Sexuality Flashcards
is an individually expressed and highly personal phenomenon that evolves from life experiences.
sexuality
What constitutes normal sexual expression, however, varies among
1.
2.
cultures
religions
The ability of the human body to experience a sexual response is present before birth.
birth to 12 years
By the age of 3, more purposeful ______ (excitation of one’s own or another’s genital organs by means other than sexual intercourse) begins and the orgasmic response is quite common, although males do not ejaculate until after puberty.
masturbation
children have beginning awareness of genital differences between males and females.
2 1/2
or
3
the first physical changes of puberty begin— the development of breast buds in girls and the growth of pubic hair.
age of 9 or 10
As the adrenal glands mature, they produce more
testosterone and estradiol
primary and secondary sex characteristics continue to develop, necessitating more information about body changes.
age of adolescence (12-13 years)
(painful menstruation) is prevalent among adolescent females. Cramping, lower abdominal pain radiating to the back and upper thighs, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and headaches may occur for a few hours up to 3 days
dysmenorrhea
(painful menstruation) is prevalent among adolescent females. Cramping, lower abdominal pain radiating to the back and upper thighs, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and headaches may occur for a few hours up to 3 days
dysmenorrhea
many people form intimate relationships with long-term implications.
young and middle adulthood
are often concerned about normal sexual response, for both themselves and their partners.
Young adult men and women
may define sexuality far more broadly and include in their definition such things as touching, hugging, romantic gestures (e.g., giving or receiving roses), comfort, warmth, dressing up, joy, spirituality, and beauty.
Older Adulthood
is an individual and constantly changing phenomenon falling within the wide range of human sexual thoughts, feelings, needs, and desires.
sexual health
is a state of well-being in relation to sexuality across the life span that involves physical, emotional, mental, social, and spiritual dimensions.
sexual health
What are the components of sexual health?
sexual self-concept
body image
gender identity
gender role behavior
freedoms and responsibility
(how one values oneself as a sexual being) determines with whom one will have sex, the gender and kinds of people a person is attracted to, and the values about when, where, with whom, and how one expresses sexuality.
sexual self-concept
a central part of the sense of self, is constantly changing.
body image
How a person feels about his or her body is related to one’s
sexuality
is one’s self-image as a female or male
gender identity
More than just the biologic component, it also includes
social and cultural norms
is the outward expression of a person’s sense of maleness or femaleness as well as the expression of what is perceived as gender-appropriate behavior.
gender-role behavior
is the belief that most characteristics and behaviors are human qualities that should not be limited to one specific gender or the other.
androgyny
Sexual health includes both
freedoms and responsibilities