Sexual Orientation Flashcards

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Social Isolation

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Complete or near complete lack of contact with people and society for members of a social species

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Open-coupled individuals

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Usually happy with their orientation, have one primary partner for themselves, but may also seek additional sexual contacts outside the relationship

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Close-coupled relationships

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Involve partners who are involved with each other only and who are in general happy with their sexual orientation

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Gay be’s

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Children born into homosexual partnerships or adopted into relationships

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5
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Models of Sexual Response (Master and Johnson)

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4 phases

  • Excitement
  • Plateau
  • Orgasm
  • Resolution
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6
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Motivation can occur because a person wants:

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  • Feeling of being valued by a partner
  • Showing value for a partner
  • Nurturing a partner
  • Feeling of power
  • Pleasure
  • Procreation
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7
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Controversies of orgasms

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Capacity of women to experience orgasms during sexual intercourse
Contrast between vaginal and clitoral orgasms (vaginal being the more mature)

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Grafenberg (G) spot

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Seen as a focal point for orgasms for some women and a few men

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Aphrodisiacs

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Food, drink or drug that stimulates sexual desire, also causes excitement.
Examples include: onions and potatoes (food) Viagra and Cialis possible for older men and women who experience difficulties (drugs)

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Homophobia

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Is an often-used term that may not describe the hostility and discrimination that is experienced by those involved in same sex relationships

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