Lecture 6 Psychosexual Dvpt Flashcards
A lot of our ideas around sexuality are associated with …
Fertility/reproductive years
What’s the number 1 reason older people stop having sex
Health
What’s the 2nd reason older people stop having sex?
Widowed (majority women)
There’s very little info about child sexuality why?
Children not able to consent and parents won’t consent for them
Research has shown that children who have gone through sex education are more likely to…
Delay sexual intercourse and other sexual context and making more judicial decisions
Parents and teachers are good to survey about Child sexuality but what’s the problem
Under/over reporting because of social desirability effect + they don’t catch everything
Why do adults freak out when witnessing child sexual behaviour
They project adult intentions onto child behaviour
Adolescent sexuality reasearcg is ____
Problem driven
What type of attachment do we see in infancy? (0-2yrs)
Psychological bond that forms between infant and caregiver
What is the first stage of gender identification?
Seen in infancy
Gender awareness: knowing difference between boy and girl
Non genital sensual experiences in infancy can cause what
Neuro reflexive response such as lubrication or erection
In infancy no part of their body is taboo until?
They start interpret parents non-verbal cues
What is the period where we are most sexual behaviourally active
Early childhood (3-7yrs)
What is the second stage of gender identification found at 4 yrs old
Gender stability: child figured out that you’re born boy or girl (stereotypical)
What is the third state of gender identification found between 5-7yrs
Gender constancy: able to understand that anatomy is permanent and not everything is about stereotypical looks
What is the exhibitionist stage found in childhood ?
90% of children love showing off their nakedness. But we have a responsibility to teach social etiquette
What should you do when you see your child self stimulating ?
Recognize, validate and give them a place to do that (instead of them feeling guilty while doing it)
What is different between child sex play and adult sex play ?
The sexual element is integrated spontaneously, there’s no premeditation because that’s an adult intention
What is the function of child sex play during 3-7yrs
Curiosity, compare and to reassure (am I different or the same?)
What is a yellow light in terms of sexual abuse in early childhood
When a child is told to stop something a few times in terms of sexual behaviour and continues doing it or when their doing it and not happy
Boys masturbate more frequently than girls. Why?
Their genitals are more outward
Boys often discover masturbation from _____
While girls discover it _______
From friends/media
By accident
Homosociality is seen in pre adolescence meaning
Boys and girls are divided
Between 10 and late adolescence both boys and girls exhibit a range of same sex behaviours which are motivated by
Their curiosity, exploration and resssurance of their gender identity, their body image and their sexual orientation
In adolescence there is increase sexual interest. Why?
Bodily changes
Sex hormones
Cultural expectations
What are the different stages of stimulation per age group
Infancy=exploratory accidental genital manipulation
Early childhood= self stimulation
Preadolescence= masturbation leading to orgasm
Adolescence = masturbation and sexual fantasies
What are 4 types of monogamous relationships
Dating
Internet dating
Cohabitation
Marriage
Which province has the lowest marriage rate?
Quebec
What makes internet dating different than dating
More information gathering
Sex is more frequent in what type of relationship
Committed
Cohabitation is popular but more unstable. What mitigates the instability?
Having children
How is freinds with benefits (casual sex) different from one night stand?
It’s ongoing
In friends with benefits often these relationships are kept secret. Why?
They’re not a potential partner, and waiting for the one
Emerging adults want what kind of relationship because they find it most appropriate for their time
Friends with benefits
What’s polyamory
Idea of emotional attachment. Can have many different situations
What’s the difference between polyamory and polygamy?
Polygamy is marriage
Polyamory is not
What is swinging
Primary couple will go and have sexual experiences with other couples or other groups together
What is an open relationship?
Emotional exclusivity kept with main person but they have sex with other people separately
What is extradyadic behaviour ?
Infidelity non consenting monogamous behaviour
14% makes and 6% females admit
What is the most common form of relationship
Serial monogamy
