Week 1 Flashcards
Definition of sexuality?
Central aspect of human beings through life that encompasses sex, genderidentity, gender roles, sexual orientation, erotica, pleasure, intimicy and reproduction.
What is sexual health?
State of physical, emotional, mental and social well-being in relation with sexuality. The ability to sexually adapt and self-manage in the face of life’s physical, psychological and social challenges.
What are three biological aspects of sexuality?
Medical treatment, illness, menopause, nerves, hormones
What are six psychological aspects of sexuality?
Body image, cognitions, self-image, personality, anxiety, depression
What are three social aspects of sexuality?
Relationships, communication, religion, culture, norms and values
What does Freud’s Libido mean?
Subjective experience of physical need for sex. The libido is feed by sexual drives.
What are Freud’s three stages of sexual development?
Pre-genital stage (oral, anal, fallic; 1-6), latency stage (6-12), genital stage (12+)
What did Freud think healthy women should be sexually capable of?
Vaginally orgasms
Havelock Ellis
Liberal view on female sexuality and deviations. He was a sexual reformer and believed that sexual deviations are harmless and should be accepted.
Krafft-Ebing
His interest was pathological sexuality. Looked into perversions and deviations and introduced the topics homosexuality, heterosexuality, bisexuality, pedophilia, sadism (plezier in pijn doen) and masochism (plezier in gekleineerd / pijn gedaan worden)
Hirschfeld
Did the first large survey on sex. Gave advise about contraconception and sex problems. Introduced the term travestite, was a travestite and homosexual himself. Made a film about gay men.
Kinsey
Did interviews among married students on their sexual behavior, found that people differ in sexual behaviors. Refuted Freud’s idea of healthy women having to be able to orgasm vaginally, and the idea that women are less sexual than men.
Money
Studied development of gender identity in children.
Masters & Johnson
Were the first to conduct psychophysiological laboratory research. Seen as the founding fathers of sexology. Made a base for behavioral therapy: sensate focus. Makes the patient refocus on their own sensory perceptions and sensuality instead of goal-oriented behavior. Used three steps to restore the natural sexual response: non-genital touching, genital touching, coitus (sexual) movement.
Brownmiller
Had emphasis (nadruk) on power mechanisms within sexuality. Studied rape and the views of society on rape. She taught rape was an act of power over women instead of men losing self-control. She discovered that most rapist are someone the victim knows.
