Module 8: Sexual Self

Question 1

What is dependent on his physical features and genitals?

Answer 1

One’s sexuality

Question 2

What is one’s assignment upon birth and is dependent on the physical features the person has?

Answer 2

Biological sex

Question 3

What is an identity that is learned and embraced by the individual?

Answer 3

Gender

Question 4

Period of rest after ejaculation

Answer 4

Refractory Period

Question 5

Four phases of the sexual response cycle

Answer 5

1. Excitement
2. Plateau
3. Orgasm
4. Resolution

Question 6

What is the act of stimulating one’s genitals for sexual pleasure and is a better alternative to sexual intercourse?

Answer 6

Masturbation

Question 7

Health benefits of masturbation

Answer 7

• Stress relief
• Better sleep
• Improve self-esteem
• Enhance body image

Question 8

Gender roles

Answer 8

societal expectation of how men and women should act

Question 9

Gender roles for men

Answer 9

Strong and dominant

Question 10

Gender roles for women

Answer 10

Submissive and demure

Question 11

What is another term for sexual intercourse?

Answer 11

Copulation

Question 12

What is the reproductive act wherein the male organ enters the female’s reproductive tract?

Answer 12

Sexual intercourse

Question 13

What is likely to occur if a woman is fertile during the time of intercourse?

Answer 13

pregnancy

Question 14

What is passed on by means of exchange of body fluids or genital contact?

Answer 14

Sexually-Transmitted Diseases (STD)

Question 15

Common STDs

Answer 15

• Syphilis
• Gonorrhea
• Chlamydia
• Genital warts

Question 16

What is the most alarming STD?

Answer 16

Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)

Question 17

What compromises the immune system and puts the person at risk of illness and death. It is also caused by untreated HIV?

Answer 17

AIDS

Question 18

Responsible sexual behaviors

Answer 18

• Respect for one’s body
• Maturity in thoughts and deeds
• Being guided by one’s personal beliefs and core values
• Being future-oriented

Question 19

A being who exists with the other human being in the world though his body

Answer 19

Man

Question 20

What pertains to all man’s biological attributes and differences as male or female?

Answer 20

Sexuality

Question 21

One who has both sexual organs in the body but only one of these two organs is active and is capable of producing the necessary sperm/egg for reproduction

Answer 21

Hermaphrodite

Question 22

What refers to biological traits?

Answer 22

Sex

Question 23

What refers to social identities and expectations which are socially constructed often in relation to real or assumed sex characteristics?

Answer 23

Gender

Question 24

The way a person communicated their gender identify to others by the way they dress, act or refer to themselves

Answer 24

Gender Expression

Question 25

A person’s internal sense of being a man or a woman or anything in between

Answer 25

Gender Identity

Question 26

What is a term to describe sexual and/or romantic attractions to others?

Answer 26

Orientation/Attraction

Question 27

What represents one’s distinct sense of a natural preference and consistent attraction to sexual and romantic partners of a particular sex in the presence of clear alternatives?

Answer 27

Sexual orientation

Question 28

In Kinsey’s 0-6 scale, what ratings are identified as bisexual?

Answer 28

Rating of 2, 3, and 4

Question 29

What sexuality is often more complex?

Answer 29

Female sexuality

Question 30

Adult sexual orientation toward both men and women

Answer 30

Bisexual

Question 31

Four intertwining strands of sexuality with no clear boundaries:

Answer 31

Sexual desire or attraction
Sexual activity or behavior
Sexual identity
Sexual experience