Module 3.2 THE SEXUAL SELF Flashcards
is influenced by physical, psychological,
spiritual and cultural factors. As sexual beings, people are identified by gender, role, assignment and perception
Human sexuality
is defined as how one thinks about himself or herself as a sexual individual. Human sexuality is a topic that just like beauty is culturally diverse
Sexual selfhood
In Ancient Greece, it is the male that assumes the
dominant role
Historical
The male symbol, the __, was viewed as the symbol
of fertility and how the male body structured was greatly admire
Penis
Wives were considered as an object
Forbidden to own property and to have legal and political rights
Not even allowed to read or write
The only function was to bear children
Historical
Greek word for women means bearer of children
Gyne
Historical
The church decreed that all sexual acts that do not lead to procreation were considered evil
The Middle Ages
(476 –1450)
Historical
The reason for sexual intimacy was to strengthen the physical and emotional bon between husbands and wives not just for procreation
Protestant Formation of the 16th Century
(1483-1546)
Historical
Puritans had positive views on marital sex and did not condone sex outside marriage
By the 17th and 18th century
Historical
Women were told that they should not enjoy having sex, if they did, there was something wrong with them;
Ejaculating more than once month would greatly weaken a man and masturbation leads to blindness, insanity and death
The Victorian Era (1873 - 1901)
Historical
Sexuality became more evident and accepted in society
20th Century
The brain initiates and organizes sexual behavior
The next generation of human beings are created by the fusion of the egg and sperm cell
Biological
Biological
Breasts enlarge
Voice becomes much lower (breaks)
Hair growth under arms and pubic area
Hair growth on chest, face, underarms, arms, legs and pubic area
Hip widens
Increase in muscle size
Skin becomes oily and pores enlarge
Secondary Sec Characteristics
Biology
Ovaries
Penis
Fallopian tubes
Scrotum
Uterus
Vagina
Seminal Vesicles and prostate glands
Primary Sex Characteristics
Male reproductive system
Female reproductive system
Biological
In the first weeks of gestation, the internal as well as the external genital structures of all human fetus are the same.
Biological
The gender of the baby is conspicuous within ___ to ___ weeks of pregnancy
16th to 18th
the threadlike structures found in the nucleus of the cell of the body are composed of genes which are the basic unit of heredity
Chromosomes
Sociological/Evolutionary
A process by which organisms that are best suited to their environment are most likely to survive
Natural Selection
Sociological/Evolutionary
On the basis of human sexual behavior, it all begins with
Physical attraction
Sexual preference for females with big breast and males with broad shoulders and muscular torsos is instinctively more genetic survival than for pleasure or social status
Sociological/Evolutionary
Psychological
Sexuality is not a mere physical response. But, it involves emotions, thoughts and beliefs
Rosenthal (2013)
But according to ___, humans are faced with two forces
✔ Sex instinct or libido (pleasure)
✔ Aggressive instinct (harm toward oneself or towards others)
Freud
Psychological
What are the 5 stages of Freud’s Psychosexual stages of development
Oral stage
Anal stage
Phallic stage
Latency stage
Genital stage
