The sexual self Flashcards
is influenced by physical, psychological,
spiritual and cultural factors. As sexual beings, people
are identified by gender, role, assignment and
perception.
Human sexuality
is defined as how one thinks about himself or herself as a sexual individual.
Sexual selfhood
Greek word for women means
bearer of children
“Gyne”
The church decreed that all
sexual acts that do not lead
to procreation were
considered evil.
The Middle
Ages
The reason for sexual
intimacy was to strengthen
the physical and emotional
bond between husbands
and wives not just for
procreation
Protestant
Formation of
the 16th
Century
Puritans had positive views
on marital sex and did not
condone sex outside
marriage.
By the 17th
and 18th
Century
Women were told that they
should not enjoy having sex, if
they did, there was
something wrong with them;
Ejaculating more than once
month would greatly weaken
a man and masturbation
leads to blindness, insanity
and death
The Victorian Era
Sexuality became more
evident and accepted in
society.
20th
Century
Holds a positive and
natural outlook toward
marital sex which they
consider as blessed by
God and pleasure for
both men and women.
Judaism
Family is considered of
utmost important, and
celibacy within marriage
is prohibited
Islam
Sex is not only natural and
healthy, but a sacred
union is necessary to
people’s physical, mental
and spiritual being.
Taoism
Sexuality is seen as
spiritual force, and the
act of ritual lovemaking is
a means of both
celebrating and
transcending the physical
Hinduism
Marriage is purely for
intercourse and
procreation
Roman Catholic Church
word derived from the Latin word “secare” which means ‘to divide’
“Sex”
while the word ___ means ‘to
unite’
sexuality
has emerged as new phenomenon in adolescence and that it is important that sexuality be
viewed as a normal aspect of adolescent development.
Sexual arousal
refers to the characteristics of people as males or females
Gender
is a set of expectations that prescribes how females
and males should think, act and feel.
Gender role
the biological indicators of male and female
or having the capacity to reproduce
Sex and sexual
the initial assignment as male or female
which usually occurs at birth.
Gender Assignment
official and usually legal change of
gender
Gender Reassignment
a category of social identity that refers to an
individual’s identification as male, female or some category
other than male or female.
Gender Identity
the qualities and behaviors judged by a particular
culture to be ideally associated with or especially appropriate to
men and boys
Masculine
qualities and behaviors judged by a particular culture
to be ideally associated with or especially appropriate to women
and girls
Feminine
both masculine and feminine traits, feelings and
qualities.
Androgyny
persons who do not experience sexual drives or
attraction to either sex
Asexuals
– persons with an excessive interest in sex to the point
where it can cause problems in one’s life
Hypersexual
Initial physical response to sexual arousal
▪ Characterized by an increase in heart rate and
blood pressure as well as heightened muscle
tone
Excitement
Period of sexual excitement prior to orgasm
▪ Characterized by intensification of the changes
begun during the excitement phase.
Plateau
Characterized by waves of intense pleasure
(climax), often associated with vaginal
contractions in females and ejaculations in
males.
Orgasm
The body returns to its non-excited state
Resolution
is a characteristic that causes
pleasure or interest by appealing to a person’s desires or tastes, and cause one to be drawn to the other.
Attraction
This describe as an intense
craving for sexual contact.
Lust Phase
Couples are infatuated and pursued a relationship
Attraction Phase
Long-term bond between partners; with a feeling of security, comfort and emotional union
Attachment Phase
Love is based on strong sexual and
emotional component
✔ The __ lover dreams of the ideal
characteristics of a partner and usually
experiences love at first sight.
✔ The relationship seldom lasts forever
because they tend to be quick to fall
in and out of love.
Eros
Altruistic and selfless love.
✔ The person shows his love without
expecting to receive the same in
return.
✔ This type of love is more acceptable
to women than men.
Agape
Love-related friendship and based
on nonsexual affection.
✔ Storgic lovers don’t suddenly fall in
love with an idealized lover.
✔ Commitment, stability and comfort
are their goals.
Storge
Love is just a game, something for
fun or entertainment.
✔ Ludic lovers, do not experience
jealousy. They don’t value
commitment or intimacy
✔ Manipulate their partner by lying,
cheating and deceiving
Ludus
An intense feeling which may lead
to obsessive and possessive love towards the
loved one.
✔ Manic lovers always check the
partner’s whereabouts and easily
get jealous
✔ Easily taken advantage of by ludic
lovers
- Mania
A practical and business-like love.
✔ Pragmatic lovers may plan the best
time to get married, have children,
and other future plans
✔ Love is based on what is
appropriate.
Pragma
when someone
received a reward a positive feeling may be
experienced.
Behavior Reinforcement Theory
the body
experience physiological change first, then people
assign an emotion to that physical sensation.
Physiological Arousal Theory
This explains that love
arouse due to sociobiological needs.
Evolutionary Theories
(prevents the release of an egg or
ovulation)
Hormonal Method of Contraception
a small patch you stick
on to the skin that releases estrogen
and progestogen.
The patch
small plastic ring a woman
inserts into her vagina every month
and releases hormones to stop
ovulation.
The ring
a small flexible rod that is
place under the skin of the upper arm
by a health professions and release
progesterone to stop ovulation.
Implants
contraceptive injection
which is a long-acting reversible
contraception. It is more than 99%
effective.
Injectable
– a soft dome made of
latex or silicone and is used with
spermicide
Diaphragm
put into the
vagina to cover the cervix and are
92 to 96% effective when used
correctly.
Cervical Caps
way to know a woman’s fertile and
infertile month by charting the
menstrual cycle.
Rhythm or Calendar Method
avoidance of sexual intercourse
Abstinence or celibacy–
a sexual activity
that does not include the insertion
of the penis into the vagina
outercourse
happens when a man removes his
penis from the vagina and ejaculates outside of the
woman’s body
Withdrawal–
(procedure that make
an individual permanently incapable of conceiving)
Sterilization
fallopian
tubes are tied to prevent eggs from
travelling to the uterus so a woman
cannot get pregnant
Tubal ligation/sterilization–
the surgeon makes a
small cut in the upper part of the
scrotum then ties or blocks the vas
deferens
Vasectomy
a small device that is
placed in the uterus by a doctor to prevent pregnancy
Intrauterine Device (IUD)-
