The Sexual Self

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

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Human sexuality

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is defined as how one thinks about himself or herself as a sexual individual. Human sexuality is a topic that just like beauty is culturally diverse.

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Sexual selfhood

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Greek word for women means
bearer of children

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Gyne

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

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Middle Ages (476-1450)

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

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Protestant Formation of the 16th Century (1483-1546)

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

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By the 17th and 18th Century

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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

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The Victorian Era (1873 – 1901)

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Sexuality became more evident and accepted in society.

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20th Century

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Initiates and organized sexual behavior

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Brain

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sexuality is not a mere physical response. But, it involves emotions, thoughts and beliefs.

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Rosenthal (2013)

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Ovaries, testes, penis, vagina, uterus, scrotum….

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Primary Sex Characteristics

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Breast enlarge, hair growth, voice becomes lower…

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Secondary Sex Chracteristics

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the threadlike structures found in the nucleus of the cell of the body are composed of genes which are the basic unit of heredity.

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chromosomes

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A process by which organisms that are best suited to their environment are most likely to survive

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natural selection

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On the basis of human sexual behavior, it
all begins with

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physical attraction

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Seeks for pleasure and aggression

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Id

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Thinks of ways to satisfy the need in an acceptable manner

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Ego

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Person’s sense of morality

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Superego

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

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Judaism

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

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Islam

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

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Taoism

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

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Hinduism

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Marriage is purely for intercourse and procreation

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Roman Catholic Church

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

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sex

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means to unite

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sexuality

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

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Sexual Arousal

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includes sexual orientation, his ability to manage sexual feelings and his capacity to regulate his sexual behavior to avoid undesirable consequences.

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sexual identity

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refers to the characteristics of people as males or females

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gender

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

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gender role

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

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sex and sexual

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

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gender assignment

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official and usually legal change of gender

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gender reassignment

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

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Excitement

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

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Plateau

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

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Orgasm

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The body returns to its non-excited state

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Resolution

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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.

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attraction

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This describe as an intense craving for sexual contact.

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lust phase

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Couples are infatuated and pursued a relationship

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attraction phase

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

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attachment phase

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Love is based on strong sexual and emotional component ✔ The Eros 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.

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eros

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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.

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Agape

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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.

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Storge

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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

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Ludus

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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

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Mania

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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.

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Pragma

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Includes the desire to give and receive emotional closeness, support, caring and sharing

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intimacy

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Described as intensely romantic or sexual desire for another person usually accompanied by physical attraction and physiological arousal

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passion

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The cold component of love. It is the decision to maintain the relationship through good time and bad times.

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commitment

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

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Behavior Reinforcement Theory

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

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Physiological arousal theory

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This explains that love arouse due to sociobiological needs.

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Evolutionary theories