Chapter 11 Sexuality

Question 1

The physical & hormonal changes of puberty increases ____,____,____ all which affect the development of sexuality.

Answer 1

Sex drive, Change the adolescents appearance & Permit reproduction

Question 2

What are the 4 developmental challenges of adolescence?

Answer 2

Accepting ones changing body, Accepting feelings of sexual arousal, Understanding that sexual activity is voluntary, & practicing safe sex

Question 3

____, the process through which adolescents are exposed to & educated about sexuality.

Answer 3

Sexual Socialization

Question 4

_____, societies in which adolescents are pressured to refrain from sexual activity until they have married or undergone a formal rite of passage into adulthood.

Answer 4

Restrictive Societies

Question 5

____. societies in which pressures against adolescent sexual activity exist but are not vigilantly enforced.

Answer 5

Semi-restrictive Societies

Question 6

____, societies in which sexual activity during childhood & adolescence is not greatly restrained.

Answer 6

Permissive Societies

Question 7

Most indicators suggest that Americans’ attitudes toward adolescent sex belong to ____ societies.

Answer 7

Semi-restrictive

Question 8

____, having a series of sexual relationships over time in which one is monogamous within each relationship.

Answer 8

Serial Monogamy

Question 9

____, sexual behavior that is experienced alone, such as masturbation or sexual fantasizing.

Answer 9

Auto-erotic Behavior

Question 10

____, in males, ejaculations that occur while they are asleep, sometimes referred to as “wet dreams”.

Answer 10

Nocturnal Orgasms

Question 11

?/3 of all American 14 year old’s & ?/3 of all American 18 year old’s have had sexual intercourse.

Answer 11

1/3 & 2/3

Question 12

True of False. The proportion of individuals who have had sexual intercourse before entering HS has risen significantly in recent decades.

Answer 12

True

Question 13

The most substantial change in recent decades has been in the sexual activity of ____.

Answer 13

Females

Question 14

____, one of the sex hormones secreted by the gonads, found in both sexes but in higher levels among males than females.

Answer 14

Testorones

Question 15

____, factors that increase the likelihood of some behavior or condition

Answer 15

Risk Factors

Question 16

____, an individual’s orientation toward same- (heterosexual) or opposite-sex (homosexual) or both-sex (bisexual) sex partners.

Answer 16

Sexual Orientation

Question 17

____, behavior that is consistent with prevailing expectations for how individuals of a given sex are to behave (masculine, feminine or androgynous).

Answer 17

Sex-Role Behavior

Question 18

____, the gender an individual identifies with psychologically.

Answer 18

Gender Indentity

Question 19

____, being forced by a date to have sex against one’s will.

Answer 19

Date Rape

Question 20

____, any of a group of infections-including gonorrhea, herpes, chlamydia & AIDS- passed on through sexual contact.

Answer 20

STD

Question 21

____ & ____, sexually transmitted infections caused by a bacterium.

Answer 21

Gonorrhea & Chlamydia

Question 22

____, a sexually transmitted infection caused by a virus.

Answer 22

Herpes

Question 23

____, one of several viruses that causes a sexually transmitted disease.

Answer 23

HPV

Question 24

___, A disease, transmitted by means of bodily fluids, that devastates the immune system.

Answer 24

AIDS

Question 25

____, the virus associated with AIDS

Answer 25

HIV

Question 26

Some evidence suggests that early sexual activity (before 16) is more common among teenagers ____ & ____.

Answer 26

Growing up in single-parent households & Associated with higher rates of problem behaviors, such as drug and alcohol use.

Question 27

Psychological aspects of early sexual activity for males is linked to _____ & for females it is more linked to ____.

Answer 27

Elements of recreations & Feelings of intimacy & love.

Question 28

Approximately __% of adolescents & __% of young adults are gay, lesbian, or bisexual.

Answer 28

4 & 8

Question 29

What 6 things do sexually abused adolescents show higher than average rates?

Answer 29

Academic difficulties, Anxiety, Fear, Depression, Risky Behavior, Pregnancy.

Question 30

What are the 4 reasons experts agree that the reasons so few adolescents use birth control regularly?

Answer 30

Inaccessibility, Uneducated about pregnancy & contraceptives, Seldom anticipate have sex, & Do not plan long-term to obtain birth control.

Question 31

About ____ of all teenager pregnancies result in the birth of a child who is raised by the teen parent.

Answer 31

Half

Question 32

Which ethnic group of adolescents are more likely to engage in sexual intercourse earlier than others?

Answer 32

African-American

Question 33

What are the 2 ways peers influence sexual behavior?

Answer 33

Groups find sexual behaviors acceptable & peers are potential sex partners

Question 34

About ?/4 of teenagers contract a STD before graduating from HS.

Answer 34

1/4

Question 35

What are the 4 factors that lead to abortions?

Answer 35

From the upper/middle class, Parents well educated, Family supports decision, Academically ambitious

Question 36

What are 3 problems with intervention programs?

Answer 36

Focus on biological rather than emotional aspect of sex, Educated about sexual involvement too late (HS), Contraceptive usage/prevention