Sexual Self Flashcards
T or F
Sexual Self also includes accepting one’s sexuality, taking responsibility and making clear your interpersonal motives
T
T or F
The development of the reproductive system begins after puberty. After one-month primordial gonads develop.
F
[Puberty —> Conception]
Which statement/s is/are false?
1. The sex of a person is dependent to the chromosomes it has.
2. A female has XY chromosome, whereas a male has XX chromosome
A. 1
B. 2
C. Both
D. None
B
The stage of physical and sexual development at which individuals becomes sexually mature
Puberty
T or F
The outcome of puberty may be different by sex but the hormonal process is similar
T
areas of the body that are sensitive to pleasant and sensual feelings which gives rise to feelings of pleasure sexual feeling when stimulated. High number of receptors of nerve endings
Erogenous Zones
serves as primary erotic stimulus
Skin
Other EZ (4)
Lips
Genitalia
Perianal Skin
Nipples
refers to the sequence of physical and emotional changes that occur as a person becomes sexually aroused and participates in sexually stimulating activities including intercourse and masturbation
SEXUAL RESPONSE CYCLE
5 Phases of Sexual Response Cycle
Desire Phase
Arousal Stage
Plateau Phase
Orgasm Phase
Resolution Phase
Sexual urges occur in response to sexual cues or fantasies
Desire phase
A SUBJECTIVE SENSE OF SEXUAL PLEASURE and physiological signs of sexual arousal. In males, penile tumescence (increase flow of blood into the penis); in females, vasocongestion (blood pools in the pelvic area) Ieading to vaginal lubrication and breast tumescence (erect nipples)
Arousal stage
Brief period occurs before orgasm
Plateau phase
In males, feelings of the inevitability of ejaculation, followed by ejaculation, in females, contractions of the walls of the tower third of the vagina
Orgasm phase
Decrease in arousal occurs after orgasm (particularly in men)
Resolution phase
Regulation and sexual functioning
Hypothalamus
secretes hormones produced in the hypothalamus
Pituitary Gland
Hormones responsible for sexual activity
Both (1)
For males (2)
For females (2)
Both: Oxytocin
Males: Luteinizing Hormone, Vasopressin
Females: Follicle-Stimulating Hormone, Estrogen and Progesterone