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VI. Sexual Self Flashcards

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4 parts of Sexual Self

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Biological Perspective of One’s Sex
The Sexual Response Cycle
Chemistry of Lust, Attraction and Attachment
Sex, Gender, & Sexual Diversity

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Features that appear during puberty in humans, and at sexual maturity

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Secondary Sex Characteristics

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⏷ Parts of the body that experience heightened sensitivity and/or signal sexual arousal of some kind
⏷ Where the libido is centered (according to Freud)

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erogenous zones

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What is the most powerful sex organ in the
body?

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brain

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The ______ is the most important part of the brain for sexual functioning.

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hypothalamus

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q Sex hormones that influence sexual behavior include:

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Oxytocin, Prolactin, Vasopressin

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Is a model that describes the physiological responses, that occur during sexual activity.

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SEXUAL RESPONSE CYCLE

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Is a model that describes the physiological responses, that occur during sexual activity.

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The Sexual Response Cycle

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The Sexual Response Cycle

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desire
excitement
plateau
orgasm
resolution

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Also called libido
A man or woman begins to want or “_________” gratification or sexual intimacy
May last from a moment to many years

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desire

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Also called arousal
Characterized by the body’s initial response to feelings of sexual desire
Example of body’s response: muscle tension increases, heart rate quickens and
breathing is accelerated. Skin may become flushed (blotches of redness appear on the chest and back). May last from minutes to several hours

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excitement

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Highest point of sexual excitement
The changes begun in phase 1 are intensified.
Example of body’s response: Breathing, heart rate, and blood pressure continue to
increase. Muscle spasms may begin in the feet, face, and hands. q Generally lasts 30 seconds - 3 minutes

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plateau

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Peak of the plateau stage; Point at which sexual tension is released
q Examples of Body’s responses: Involuntary muscle contractions begin, Blood pressure, heart
rate, and breathing are at their highest rates, with a rapid intake of oxygen. Muscles in the
feet spasm. There is a sudden, forceful release of sexual tension. q Generally lasts <1 minute

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orgasm

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Also called the Refractory period
q The body returns to its pre-excitement state
q Marked by a general sense of well-being, enhanced intimacy and, often, fatigue. q Duration varies greatly and generally increases with age

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resolution

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is a feeling of having a strong sexual desire for another person. It is the initial driving force that attracts us to a potential partner
People can experience feelings of ____ upon meeting someone new or within a committed partnership; It starts the sexual response cycle
____ may shut off the prefrontal cortex of the brain, which includes rational behavior.

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lust

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High levels of dopamine & norepinephrine, are released during ____.
These chemicals make us giddy, energetic, and euphoric, even leading to decreased appetite and insomnia.

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attraction

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_____ involves the brain pathways that control “reward” behavior,
which partly explains why the first few weeks or months of a relationship can be so exhilarating and even all-consuming.

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attraction

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is the predominant factor in
long-term relationships.
While lust and attraction are pretty much exclusive to
romantic entanglements,
_____ mediates friendships, parent-infant
bonding, social cordiality, and many other intimacies as well.

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attachment

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Primary hormones:
Oxytocin (cuddle hormone) is produced by the hypothalamus and released in large quantities during sex, breastfeeding, childbirth,
SKIN-to-SKIN contact.
Oxytocin, known also as the love hormone, provokes feelings of contentment, calmness, and security,

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attachment

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Vasopressin is linked to behavior that produces long-term, monogamous relationships.
Passionate love fades as attachment grows.

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attachment

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sometimes called biological sex, anatomical sex, or physical sex)
q A person’s identity based on their physical characteristics, genes and hormones.
q Male: Penis
q Female: Vagina
q Intersex: chromosomes and
hormones of a female/male but external genital is like that of a male/female
q Also refers to sexual acts, as in ‘having sex’ q Primary and Secondary Sex characteristics

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sex

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is the structure of social relations that centers on the reproductive arena, and the set of practices that bring reproductive distinctions into social processes.
q A term that refers to social or cultural distinctions associated with a given sex; it is generally considered to be a socially constructed concept.
q _____ underlies assumptions regarding ‘Masculine’ or ‘Feminine’ behavior

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gender

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Refers to the attitudes, feelings and behaviors that a given culture associates with a person’s biological sex.
q Behavior that is compatible with cultural expectations is referred to as gender ‐ normative; Behaviors that are viewed as incompatible with these expectations constitute _____ non ‐ conformity (APA, 2012).

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gender

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SEXUAL DIVERSITY

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gender identity
gender expression

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Who you think you are

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gender identity

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How you demonstrate who you are

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gender expression

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One’s innermost concept of self as male, female, a blend of both or neither
How individuals perceive themselves and what they call themselves which can be the same or different from their sex assigned at birth.

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gender identity

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q Refers to the ways that humans choose to display their gender identity to the world
q Usually expressed through behavior, clothing, haircut, or voice

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gender expression

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A person whose gender identity matches his or her assigned sex

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cisgender

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– A person whose lived experiences do not match their assigned sex

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transgender

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Who you are romantically and sexually into

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SEXUAL ORIENTATION/ATTRACTION

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q All about who you are physically, spiritually, and emotionally attracted to (specifically into sexual and romantic attraction),
q and the labels tend to describe the
relationships between your gender and the
gender types you’re attracted to.
q Straight(Heterosexual)-Attractedtopeopleofthe opposite gender
q Gay/Lesbian(Homosexual)-Attractedtopeopleofthe same gender
q Bisexual-Canbeattractedtobothmenandwomen

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SEXUAL ORIENTATION/ATTRACTION

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May/may not conform to socially defined behaviors and characteristics typically associated with being either masculine or feminine.

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gender expression

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The first 22 pairs are called

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autosomes

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The last pair is known as the

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sex chromosomes

36
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Genetic basis for Sex Determination:

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⏷ X Chromosome
⏷ Y Chromosome

37
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3 parts of sexual response cycle

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sexual appetite
sexual consumption
sexual satiety

38
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happy hormone

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serotonin

39
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lust

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estrogen
testosterone

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attraction

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dopamine
neropinephrine
serotonin

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attachment

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vasopressin
oxytocin

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Lust may shut off the _____ of the brain, which includes rational behavior.

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prefrontal cortex

43
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“The ability to take an honest look at your life without attachment to it being right or wrong.”
- Debbie Ford

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self awareness

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