Sexuality Flashcards
What is autoerotic behavior?
sexual behavior that is experienced alone
What are 2 examples of autoerotic behavior?
masturbation
- sexual fantasizing
Compare boys and girls on how much their understate or overstate their sexual activity
boys:
- overstate their level of activity
girls:
- girls understate it
Compared to teens decades ago, today are there fewer or more sexually active teens?
fewer sexually active teens now
What is the median age of sexual intercourse among teens now?
17 years old
t or f: younger girls are having sex more often
true
About how many sexually active teens have had intercourse outside of a romantic relationship?
1/3
What are two reasons why teens become interested in sex?
- increases in sex hormones at puberty
- sexual activity become accepted in their group
What hormone is secreted by the gonads and is found in both sexes, but more in males?
testosterone
What hormone is responsible for sex drive in both female and males?
testosterone
For boys, what does an increased level of androgens related to
- the likelihood of being sexually active
- changes in physical appearance
What are androgens responsible for in girls?
- sex drive
What is estrogen responsible for?
- changes in physical appearance among girls
What type of sexual activity do teens who have authoritative parents engage in?
- less likely to become active at an early age
- less likely to engage in risky sexual activity
What kind of sexual activity does parent-adolescent conflict result in?
- early sexual activtiy
t or f: parent-adolescent communication about sex completely stops them from being sexually active
false: it does little to prevent, but it stops them from engaging risky sexual behavior
What do most sex parent-teen communication focus on?
- focuses on safety, not about sexual behavior or relationships
What are the 2 most important things that should be communicated by parents?
attitudes and values
What are 3 ways that can make a teen more likely to be sexually active?
- if their peers are sexually active and they are more likely to engage in risky acts
- if they believe their friends are active, even if its not true
- if they have older siblings who model more sexually advanced behavior
What is the most popular method of contraceptives?
condoms
What are the 3 reasons why teens don’t use contraceptives?
- lack of planning
- lack of access
- lack of knowledge
