PROCREATIVE HEALTH Flashcards
a degree which a person exhibits and experiences maleness and femaleness
sexuality
- a complex concept that deal with the quality of being sexual, sexual activity, and sexual receptivity or interest
- sum total quality of a human being
sexuality
by age ___, this view of self as male or female is already formed
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refers to the biological differences between males and females
sex
refer to the role of a male or female in society, known as a gender role, or an individual’s concept of themselves, or gender identity.
gender
refers to those practices involving sexual intercourse and other behaviors involving stimulation of the genitalia and other erogenous zones for the purpose of procreation or gratification.
sexual behavior
is a complex concept that deals with the quality of being sexual, sexual activity, and sexual receptivity or interest. It is a multidimentional phenomenon that includes feelings, attitudes and actions
sexuality
denotes a person’s chromosomal sexual development (XX and XY)
biologic gender
X or Y
contains the hereditary information necessary of cell life
Y
X or Y
carries the genes and functions in the transmission of hereditary information
X
inner sense a person has of being male or female, different from biologic gender
gender identity
male or female behavior a person exhibits, may or may not be the same as biological gender or gender identity
gender role
development of sexuality start at ___
conception
satisfaction through:
- oral stimuli
- contact with another
- cuddling / holding
infancy
they learn to touch their genitals and seem to be capable of sexual arousal
infancy
infancy: autosexuality meaning ___
love of self
- toilet training
- masturbation
- sexual identity
toddler
childhood experience two types of love
homosexuality and heterosexuality
children show a preference for playmates at the same sex
homosexuality
children may show some romantic interest in members of the opposite sex
heterosexuality
transition from childhood to adulthood
adolescence
adolescence finds physically and sexually mature young people trying to cope with new situations and sensations
psychological immaturity
masturbation accompanies by fantasy is common
sexual experimentation
- responsibility and choice
- marriage
- legitimate sexual expression
adulthood
transsexuality usually occurs during ___
adulthood
a person identifying with the opposite sex
transsexuality