The sexual self Flashcards

1
Q

is influenced by physical, psychological,
spiritual and cultural factors. As sexual beings, people
are identified by gender, role, assignment and
perception.

A

Human sexuality

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2
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is defined as how one thinks about himself or herself as a sexual individual.

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Sexual selfhood

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3
Q

Greek word for women means
bearer of children

A

“Gyne”

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4
Q

The church decreed that all
sexual acts that do not lead
to procreation were
considered evil.

A

The Middle
Ages

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5
Q

The reason for sexual
intimacy was to strengthen
the physical and emotional
bond between husbands
and wives not just for
procreation

A

Protestant
Formation of
the 16th
Century

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6
Q

Puritans had positive views
on marital sex and did not
condone sex outside
marriage.

A

By the 17th
and 18th
Century

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7
Q

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

A

The Victorian Era

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8
Q

Sexuality became more
evident and accepted in
society.

A

20th
Century

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9
Q

Holds a positive and
natural outlook toward
marital sex which they
consider as blessed by
God and pleasure for
both men and women.

A

Judaism

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10
Q

Family is considered of
utmost important, and
celibacy within marriage
is prohibited

A

Islam

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11
Q

Sex is not only natural and
healthy, but a sacred
union is necessary to
people’s physical, mental
and spiritual being.

A

Taoism

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12
Q

Sexuality is seen as
spiritual force, and the
act of ritual lovemaking is
a means of both
celebrating and
transcending the physical

A

Hinduism

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13
Q

Marriage is purely for
intercourse and
procreation

A

Roman Catholic Church

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14
Q

word derived from the Latin word “secare” which means ‘to divide’

A

“Sex”

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15
Q

while the word ___ means ‘to
unite’

A

sexuality

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16
Q

has emerged as new phenomenon in adolescence and that it is important that sexuality be
viewed as a normal aspect of adolescent development.

A

Sexual arousal

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17
Q

refers to the characteristics of people as males or females

A

Gender

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18
Q

is a set of expectations that prescribes how females
and males should think, act and feel.

A

Gender role

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19
Q

the biological indicators of male and female
or having the capacity to reproduce

A

Sex and sexual

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20
Q

the initial assignment as male or female
which usually occurs at birth.

A

Gender Assignment

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21
Q

official and usually legal change of
gender

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Gender Reassignment

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22
Q

a category of social identity that refers to an
individual’s identification as male, female or some category
other than male or female.

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Gender Identity

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23
Q

the qualities and behaviors judged by a particular
culture to be ideally associated with or especially appropriate to
men and boys

A

Masculine

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24
Q

qualities and behaviors judged by a particular culture
to be ideally associated with or especially appropriate to women
and girls

A

Feminine

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25
Q

both masculine and feminine traits, feelings and
qualities.

26
Q

persons who do not experience sexual drives or
attraction to either sex

27
Q

– persons with an excessive interest in sex to the point
where it can cause problems in one’s life

A

Hypersexual

28
Q

Initial physical response to sexual arousal
▪ Characterized by an increase in heart rate and
blood pressure as well as heightened muscle
tone

A

Excitement

29
Q

Period of sexual excitement prior to orgasm
▪ Characterized by intensification of the changes
begun during the excitement phase.

30
Q

Characterized by waves of intense pleasure
(climax), often associated with vaginal
contractions in females and ejaculations in
males.

31
Q

The body returns to its non-excited state

A

Resolution

32
Q

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.

A

Attraction

33
Q

This describe as an intense
craving for sexual contact.

A

Lust Phase

34
Q

Couples are infatuated and pursued a relationship

A

Attraction Phase

35
Q

Long-term bond between partners; with a feeling of security, comfort and emotional union

A

Attachment Phase

36
Q

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.

37
Q

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.

38
Q

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.

39
Q

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

40
Q

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

41
Q

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.

42
Q

when someone
received a reward a positive feeling may be
experienced.

A

Behavior Reinforcement Theory

43
Q

the body
experience physiological change first, then people
assign an emotion to that physical sensation.

A

Physiological Arousal Theory

44
Q

This explains that love
arouse due to sociobiological needs.

A

Evolutionary Theories

45
Q

(prevents the release of an egg or
ovulation)

A

Hormonal Method of Contraception

46
Q

a small patch you stick
on to the skin that releases estrogen
and progestogen.

47
Q

small plastic ring a woman
inserts into her vagina every month
and releases hormones to stop
ovulation.

48
Q

a small flexible rod that is
place under the skin of the upper arm
by a health professions and release
progesterone to stop ovulation.

49
Q

contraceptive injection
which is a long-acting reversible
contraception. It is more than 99%
effective.

A

Injectable

50
Q

– a soft dome made of
latex or silicone and is used with
spermicide

51
Q

put into the
vagina to cover the cervix and are
92 to 96% effective when used
correctly.

A

Cervical Caps

52
Q

way to know a woman’s fertile and
infertile month by charting the
menstrual cycle.

A

Rhythm or Calendar Method

53
Q

avoidance of sexual intercourse

A

Abstinence or celibacy–

54
Q

a sexual activity
that does not include the insertion
of the penis into the vagina

A

outercourse

55
Q

happens when a man removes his
penis from the vagina and ejaculates outside of the
woman’s body

A

Withdrawal–

56
Q

(procedure that make
an individual permanently incapable of conceiving)

A

Sterilization

57
Q

fallopian
tubes are tied to prevent eggs from
travelling to the uterus so a woman
cannot get pregnant

A

Tubal ligation/sterilization–

58
Q

the surgeon makes a
small cut in the upper part of the
scrotum then ties or blocks the vas
deferens

59
Q

a small device that is
placed in the uterus by a doctor to prevent pregnancy

A

Intrauterine Device (IUD)-