PSYO 354 Flashcards
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Sexual Fantasy
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Mental imagery that’s sexually arousing or erotic
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Foreplay
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Physical interactions that are sexually stimulating
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Fisting
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Insertion of a hand into the vagina or anus
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Fellatio
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Oral stimulation of the male genitals
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Cunnilingus
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Oral stimulation of the female genitals
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Missionary position
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The sexual position in which the insertive partner is on top. It has also been called the male-superior position
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Anilingus
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Oral stimulation of the anus
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Serial monogamy
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A pattern of becoming involved in one exclusive relationship after another, as opposed to engaging in multiple sexual relationships at the same time
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Celibacy
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Complete sexual abstinence. The term is sometimes used to describe the state of being unmarried, especially for people who take vows to remain single
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Cohabitation
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The state whereby two people live together as a couple but are not legally married
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Common-law relationship
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A relationship in which two people live together as a couple but are not legally married. The term can refer to both opposite-sex and same-sex couples. Some jurisdictions recognize a common-law relationship as marriage.
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Monogamy
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Marriage to one person
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Polygamy
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Simultaneous marriage to more than one person
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Polygyny
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A form of marriage in which a man is married to more than one woman at the same time
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Polyandry
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A form of marriage in which a woman is married to more than one man at the same time
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Homogamy
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The practice of marrying someone who is similar to yourself in social background or standing
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Extramarital sex
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Sexual relations between a married person and someone other than his or her spouse
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Conventional adultery
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Extramarital sex that’s kept hidden from one’s spouse
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Consensual adultery
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Extramarital sex that’s engaged in openly, with the knowledge and consent of one’s spouse
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Swinging
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A form of consensual adultery in which both spouses share extramarital sexual experiences. This is also referred to as mate-swapping
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Comarital sex
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Swinging, or mate swapping
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Polyamory
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Any form of open sexual relationship that allows for consensual sexual and/or emotional interactions with more than one partner
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Sexual dysfunction
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A persistent or recurrent difficulty with lack of sexual arousal or desire, or difficulty reaching orgasm
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Vasocongestion
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Engorgement of blood vessels with blood, which swells the genitals and breasts during sexual arousal
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Erectile disorder
Persistent difficulty getting or maintaining an erection sufficient to allow the man to engage in or complete sexual activity. Also termed erectile dysfunction
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Performance anxiety
Feelings of worry about being able to function successfully with respect to sexual activity (or any other activity that might be judged by another person)
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Female sexual interest/arousal disorder
An American Psychiatric Association diagnosis that combines problems in sexual desire and becoming sexually aroused in women. These problems cause clinically significant distress
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Female orgasmic disorder
An American Psychiatric Association diagnosis describing persistent or recurring problems in women reaching orgasm
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Anorgasmic
Unable to reach orgasm, through any means
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Delayed ejaculation
A sexual problem in which a male persistently and recurrently has difficulty reaching orgasm, causing clinically significant distress
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Premature ejaculation (PE)
A sexual dysfunction in which ejaculation occurs with minimal sexual stimulation, and before the man desires it. It's also called "rapid ejacultaion"
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Genito-pelvic pain/penetration disorder
An American Psychiatric Association diagnosis referring to a number of sexual pain problems in women and men
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Dyspareunia
Persistent or recurring pain during sexual activity
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Vulvodynia
A problem characterized by symptoms such as severe vulval pain, burning, and itching
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Biopsychosocial method
An approach to explaining sexual problems and dysfunction that looks at the interactions of biological, psychological, and sociocultural factors
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Hypogonadism
A condition marked by abnormally low levels of testosterone production
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Tumescence
Swelling; erection
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Sex therapy
A collective term for behavioural models for treating sexual dysfunction
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Sensate-focuse exercises
Exercises in which sexual partners take turns giving and receiving pleasurable stimulation in non-genital areas
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Squeeze technique
A method for treating premature ejaculation. The tip of the penis is squeezed to temporarily prevent ejaculation
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Sexually transmitted infections (STIs)
An infection that's passed from one person to another through sexual contact. (Some STIs, such as HIV can be transmitted through other ways)
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Bacteria
A class of single-celled micro-organisms that have no chlorophyll and can give rise to many illnesses. (Bacterium)
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Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)
Inflammation of the pelvic region in women, possibly including the cervix, uterus, fallopian tubes, abdominal cavity, and ovaries. Its symptoms are abdominal pain, tenderness, nausea, fever, and irregular menstrual cycles. The condition may lead to infertility
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Pharyngeal gonorrhea
A gonorrheal infection of the pharynx, which is the cavity leading from the mouth and nasal passages to the larynx and esophagus. It's characterized by a sore throat.
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Epididymitis
Inflammation of the Eididymis
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Syphilis
An STI caused by the Treponema pallidum bacterium. It may progress through several stages of development, often from a chancre to a skin rash to damage to the cardiovascular or central nervous system
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Chancre
A sore or ulcer
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Congenital syphilis
A syphilis infection that is present at birth
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Vaginitis
Any type of vaginal infection or inflammation
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Bacterial vaginosis (BV)
A form of vaginitis usually caused by the Gardnerella vaginalis bacterium.
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Candidiasis
A form of vaginitis caused by a yeast-like fungus called Candida albicans
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Trichomoniasis
A form of vaginitis caused by the protozoan Trichomonas agialis
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Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
A sexually transmitted virus that destroys white blood cells in the immune system, leaving the body vulnerable to life-threatening diseases
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Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)
A condition caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and characterized by destruction of the immune system, stripping the body of its ability to fend off life-threatening diseases
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Immune system
The complex of mechanisms the body uses to protect itself from disease-causing agents such as pathogens
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Pathogen
An agent, especially a micro-organism, that can cause disease
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Leukocytes
White blood cells that are essential to the body's defenses against infection
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Antigens
A protein, toxin, or other substance to which the body reacts by producing antibodies. The word is formed from "antibody generator"
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Opportunistic diseases
Diseases that take hold only when the immune system is weakened and unable to fend them off
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Antiretroviral therapy (ART)
A combination of drugs used to treat HIV and AIDS. ART allows people with HIV to live healthy lives and greatly reduces the chances of transmitting HIV to sex partners
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Pre-exposure prophylaxix (PrEP)
The use of HIV antiviral medications by HIV-negative people who are at high risk for HIV infection
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Post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP)
The use of HIV antiviral medications by HIV-negative people within 72 hours after potential exposure to HIV
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Genital Herpes
An STI caused by the herpes simplex virus, type 1 (HSV-1) or type 2 (HSV-2). It's characterized by blister-like sores on the genitals
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Herpes simplex virus, type 1 (HSV-1)
The virus that causes oral herpes, which is characterized by cold sores on the lips and in the mouth. HSV-1 can be transmitted from the mouth of an infected person to the genitals of another person, resulting in genital herpes
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Herpes simplex virus, type 2 (HSV-2)
A virus that causes many cases of genital herpes. It is usually transmitted through genital-to-genital contact
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Ocular herpes
A herpes infection of the eye, usually caused by touching an infected area of the body and then touching the eye
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Prodromonal symptoms
Warning symptoms that signal the onset or flare-up of a disease
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Hepatitis
An inflammation of the liver
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Jaundice
A yellowish discoloration of the skin and the whites of the eyes
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Genital warts
An STI caused by the human papillomavirus. It takes the form of warts around the genitals and anus
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Ectoparasites
A parasite that lives on the outer surface of an animal
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Pediculosis
An infestation of pubic lice
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Scabies
A parasitic infestation by a tiny mite that may be transmitted through sexual contact or contact with infested fabrics
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Outercourse
Forms of sexual expression, such as massage, hugging, caressing, mutual masturbation, and rubbing bodies together, that don't involve the exchange of bodily fluids
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Attraction-similarity hypothesis
The concept that people tend to develop romantic relationships with people who are similar to themselves in factors such as physical attractiveness, cultural background, personality traits, and interests
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Propinquity
Proximity
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Reciprocity
Mutual exchange
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Pheromones
Chemical substances that are secreted externally by certain animals and that convey information to, or produce specific responses in, other members of the same species
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Storge
Loving attraction and nonsexual affection. This is the type of emotion that binds parents to children
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Agape
Selfless love. This kind of love is similar to generosity and charity
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Philia
Love between friends. This kind of love is based on liking and respect rather than sexual desire
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Eros
The kind of love that's closest to our modern-day concept of passion
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Infatuation
A state of intense absorption in or focus on another person, usually accompanied by sexual desire, elation, and general physiological arousal or excitement. Infatuation is also referred to as passion
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Romantic love
Love characterized by feelings of passion and intimacy
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Friends with benefits
An uncommitted, "casual" sexual relationship in which a couple also does nonsexual things together
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Social exchange theory
A theory that examines sexuality within relationships in terms of rewards and costs
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ABCDE model
A model that conceptualizes romantic relationships in terms of five stages: attraction, building, continuation, deterioration, and ending
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Small talk
A superficial kind of conversation that allows exchange of information but stresses breadth of topic coverage rather than in-depth discussion
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Self-disclosure
The revelation of personal–perhaps intimate–information
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Intimacy
Feelings of closeness and connectedness, marked by sharing of one's innermost thoughts and feelings.
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Mutual cyclical growth
The view that your need for your partner promotes commitment, which promotes acts that enhance the relationship, and that these acts build trust, increasing your partner's commitment to the relationship
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Stalking
Following and observing a person persistently, especially because of obsession with the person. This can occur online as well as in person, such as when a person breaks into someone else's email
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Sexual orientation
The directionality of one's erotic attraction–that is, to people of the same gender, another gender, or both
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A heterosexual orientation
Erotic attraction to–and preference for romantic relationships with–members of the "other" gender.
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Gay or lesbian orientation
Erotic attraction to–and preference for romantic relationships with–people of the same gender
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Bisexual orientation
Erotic attraction to–and interest in romantic relationships with–both men and women
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Sexual identity
One's sense of who one is in terms of one's sexual anatomy; cultural stereotypes of masculinity and femininity; one's place in a given cultural setting as a man, woman, or somewhere in between; and the gender of those to whom one is sexually attracted
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Heteronormative
The assumption that heterosexuality–being attracted to people of the other gender–is normal
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Heteroerotic
Of an erotic nature and involving members of the other gender
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Homoerotic
Of an erotic nature and involving members of one's own gender
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Bi-negativity
Negative attitudes and feelings toward bisexual people, including intolerance, hatred, and fear
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Asexuality
A lack of sexual attraction or interest in others
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Monozygotic twins (MZ)
Siblings who develop from the same fertilized ovum. They're also called identical twins
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Dizygotic twins (DZ)
Siblings who develop from different fertilized ova. AKA fraternal twins
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Activating effects
Those effects of sex hormones that influence sex drive levels, but not sexual orientation
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Homonegativity
A cluster of negative attitudes and feelings toward gay, lesbian, and bisexual people, including intolerance, hatred, and fear
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Gay bashing
Violence against gay, lesbian, or bisexual people
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Resilience
Maintaining health and well-being when facing adversity
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Gender identity
One's inherent sense of being a boy or man, or a girl or woman, or another gender
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Gender binary
A social system that classifies sex and gender into two distinct, opposite forms of masculine and feminine
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Sex assigned at birth
The classification of anatomic sex assigned to an individual at birth
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Intersex
Refers to an individual for whom the development of external and/or internal genitalia has been atypical
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Cisgender
A gender identity that matches sex assigned at birth
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Intersexuality
Atypical development of the external and/or internal genitalia
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Transgender/trans
A person whose gender identity is different from their assigned sex at birth
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Agender
An umbrella term for people who do not have a gender or who describe their gender as neutral
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Gender fluid
A changing or "fluid" gender identity
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Genderqueer
An identity adopted by people who do not identify or express their gender within the gender binary
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Two-spirited
A term describing a person who has both masculine and feminine spirits used in some Indigenous communities
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Transitioning
The activities that some trans people may use to begin living as the gender with which they identify rather than the gender they were assigned at birth
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Autogynephilic
Descriptive of transgender men who are sexually stimulated by fantasies that their own bodies are female
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Phalloplasty
Surgical creation of an artificial penis
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Paraphilia
Sexual interest and arousal in response to unusual stimuli such as children, other nonconsenting persons, nonhuman objects, or pain and humiliation. Mutually consenting and unharmful paraphilic behaviours are often referred to as "kinky sex"
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Paraphilic disorder
A diagnostic designation for paraphilia that causes the person distress and/or is harmful to the self or other people
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Fetishism
A paraphilia in which an inanimate object, such as an article of clothing or items made of rubber, leather, or silk, elicits sexual arousal.
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Partialism
A fetishism-related paraphilia in which sexual arousal is primarily associated with a particular body part, such as feet, breasts, or buttocks
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Transvestism
A paraphilia in which a person repeatedly cross-dresses to achieve sexual arousal or gratification, or is troubled by persistent, recurring urges to cross-dress
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Exhibitionists
A paraphilia characterized by persistent, powerful urges and sexual fantasies that involve exposing one's genitals to unsuspecting strangers. The exhibitionists achieves sexual arousal or gratification from this behaviour
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Telephone scatologia
A paraphilia characterized by the making of obscene telephone calls
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Voyeurism
A paraphilia characterized by strong, repetitive urges and sexual fantasies related to observing unsuspecting strangers who are naked, disrobing, or engaging in sexual relations
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Sexual masochists
A person who becomes sexually aroused by experiencing pain or humiliation inflicted by a sexual partner
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Sexual masochism
A paraphilia characterized by the desire or need for pain or humiliation to enhance sexual arousal and attain gratification
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Bondage
Ritual restraint (e.g., by shackles) practised by many sexual masochists
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Sexual sadist
A person who becomes sexually aroused by inflicting pain or humiliation on a sexual partner
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Hypoxyphilia
A practice in which a person seeks to enhance sexual arousal, usually during masturbation, by depriving himself or herself of oxygen
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Sexual sadism
A paraphilia characterized by the desire to inflict pain or humiliation on others in order to enhance sexual arousal and attain gratification
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Sado-masochism (S&M)
A mutually gratifying sexual interaction between consenting partners, in which sexual arousal is associated with inflicting and receiving pain or humiliation.
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Frotteurism
A paraphilia characterized by recurrent, powerful sexual urges and fantasies that involve rubbing against or touching a nonconsenting person
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Toucherism
A practice related to frotteurism, characterized by the persistent urge to fondle nonconsenting strangers
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Zoophilia
A paraphilia involving persistent or repeated sexual urges and fantasies that involve sexual contact with animals
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Necrophilia
A paraphilia characterized by a desire for sexual activity with corpses
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Klismaphilia
A paraphilia in which sexual arousal is derived from the use of enemas
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Coprophilia
A paraphilia in which sexual arousal is attained in connection with feces
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Urophilia
A paraphilia in which sexual arousal is associated with urine
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Lovemap
A representation in the mind and in the brain of the idealized lover and the idealized erotic activity with the lover
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Cognitive-behavioural therapy
Systematic application of the principles of learning in order to modify a problem behaviour
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Systematic desensitization
A method for terminating the connection between a stimulus (such as a fetishistic object) and an inappropriate response (such as sexual arousal to a paraphilic stimulus). The individual practices muscle relaxation in the presence of a series of increasingly arousing stimuli, until he or she learns to remain relaxed (and not sexually aroused) in their presence
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Aversion therapy
A method for terminating an undesirable sexual behaviour. The behaviour is repeatedly paired with an aversive stimulus, such as electric shock, until the person develops a conditioned aversion to the stimulus
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Covert sensitization
A form of aversion therapy in which thoughts about engaging in undesirable behaviours are repeatedly paired with imagined averse stimuli
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Pedophile
A person with pedophilia, a paraphilia that involves sexual interest in children
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Social-skills training
A method of behavioural therapy that relies on coaching and practice to build social skills
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Orgasmic reconditioning
A method for strengthening the connection between sexual arousal and an appropriate sexual stimulus. It involves repeatedly pairing the desired stimulus with orgasm
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Sexual assault
Any form of sexual activity forced on another person, or nonconsensual bodily contact for a sexual purpose
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Stranger sexual assault
A sexual assault committed by an assailant previously unknown to the victim
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Acquaintance sexual assault
A sexual assault committed by an acquaintance of the victim
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Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
A type of stress reaction brought on by a traumatic event. It's characterized by flashbacks of the experience in the form of disturbing dreams or intrusive recollections, a sense of emotional numbing or restricted range of feelings, and heightened body arousal
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Pedophilia
A paraphilia that features sexual attraction to children
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Hebephilia
Refers to sexual interest in pubescent children
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Ephebophilia
Refers to sexual interest in adolescents
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Incest
Sexual relations between individuals who are so closely related that sexual relations are prohibited and punishable by law
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Sexual harassment
Deliberate or repeated unsolicited and unwelcome comments, gestures, or physical contact of a sexual nature
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Sex work
The exchange of sexual activity for money or goods of value
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Street-based sex workers
Sex workers who solicit customers on the street
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Pimps
Men who serve as agents for sex workers and live off their earnings
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Call girls
Sex workers who arrange for their sexual contracts by telephone. "Call" refers both to telephone calls and to being on call
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Hustlers
A male who engages in sex work with male customers
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Scores
A customer of a hustler
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Pornography
Written, visual, or audiotaped material that's produced to elicit or enhance sexual arousal. It has a negative connotation for some people and is sometimes associated with SEM that is violent and/or degrading
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Sexually explicit material (SEM)
Written, visual, or audiotaped material that's graphic and produced to elicit or enhance sexual arousal
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Erotica
SEM that doesn't involve violence or degradation toward women. It may be as sexually explicit as pornography
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Obscenity
SEM that offends community standards
