CH 1. Terms Flashcards
Anatomist
Research who studies the structure of the body
Anthropology
The study of cultural or biological variations across the human race
Celibate
Living under a vow not to marry of (by implication) to engage in sexual relations.
clinical psychology
The assessment of treatment of mental or behavioral problems, as practiced by psychologists
cognitive psychology
The study of informational -processing systems of the mind
control group
A group of subjects included in a study for comparison purposes
cultural psychology
The study of the interaction between culture and mental processes.
Endocrinology
The study of glands and hormones
erectile dysfunction
A persistent inability to achieve or maintain an erection sufficient to accomplish a desired sexual behavior such as coitus to orgasm. Earlier known as impotence.
Ethnography
The study of a cultural group, often by means of extended individual fieldwork
evolutionary psychology
The study of the influence of evolution on mental processes or behavior.
Feminism
The movement to secure equality for women; the study of social and psychological issues from women’s perspectives.
Gender
The collection of psychological traits that differ between males and females
General Social Survey (GSS)
A long running periodic survey of the U.S. population run by the National Opinion Research Center
Genetics
The study of the mechanisms of inheritance.
Heterosexual
Sexually atrracted to persons of the opposite sex.
Homosexual
Sexually attracted to persons of one’s own sex.
marriage and family counselor
Therapist who assesses or treats interpersonal problems arising between spouses or other intimate partners.
Matrilineal
Tracing descent through the female line
Microbiology
The study of microscopic organisms, especially those that cause disease
National Health and Social Life Survey (NHSLS)
A national survey of sexual behavior, relationships, and attitudes in the United States, conducted in the early 1990s.
National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (NSSAL)
A British survey of sexual behavior, relationships, and attitudes conducted in the early 1990s.
National Survey of Sexual Health and Behavior (NSSHB)
A national survey of sexual behavior in the United States, based at Indiana University and published 2010.
Neuroscience
The study of the nervous system
ovum (pl. ova)
A mature female game, prior to or immediately after fertilization
Polygamy
Marriage to or (mostly in animals) mating with more than one partner
Procreation
Production of offspring
Psychobiology
The study of the biological bases of mental processes and behavior
psychological anthropology
The study of the interaction of cultural and mental processes
Psychology
The study of mental processes and behavior
reproductive physiology:
The study of fertility and pregnancy
script theory
The analysis of sexual and other behaviors as the enactment of socially instilled roles.
sex hormones
Chemical messengers that influence sexual and reproductive processes
sex research
The scientific study of sex
sex therapist
A person who treats sexual dysfunction, usually by recommending behavioral changes and sexual exercises
Sexism
Prejudice or discrimination directed against one sex - usually women
Sexology
The scientific study of sex, especially of sexual dysfunctions
sexual orientation
The direction of a person’s sexual feelings towards persons of the same sex, the other sex, or both sexes
Sexuality
the feelings, behaviors, and identities associated with sex
social psychology
the study of our relationship with others
Socialization
The effect of social influences such as family , education, peer groups, and the media on the development of psychological or behavioral traits
Sociology
The scientific study of society
spermatozoon (pl. spermatozoa)
A male gamete, produced in the testis
transexual (or transsexual)
A person who identifies with the other sex and who seeks to transition to the other sex by means of hormone treatment and sex reassignment surgery. Transexual can be male-to-female (MTF) or female-to-male (FTM)
Transgender
Having a gender identity that is discordant with one’s anatomical sex
