIA

the most common urinary tract and bladder infection as well as vaginal yeast infection​

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME (AIDS)

is a chronic condition caused by the human immunodeficiency virus, also called HIV.

HUMAN IMMUNODEFECIENCY VIRUS (HIV)

It damages the immune system so that the body is less able to fight infection and disease​

NATURAL METHOD OF CONTRACEPTION

It is a type of birth control that depends on observations on women through monitoring and recording different fertility signals during her menstrual cycle.

ABSTINENCE, CALENDAR METHOD, COITUS INTERRUPTUS

NATURAL METHOD OF CONTRACEPTION:

ARTIFICIAL METHOD OF CONTRACEPTION

Is a diverse method of contraception used to prevent the conception of a woman.

ORAL CONTRACEPTION, CONDOMS, HORMONAL INJECTIONS

ARTIFICIAL METHOD OF CONTRACEPTION: