Test 2 Flashcards
Intersex
Variations in congenital sex anatomy that are considered atypical for females or males
Turner’s Syndrome
a female who possess a single X chomosome 1 in 2000 births
Kleinfelter Syndrome
Males have one or more extra X chromosomes
Up to 1 in 600 births
mosaicism
Condition in which cells within the same person have a different genetic makeup
different chromosome pairs within the same person
Androgen insensitivity syndrome
When a person is genetically male but is resistant to male hormones or androgens
present female but are genetically male
infertile (internal testicles)
androgens
male hormones
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia
A group of inherited disorders of the adrenal gland
can affect males and females
females: have a a vagina and ovaries, but present more male
males: generally develop male, but experience puberty very early
5-Alpha reductase deficiency
A condition whereby a genetic male will not produce enough of a hormone called dihydrotestosterone
may have ambiguous genitals
Cutaneous phase of infant sexuality
Infant’s skin is considered a “single erogenous zone”
Babies derive sensual pleasure from stroking, cuddling,
bathing
Precocious puberty
Appearance of physical and hormonal signs of pubertal development at an earlier age than is considered normal (7 to 8 for girls, 9 for boys)
Nocturnal emissions
Appearance of semen during sleep (wet dreams)
red flags in child sexuality
Persistently intrusive, Coercive, Developmentally abnormal, Abusive
Puberty
Stage of human development when the body becomes capable of reproduction
Adolescence
Social and psychological state
Occurs between the beginning of puberty and full acceptance into full adulthood
Influences on psychosexual development (4)
Parental influence, Peer influence, The media, Religiosity
Adolescent sexual behavior
Hormonal changes during puberty bring about a dramatic increase in sexual interest
three models of sexual orientation
dichotomous-psychoanalytic
-you are either straight or gay (or bisexual)
unidimensional bipolar (kinsey)
-you fall on a scale from straight to gay
two-dimensional orthogonal (storms)
-you fall on a plane from straight to gay to asexual
klein sexual orientation grid
includes past, present, and ideal
Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)
Prostate enlarges, puts pressure on bladder, urge to urinate; difficulty urinating
Four moral standards of nonmarital sexuality among college students
- Abstinence standard
- Double standard (on the decline)
- Permissiveness with emotional affection (the most common standard)
- Permissiveness without affection (hook up culture)
Menopause
cessation of menstrual and ovarian cycles
Average age is 51 (typically between 45 and 55)
Important characteristics in terms of sexual attractiveness
Youthfulness, Health, Fertility
Autoeroticism
Consists of sexual activities that involve only the self
Includes sexual fantasies, erotic dreams, and self-masturbation
Sexual Fantasies
94% of men and 76% of women think about sex at least once a day
men’s fantasies more often focus both on own pleasure
and pleasure of the partner
Function of Sexual Fantasies
- Help direct and define our erotic goals
- Allow us to plan for or anticipate situations that may arise -Provide escape from a dull or oppressive environment
- Bring novelty and excitement into the relationship
- May offer a clue to our current interests, pleasures, anxieties, fears, or problems
Reasons for masturbation
Relaxation Relief of sexual tension Partner is not available or does not want sex Physical pleasure An aid to falling asleep Means to avoid STIs
Pleasuring
Nongenital touching and caressing
Tribidism
“Dry Humping”, “Scissoring”, Pressing together
of bodies with genital thrusting
Interfemoral intercourse
Rubbing the penis between the thighs of a partner
Sexual Variations
Refer to behaviors that are not statistically typical of American sexual behaviors and occur in addition to the “mainstream” expression of sexuality
Paraphilia
A mental disorder characterized by recurrent, intense
sexually arousing fantasies, sexual urges, or sexual behaviors lasting at least 6 months
generally involves:
- Nonhuman objects
- Suffering or humiliation of oneself or one’s partner
- Children or other non-consenting people
Domination and Submission
Sexual arousal derived from the consensual acting out of sexual scenes
Noncoercive Paraphilias
Regarded as relatively benign or harmless because they are victimless; include Fetishism & Transvestism
fetishism
Sexual attraction to objects that become, for the person with the fetish, sexual symbols
Partialism
Exclusive attraction to body parts
Continuum from preference to a certain body part to exclusive attraction
Transvestism
Wearing of clothing of the other sex, for any reason, sometimes sexual arousal
Cross-dressing occurs almost exclusively in males, both heterosexual and gay men
Coercive Paraphilias
Involve victimization, A source of concern for society because of the harm they cause others
Zoophilia
Deriving sexual pleasure from animals; a coercive paraphilia
Voyeuristic Disorder
Secretly observing an unsuspecting person who is nude,
disrobing, or engaging in sexual activity; CP
Exhibitionism Disorder
Recurring, intense urge or fantasy to display one’s genitals to an unsuspecting stranger; 1/3 of paraphilia arrests
CP
Telephone scatologia
The making of obscene phone calls to
unsuspecting people; Considered a paraphilia because the acts are compulsive and repetitive
Frotteurism
(mashing, groping, frottage)
Fantasies to touch or rub against a nonconsenting person
usually happens in subways, buses, concerts, sporting events
Necrophilia
Sexual activity with a corpse
Pedophilia
Fantasies involving sexual activity with a prepubescent child or children
(Different from child sexual abuse or child molestation)
Sadism and Masochism
Separate but sometimes related phenomena that tend to
accompany each other
People with sadism do not necessarily practice masochism, and vice versa
Sexual Sadism Disorder
Real behaviors in which physical or psychological harm is
inflicted upon a victim for purposes of sexual arousal
includes violent sexual thoughts and fantasies involving a desire for power and control
Autoerotic Asphyxia
Links strangulation with masturbation
