Lesson 4: Gender and Sexuality as a Psychosocial Issue

Question 1

affects gender and sexuality more than the biological and physiological nature of the person.

Answer 1

social expectations

Question 2

psychosocial comprised by two primary aspects:

Answer 2

psychological and social

Question 3

pertains to anything associated with mental process and behavior
✓ Psychological aspect of gender and society anchors itself on the field of psychology
✓ Three Primary Psychological domains: affect, behavior, and cognition (gender related behaviors originate from what we sense, think, and feel)

Answer 3

psychological

Question 4

pertains to anything associated with human relationships, connection, and interaction.
✓ Anchors from sociology and social psychology

Answer 4

social

Question 5

our conscious understanding of something (front of our experience as gendered beings)
✓ Self –awareness
✓ Other-awareness

Answer 5

awareness

Question 6

a bond formed between two or more people manifested through communication and interaction

Answer 6

human relationship

Question 7

process of knowing others and allowing other to know us

Answer 7

intimacy

Question 8

process by which we learn cultural norms and traditions

Answer 8

socialization

Question 9

a state of satisfaction, meaning, and purpose.

Answer 9

well-being

Question 10

two sides of well-being

Answer 10

objective and subjective

Question 11

is the observed, outward, and can be evaluated through the presence and absence of particular elements in our environment.

Answer 11

objective well-being

Question 12

is our personal experience of satisfaction, meaning, and purpose; pertains tour own appreciation of how well we are.

Answer 12

subjective well-being

Question 13

dimensions of well-being

Answer 13

1. physical
2. emotional
3. mental
4. material
5. social

Question 14

physical/biological health

Answer 14

physical

Question 15

positive feelings; mood stability

Answer 15

emotional

Question 16

clarity of mind; healthy thought process

Answer 16

mental

Question 17

available and adequate financial and other resources;

Answer 17

material

Question 18

healthy and positive interaction and relationship with others.

Answer 18

social