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Sexual Self Flashcards

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explores the intricacies of human sexuality and gender

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Sexual Self

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is as interesting as it is complex

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human sexuality

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are places on the body in which there is a concentration of nerve endings

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erogenous zones

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Erogenous zones are sensitive to what stimuli?

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somesthetic stimuli (pressure and temperature)

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5
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Biggest erogenous zone

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brain

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associates certain areas on our bodies with sexual pleasure.

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brain

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Austrian neurologist that stated children pass through a series of psychosexual stages, during which pleasure-seeking energies focus on the erogenous zones of our bodies.

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Sigmund Freud

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is something that occurs when you are unable to resolve an issue during any of your psychosexual stages.

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fixation

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Fixation may occur during

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adult phase

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10
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Some people called Sigmund Freud a?

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dirty minded pansexual

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What are the 5 stages of Psychosexual Self?

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Oral (0-18 months)
Anal (18-36 months)
Phallic (3-6 years)
Latency (6 to puberty)
Genital (puberty onwards)

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12
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The holy grail of survival amongst any known species on Earth

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sex

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Anything that relates to sex whether done alone, or with a partner can be considered a type of

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sexual behavior

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14
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even acts that lack the stimulation of reproductive organs may constitute as sexual behavior, like

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courtship

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15
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anything that leads to _______ is a sexual behavior

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sexual arousal

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16
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is the key ingredient by which every creature share.

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Survival

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17
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What are the different factors that influence us to have sex?

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biological, social and psychological

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18
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like family, religion, and culture may affect our sexual motivation

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social factor

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like personality and emotions do

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psychological factor

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20
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is a cycle which consists mainly of four phases

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sexual activity

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21
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What are the 4 stages of sexual activity?

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Excitement, plateau, orgasm, resolution

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22
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happens when we feel sexual urges after perceiving sexual cues or fantasies

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desire

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23
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shows several physiological signs in both male and female.

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arousal

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24
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male erection

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penile tumescence

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25
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female erection or arousal

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breast tumescence and vasocongestion

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leads to the lubrication of the vagina.

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vasocongestion

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This is usually the brief period before orgasm. At this point you are almost at the peak of sexual pleasure.

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plateau

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a sexual disorder where some men are unable to control the sexual pleasure felt and ejaculate immediately.

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premature ejaculation

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Orgasm indicator for male

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feeling of inevitability of ejaculation, followed by ejaculation itself

30
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orgasm indicator for female

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feeling of intense sexual pleasure and contractions on the lower third of the vagina.

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disorder for men and Female Orgasmic Disorder for women which may lead to the inability to experience orgasm.

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Delayed Ejaculation Disorder

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is usually characterized by the decreased arousal and sexual urge after ejaculation which is most commonly seen in males.

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resolution phase

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Once you are in the resolution phase, you enter a certain _______ where you are no longer receptive to sexual stimuli.

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refractory stimuli

34
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The organ responsible for the process of love

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brain

35
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Love is divided into three different stages:

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lust, attraction, attachment

36
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Usually this stage is highly influenced by two main hormones, testosterone and estrogen.

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lust

37
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During this stage our brain releases increased amounts of adrenaline, dopamine, and serotonin.

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attraction

38
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These are chemicals produced and run through your entire nervous system.

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neurotransmitters

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is responsible for a lot of responses like heightened energy, our fight or flight response, and the increased heart rate.

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adrenaline

40
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usually enhance our mood and makes everything else pleasurable.

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dopamine and serotonin

41
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being in the attraction stage has this same feeling as taking

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cocaine or methamphetamines

42
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During this stage, there is a strong feeling of affection or loyalty towards someone or something.

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attachment

43
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What are the two hormones responsible for attachment

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Oxytocin and Vasopressin

44
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These hormones are present in both male and female human beings, usually during orgasm.

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oxytocin and vasopressin

45
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is a pituitary octapeptide hormone that stimulates the contraction of uterine muscles and mammary production. Aside from sex, this hormone is also released during childbirth.

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oxytocin

46
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is a polypeptide hormone also released by the pituitary gland which helps increase blood flow and decrease urine flow.

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vasopressin

47
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just like humans, indulge in far more sex than what is necessary to procreate.

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prairie voles

48
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answers this question by looking at the biological bases for universal mental characteristics that all humans share

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evolutionary psychology

49
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women are limited in how many children they can have between

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puberty and menopause

50
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is simply the biological indicator that is based on our reproductive organ.

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sex

51
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is more of a construct relating to roles based on several characteristics like masculinity, femininity, and sex itself.

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gender

52
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makes sex and gender more comprehensible and with this, we are more likely to avoid creating negative associations based on how we present our sexuality.

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SOGIE

53
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defines individuals based on who they find sexually attractive.

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Sexual orientation

54
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is a woman attracted to other women.

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lesbian

55
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is how a person identifies based on one’s internal sense of self.

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gender identity

56
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What are the two gender identities?

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transgender and cisgender

57
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This is how you would express attributes that relate to gender.

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gender expression

58
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mixture of both feminine and masculine

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androgynous

59
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mandates the government to promote medically safe and legal family planning methods.

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Republic Act of 10354 or Philippine Reproductive Health Law

60
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are the two most commonly transmitted bacteria, especially here in the Philippines since they thrive in warm and moist places.

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Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae

61
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This virus causes the acquired immune deficiency syndrome or AIDS.

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human immunodeficiency virus

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