Chapter 8.2 Sexual Attraction Flashcards

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What is sexual attraction?

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The first stage in bringing individuals together; may be synchronized with physiological readiness

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What is proceptive?

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Behavior that establishes, maintains, or promote sexual interaction

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What is sexual receptive?

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A state typically in females when she is willing to copulate
Exhibited by pheromones, behavior, bodily changes

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What is Copulation aka coitus?

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One or more intromissions: male penis inserted into female vagina and male ejaculation of sperm-bearing semen into female

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What is the refractory period?

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A period where one individual discontinues copulation; may vary from minutes to months

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What is the Coolidge effect?

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It’s resuming sexual activity with a new partner

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What is Postcopulatory behavior?

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It’s a vaginal plug; copulatory lock occurs in dogs and some mice’s
May include parental behavior to nurture offspring

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What is a zygote?

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It’s the fusion of sperm and ovum

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What happens when a female rat ovulate

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They see out a male and display proceptive behavior; then adopt a posture called lordosis

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What is lordosis?

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Found in 4 legged animal, tail pushed to side to facilitate intermission by males

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How can castrated males regain their interest in mating?

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Through testosterone treatment

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What is the activational effect?

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A temporary change in behavior due to the effects of a hormone

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What about activational effects on female rats without ovaries?

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They will show proceptive and receptive behavior for a few hours in response to estrogen and progesterone treatments

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How is estrogen affected in the Ventromedial Hypothalamus?

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It increases dendritic trees of neurons and stimulates the progesterone receptors to become more responsive to that hormone; which helps mediate the lordosis reflex

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Where does the Ventromedial hypothalamus send axons to?

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It sends it to the periaqueductal gray (PAG)- involved in pain receptors; which projects to other brain regions and to the spinal cord

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If a female rat estrogen and progesterone levels are right, how will lordosis be evoked?

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Through the sensory information provided by the mounting male from the spinal cord

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What is the role of VHM

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To monitor steroid hormone connectors and at the right time in the ovulatory cycle, enable a circuit that allows lordosis response to a mounting male

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What brain regions are responsible for copulation related behaviors?

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In the Medial Preoptic area in males and Ventromedial hypothalamus in females

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What does the Medial Preoptic area do?

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It provides high order control of male copulatory behavior

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How can mating be reinstated in castrated males?

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By small implants of testosterone in the mPOA but not in any other brain regions

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What does the Serotonergic fibers usually inhibit?

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The erection response

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Why do certain antidepressant have side effects of sexual difficulty?

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Due to the it’s enhancement of serotonergic fibers

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What does the Vomeronasal organ do?

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It detects chemicals called pheromones, which activate male arousal

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How is the Vomeronasal organ (VNO) processed?

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It sends axons to the brains accessory olfactory then to the medial amygdala (MEA) and lastly to then to the mPOA

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What is orgasm?
The climax of sexual behavior that is noted by sensations of extreme pleasure
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What is the four phases of an orgasm?
1. Excitement * The phallus (penis in men/ clitoris in women) becomes engorged with blood, making it erect * Both men & women reach orgasm accompanied by waves of contractions of genital muscles 2. Plateau 3. Orgasm 4. Resolution
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Human Sexual Behavior in Women
1. Greater variety of response cycles, with 3 typical patterns 2. Emotional intimacy and desire over physical arousal in imitation of sexual response 3. Emotional and physical satisfaction important for subsequent sexual activity
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Human sexual behavior in men
1.Men tend to have an absolute refractory phase after orgasm 2. Basic sex drive seem to be greater in men