Sexual Self Flashcards
Adolescence period from
12-22 years old
Transition period from childhood to adulthood, extending from puberty to independence
Adolescence period
Period of stress, problems, and identity confusion
Adolescence period
The time of vitality without the cares of adulthood, a time of rewarding friendships, of heightened idealism and a growing sense of life’s exciting possibilities
Adolescence period
Tend to naturally increase in importance for some time during a teen’s journey toward adulthood
Peer groups, romantic interest, and external appearance
Movement toward social and economic independence, and development of identity
Adolescence period
During which social contexts exert powerful influences
Adolescence period
Sexual maturation in which the person becomes capable of producing
Puberty
Puberty
_ years for girls, _ for boys
11
13
Could have been less stressful when properly oriented of what to expect physically and emotionally
Pubery
It’s natural for everyone to be more sexually aware, but does not mean you are ready to have sex
Cole 2009
Physical differences between women and men
Sexual characteristics
Differences between male and female reproductive organs
Primary sexual characteristics
Other physical differences between and men and women
Secondary sexual characteristics
Characteristics appear during _____ (adolescence)
Secondary sexual characteristics
Puberty
Pubery is complete
Late adolescence
Physical growth slow for girls, continues for boys
Late adolescence
Strong affection for another arising out of kinship or personal ties
Love
Attraction based on sexual desire, affection and tenderness felt
Love
Connection based on admiration, benevolence, unselfish loyalty, concern for the good of another, or common interests
Love
Warm attachment, enthusiasm, or devotion, to hold dear
Love
A score of zero, holding one’s opponent scoreless in tennis
Love
Stages of love
Lust, attraction, attachment
The first stage of love and is driven by ____ in both men and women
Lust
Testosterone, estrogen
Two basic types of hormones present equally in men and women’s body that excites the feeling of _ within the brain
Testosterone and estrogen
Lust
Said to be one of the most beautiful moments of life
Attraction
Phase where the person actually starts to feel the love
Attraction
The amazing time when you are truly love-struck and can think of little else
Attraction
Scientists think that three main neurotransmitters are involved in this:
Attraction
Adrenaline, dopamine, serotonin
The initial stage of falling for someone activates your ______, increasing your blood levels of ____
Stress response
Adrenaline and cortisol
Adrenaline
Has the charming effect that when you unexpectedly bump into your love one, you start to sweat, your heart races and your mouth goes dry
Adrenaline
____ asked newly love struck couples to have their brains examined and discovered they have high levels of the neurotransmitter __
Helen fisher
Dopamine
This chemical stimulates the ___ by triggering an intense rush of ___
Desire and reward
Pleasure
Dopamine
__ suggests couples often show the sign of surging ____: increased energy, less need for sleep and food, focused attention and exquisite delight in smallest details of this novel relationship
Fisher
Dopamine
One of love’s most important chemicals that may explain why when you’re falling in love, your new lover keeps popping into your thoughts
Serotonin
When a couple passes the above two stages of love successfully, the time of bonding with each other becomes powerful
Attachment
Bond helping the couple to take their relationship to advanced levels
Attachment
Instigate the feeling of bearing children and falling in love with them wholeheartedly
Attachment
Scientists think that there may be two major hormones involved in this feeling of attachment
Oxytocin, vasopressin
The cuddle hormone
Oxytocin
Powerful hormone released by men and women during orgasm
Oxytocin
Deepens the feelings of attachment and makes couples feel much closer to one another after they had se
Oxytocin
Help cement bond between mom and baby and is released during childbirth
Oxytocin