Unit 3 Flashcards
What are the primary female sex characteristics?
Uterus, ovaries, vagina
What are the primary male sex characteristics?
Prostate, penis, testes, scrotum
What are the secondary male sex characteristics?
Enlarged larynx (Adam's apple) Deepening voice Facial and chest hair Pubic hair Coarser skin texture Large increase in height
What are the secondary female sex characteristics?
Growth spurt Menstrual cycle Breast development Widening hips Pubic hair Fat deposits Further growth and development of uterus, vagina, and ovaries
Psychological aspects of being male or female
Gender
Culture’s expectations for male and female behavior and personality
Gender roles
Acquiring gender role characteristics
Gender typing
Person’s sense of being male or female
Gender identity
Being born with both sex organs
Hermaphrodite/ intersex
Gender identity formed through reinforcement and modeling
Social learning theory
Childs develops male or female schema, then observes and behaves accordingly
Gender schema theory
Occurs when people assign characteristics to a person based on the person’s male or female status, rather than actual characteristics
Gender stereotyping
Female stereotypes:
Illogical, changeable, emotional, sensitive, naturally nurturing, patient, all-thumbs when it comes to understanding machines
Male stereotypes:
Aggressive, logical, decisive, unemotional, insensitive, no nurturing, impatient, mechanically talented
Characteristics of people whose personalities reflect the characteristics of both males and females, regardless of gender
Androgyny
Men with depression turn to ___
Drugs and alcohol
Women with depression turn to ___
Food and sexual promiscuity
Masters and Johnson’s stages of the human sexual-response cycle:
Excitement
Plateau
Orgasm
Resolution
Beginning of arousal
Excitement
Physical changes continue
Plateau
Rhythmic contractions in vagina/penis muscles
Orgasm
Fluid/sperm released from penis
Seminal fluid
Final phase, body returned to normal state
Resolution
Time period when male cannot become aroused
Refractory period
Sexual attraction preference for members for a particular sex
Sexual orientation
Attracted to opposite sex
Heterosexual
Attracted to same sex
Homosexual
Attracted to men and women
Bisexual
Problem with interest, arousal, or response
Sexual dysfunction
