Chapter 11 Sexuality Flashcards
The physical & hormonal changes of puberty increases ____,____,____ all which affect the development of sexuality.
Sex drive, Change the adolescents appearance & Permit reproduction
What are the 4 developmental challenges of adolescence?
Accepting ones changing body, Accepting feelings of sexual arousal, Understanding that sexual activity is voluntary, & practicing safe sex
____, the process through which adolescents are exposed to & educated about sexuality.
Sexual Socialization
_____, societies in which adolescents are pressured to refrain from sexual activity until they have married or undergone a formal rite of passage into adulthood.
Restrictive Societies
____. societies in which pressures against adolescent sexual activity exist but are not vigilantly enforced.
Semi-restrictive Societies
____, societies in which sexual activity during childhood & adolescence is not greatly restrained.
Permissive Societies
Most indicators suggest that Americans’ attitudes toward adolescent sex belong to ____ societies.
Semi-restrictive
____, having a series of sexual relationships over time in which one is monogamous within each relationship.
Serial Monogamy
____, sexual behavior that is experienced alone, such as masturbation or sexual fantasizing.
Auto-erotic Behavior
____, in males, ejaculations that occur while they are asleep, sometimes referred to as “wet dreams”.
Nocturnal Orgasms
?/3 of all American 14 year old’s & ?/3 of all American 18 year old’s have had sexual intercourse.
1/3 & 2/3
True of False. The proportion of individuals who have had sexual intercourse before entering HS has risen significantly in recent decades.
True
The most substantial change in recent decades has been in the sexual activity of ____.
Females
____, one of the sex hormones secreted by the gonads, found in both sexes but in higher levels among males than females.
Testorones
____, factors that increase the likelihood of some behavior or condition
Risk Factors
____, an individual’s orientation toward same- (heterosexual) or opposite-sex (homosexual) or both-sex (bisexual) sex partners.
Sexual Orientation
____, behavior that is consistent with prevailing expectations for how individuals of a given sex are to behave (masculine, feminine or androgynous).
Sex-Role Behavior
____, the gender an individual identifies with psychologically.
Gender Indentity
____, being forced by a date to have sex against one’s will.
Date Rape
____, any of a group of infections-including gonorrhea, herpes, chlamydia & AIDS- passed on through sexual contact.
STD
____ & ____, sexually transmitted infections caused by a bacterium.
Gonorrhea & Chlamydia
____, a sexually transmitted infection caused by a virus.
Herpes
____, one of several viruses that causes a sexually transmitted disease.
HPV
___, A disease, transmitted by means of bodily fluids, that devastates the immune system.
AIDS
____, the virus associated with AIDS
HIV
Some evidence suggests that early sexual activity (before 16) is more common among teenagers ____ & ____.
Growing up in single-parent households & Associated with higher rates of problem behaviors, such as drug and alcohol use.
Psychological aspects of early sexual activity for males is linked to _____ & for females it is more linked to ____.
Elements of recreations & Feelings of intimacy & love.
Approximately __% of adolescents & __% of young adults are gay, lesbian, or bisexual.
4 & 8
What 6 things do sexually abused adolescents show higher than average rates?
Academic difficulties, Anxiety, Fear, Depression, Risky Behavior, Pregnancy.
What are the 4 reasons experts agree that the reasons so few adolescents use birth control regularly?
Inaccessibility, Uneducated about pregnancy & contraceptives, Seldom anticipate have sex, & Do not plan long-term to obtain birth control.
About ____ of all teenager pregnancies result in the birth of a child who is raised by the teen parent.
Half
Which ethnic group of adolescents are more likely to engage in sexual intercourse earlier than others?
African-American
What are the 2 ways peers influence sexual behavior?
Groups find sexual behaviors acceptable & peers are potential sex partners
About ?/4 of teenagers contract a STD before graduating from HS.
1/4
What are the 4 factors that lead to abortions?
From the upper/middle class, Parents well educated, Family supports decision, Academically ambitious
What are 3 problems with intervention programs?
Focus on biological rather than emotional aspect of sex, Educated about sexual involvement too late (HS), Contraceptive usage/prevention
