Relationships and human sexuality

Question 1

Aspects of communication

Answer 1

Verbal Communication
-the desire to know
-the decision to tell
-includes talking and listening
Non-verbal communication
-Makes up 67% of communication
-touch, eye, contact, facial expression, proximity
-comes from your own sense of self-esteem

Question 2

Types of relationships

Answer 2

Self-perception
Friendship
Dating
Romantic attraction
Intimacy

Question 3

Sternberg’s love triangle is composed of…

Answer 3

Commitment
Passion
Intimacy

Question 4

A relationship shows promise if:

Answer 4

You feel at ease with your partner
you feel good about your partner when they’re not around
Your partner is open with you
You can say no to each other without feeling guilty
You feel cared for appreciated and accepted
Your partner listens to what you say

Question 5

Committed relationships

Answer 5

Partnerships, cohabitation or marriage
- fewer people are getting married
- more couples are living together
- Are healthier than single, divorced or widowed ones

Question 6

Unhealthy relationships

Answer 6

-Physical emotional or sexual abuse
- Codependency
-Criticism, contempt, defensiveness, withdrawal.
-Attempting to control various aspects of your life
-frequently humiliating you
-wanting to know where you are at all times

Question 7

Same-sex marriage

Answer 7

Legalized in 2004
16.5 % of couples are married
54% of married couples are male
Half of all same-sex couples live in Canada’s 3 largest cities
16% of married couples have children
7% of common law couples have children

Question 8

Sex

Answer 8

Biological categorization based on physical features (eg. chromosomes, hormones, genitalia); most individuals are either XX (female) or XY

Question 9

Gender

Answer 9

Includes roles and identity. Social categorization based on psychological characteristics and roles that society assigns to the biological sexes; more “fluid” than sex; may or may not agree with the biological categorization

Question 10

Sexual Orientation:

Answer 10

An individual’s emotional and erotic orientation toward people of the same sex or another sex

Question 11

Egg (ovum):

Answer 11

unites with sperm (fertilization)

Question 12

Ovaries

Answer 12

Production of eggs; released during ovulation
production of estrogen and progesterone

Question 13

Uterine Tube:

Answer 13

site of fertilization

Question 14

Uterus

Answer 14

Region where fetus develops

Question 15

Vagina

Answer 15

Canal for childbirth; penis

Question 16

Testes

Answer 16

Produce sperm and testosterone

Question 17

Scrotum

Answer 17

encloses and protects testes

Question 18

Epididymis

Answer 18

Stores sperm

Question 19

Vas deferens

Answer 19

Connects the epididymis with the urethera

Question 20

Urethra

Answer 20

transports semen and urine through the penis and out of the body

Question 21

4 Stages of human sexual response

Answer 21

1. Excitement phase
2. Plateau phase
3. Orgasmic
4. Resolution phase

Question 22

Male performance concerns

Answer 22

Erectile dysfunction
-Physiological risks: High BP, High Cholesterol, diabetes, alcohol, smoking obesity, nerve damage
Premature ejaculation
Treatments: practicing control/ endurance; non-sexual thoughts; swapping foreplay and sex throughout

Question 23

Female Performance Concerns

Answer 23

Female Sexual Dysfunction
-persistent and recurring issues with arousal, desire, sexual response, pain, and/or achieving orgasm

Question 24

Crucial ingredients to commitment

Answer 24

-Love sex, and intimacy
-Mutual trust, caring; respect, affection, loyalty
-Willingness to tolerate flaws
-Effective communication
-Willingness to change in response to each other
-Sharing of duties and responsibilities
-Balance of individual and joint interests/activities
-Shared morals and values