(M) Lesson 1.2: The Sexual Self

Question 1

What percentage of multicellular organisms reproduce sexually?

Answer 1

99%

Question 2

Who quoted “sexuality is a great battle between biology and society as culture raises people to seek success but we are not taught how to live with it”?

Answer 2

Nancy Friday

Question 3

For this naturalist, the concept of sex was confusing despite his theory of the Evolution of Man

Answer 3

Charles Darwin

Question 4

T or F: Men’s sexual behavior only occurs on specific times by being aroused to certain stimuli

Answer 4

False (can occur ANYTIME)

Question 5

Males secrete what hormone which gives rise to the secondary sex homones?

Answer 5

Androgen

Question 6

T or F: Female sexual behavior starts at puberty when the two ovaries begin to produce estrogen and progesterone

Answer 6

True

Question 7

This is the primary erotic stimulus

Answer 7

Skin

Question 8

This phase includes when genitals become engorged with blood—the vagina lubricates while the penis enlarges

Answer 8

Excitement Phase

Question 9

This phase refers to when excitement peaks—breathing, pulse, and blood pressure continue to increase

Answer 9

Plateau

Question 10

This phase refers to contractions all over the body—increase in breathing, pulse and blood pressure

Answer 10

Orgasm (sexual release)

Question 11

This phase refers to when engorged genitals release blood—males go through a refractory period while women resolve slower

Answer 11

Resolution

Question 12

What is the largest sex organ?

Answer 12

Brain

Question 13

This stage is driven by sex hormones in both men and women (most critical to tame)

Answer 13

Stage 1: Lust

Question 14

This stage is when an individual is truly love-struck and cannot think of anything else (release of adrenaline, dopamine, and serotonin)

Answer 14

Stage 2: Attraction

Question 15

This stage refers to when the couple decides to continue a long term relationship

Answer 15

Stage 3: Attachment

Question 16

Who proposed the 3 Stages of Love?

Answer 16

Helen Fisher

Question 17

What 2 hormones get released during the “lust stage”?

Answer 17

Testosterone and Estrogen

Question 18

What 3 hormones get released during the “attraction stage”?

Answer 18

Dopamine, Adrenaline (Norepinephrine), and Serotonin

Question 19

What 2 hormones get released during the “attachment stage”?

Answer 19

Oxytocin and Vasopressin

Question 20

During the lust stage, what organs are most active?

Answer 20

Sex organs (testes and ovaries)

Question 21

During the attraction and attachment stage, what part of the brain is most active?

Answer 21

Hypothalamus

Question 22

T or F: Testosterone decreases libido in just about everyone

Answer 22

False (it increases libido)

Question 23

T or F: Women can be more sexually motivated when they are ovulating

Answer 23

True (because estrogen levels are highest during this time)

Question 24

This hormone is released along the brain’s reward pathway during activities that make us feel good

Answer 24

Dopamine

Question 25

This hormone makes us giddy, energetic, and euphoric (sometimes leads to decreased appetite and insomnia)

Answer 25

Norepinephrine (Adrenaline)

Question 26

This hormone is known to be involved in appetite and mood

Answer 26

Serotonin

Question 27

Nicknamed as the "cuddle hormone" and is released in large quantities during sex, breastfeeding, and childbirth

Answer 27

Oxytocin

Question 28

This hormone is believed to be directly associated with increased motivation to engage in sexual behavior

Answer 28

Vasopressin

Question 29

T or F: Wet dreams are products of our conscious mind

Answer 29

False (unconscious mind)

Question 30

This refers to the secretion of bodily fluids when our unconscious desires start manifesting in our sleep

Answer 30

Wet dreams

Question 31

What year was the Reproductive Health Law signed?

Answer 31

2010

Question 32

T or F: Sex is biological while gender is culturally-defined

Answer 32

True

Question 33

Refers to sexual attraction directed at the opposite sex

Answer 33

Heterosexuality

Question 34

Refers to sexual attraction to both sexes (opposite or the same)

Answer 34

Bisexuality

Question 35

Refers to sexual attraction between members of the same sex

Answer 35

Homosexuality

Question 36

Refers to people who believe that they were born in the wrong body of the other gender

Answer 36

Transsexuality

Question 37

Refers to people who view themselves as a third gender; they are transvestites

Answer 37

Transgenderism

Question 38

Is a psychologically-based motive which includes testosterone and the limbic system

Answer 38

Sex

Question 39

T or F: Effects of external stimuli are more common in men than in women

Answer 39

True

Question 40

T or F: Long-term effects of exposure to images of nudity and sexuality increases sexual arousal and desire

Answer 40

False (short-term effects)

Question 41

T or F: People with higher intelligence are likely to delay sex and think of the consequences

Answer 41

True

Question 42

T or F: Religious people often reserve sex before marital commitment

Answer 42

False (after marital commitment)

Question 43

T or F: Absent fathers contribute to lower sexual activities of the children

Answer 43

False (higher sexual activities)

Question 44

T or F: People who volunteer in programs dedicated to reducing teen pregnancies are less likely to engage in unsafe sex

Answer 44

True

Question 45

These are acts that are focused on helping others lessen self-centeredness and sexual preoccupation

Answer 45

Altruistic Activities

Question 46

T or F: Sex should be associated with love

Answer 46

True