Sexuality Flashcards
Sex and Gender Identity
Sex: Biological attributes determining male/female categories:
Chromosomal: XX (typically female), XY (typically male)
Differences in Sex Development (DSD): Variations in sex chromosomes, anatomy, or reproductive organs (e.g., intersex conditions).
Gender Identity: One’s internal, personal sense of being male, female, or another gender:
Gender Expression: How individuals outwardly express their gender (clothing, behaviors, appearance).
Gender Diverse: People whose gender identity/expression differs from societal norms (e.g., nonbinary, genderfluid).
Gender Dysphoria: Distress arising from incongruence between assigned sex and experienced gender identity.
Cisgender: People whose gender identity aligns with the sex assigned at birth.
Sexual Expression:
Masturbation: Self-stimulation for sexual pleasure.
Sexual Intercourse: Includes vaginal, anal, oral-genital forms.
Abstinence: Choosing not to engage in sexual activities.
Alternative Forms: Other expressions (e.g., fantasy, non-penetrative intimacy, virtual sexuality).
Factors Influencing Sexuality:
Intellectual or developmental disabilities
Cultural beliefs and practices
Religious values
Ethical and moral beliefs
Lifestyle and personal choices
Erectile Dysfunction (Sexual Dysfunction)
Medical Condition: Diabetes or cardiovascular disease causing impaired circulation or nerve damage.
Surgical Condition: Prostatectomy damages nerves responsible for erections.
Low Libido (Sexual Dysfunction)
Medical Condition: Hormonal imbalances (low testosterone or menopause).
Surgical Condition: Removal of ovaries (oophorectomy) affecting hormone levels.
Painful Intercourse (Dyspareunia) (Sexual Dysfunction)
Medical Condition: Pelvic inflammatory disease, endometriosis.
Surgical Condition: Post-hysterectomy adhesions or scarring leading to pain.
Anorgasmia (Sexual Dysfunction)
Medical Condition: Depression, anxiety, or neurological disorders (MS, spinal injury).
Surgical Condition: Pelvic or spinal surgeries impairing nerve function.
