sexuality and intimacy

Question 1

describe the frequency/prevalence of sexual intercourse and promiscuity in adolescents today relative to past, across genders, and as a function of age

Question 2

describe the roles of context, hormonal factors, parents, and peers in sexual decisions and behaviors

Question 3

explain the role of engaging sexual intercourse in psychological problems during adolescence, contrasting effect based on age

Question 4

explain factors related to same-sex attraction during adolescence, including consequences, prevalence, and contextual risk factors

Question 5

describe the prevalence of sexual harassment and assault

Question 6

describe trends in teenage pregnancy rates since the 1990s

Answer 6

• lower rates of teen pregnancy
• likely due to comprehensive sex education, access to contraception, later puberty

Question 7

explain the characteristics of both ineffective and effective sex education programs

Question 8

describe attachment theory - including its forms and examples of how these manifest in social relationships, the idea of working models, and correlated of secure attachment