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Masturbation |
self-stimulation of the genitals, no negative effects, seen negatively for majority of history, if performed in adolescence there is typically greater sexual satisfaction in adulthood, used to treat sexual dysfunction |
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Nocturnal Orgasm |
wet dreams |
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Fantasy |
males focus on behaviours of partner whereas women focus on fantasizing about the roles of the partner or famous partners. Men report more violent fantasies and women report wanting to be victimized |
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Genital touching |
most women enjoy touching of genitals but not directly on the clitoris (too sensitive) and some women enjoy insertion (fingering) but its a minority, males prefer handys early in sexual contact and most prefer no touching immediately after an ejaculation |
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Maltz hierarchy |
sexual energy can produce disintegration and disconnectedness or it can produce integration and connectedness |
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Impersonal Interactions |
part of the Maltz hierarchy; lack of response for their own or their partner's safety or preferences during a sexual experience, regret and shame are generated, no mutual respect or responsibility |
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Abusive Interactions |
part of the Maltz hierarchy; one person actively controls the other (eg. spousal rape), the victim is stuck in the submissive role, damaging for trust and self-esteem, dominants often feel entitled to the sex they're taking, lots of manipulation and coercion |
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Violent Interactions |
part of the Maltz hierarchy; extreme warped thinking of the perpetrator, they have total control over whether the partner lives or dies, often find serial killers and abusers in this category |
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Role Fulfillment |
part of the Maltz hierarchy; sexual interactions occur as society expects them too (eg. a woman having sex with her husband because she is supposed to serve him), feminists do not agree with this level, no coercion or negative energy, ultimately limiting, can become boring and rigid with no creativity or variation |
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Making Love |
part of the Maltz hierarchy; focus is on creating mutual pleasure, willing to experiment and get creative, recreation mixed with personal caring, what is often portrayed in modern media and soft porn |
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Authentic Sexual Intimacy |
concious act of loving partner, products of secure intimate relationships, easily communicate, emotional honesty, |
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Breast Stimulation |
most women enjoy this, typically not seen in male preference except in gay couples |
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Oral Genital Stimulation |
70-80% of couples report engaging in this sexual behaviour, fellatio in males, cunnilingus in females |
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Anal Intercourse |
more common in non-religious well educated couples, higher risk of STI transmission for receiving partner, 20-25% of people engage (more men than women report) |
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Tribadism |
rubbing of genitals together without penetration |
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Interfemoral intercourse |
rubbing of a man's penis between a partner's thighs to create friction and ultimately orgasm, considered a safe sexual practice, no penetration |
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Sex later in life |
reduced vaginal/orgasmic contractions, reduced lubrication, reduced elasticity = more tearing;erection takes longer, less firm, reduced volume of ejaculation and force; most people over 60 still enjoy intercourse and have high sexual satisfaction |
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Infancy Behaviours |
sexual response (erection/lubrication), masturbation (for enjoyment, not orgasm), begin understanding anatomy and showing/sharing becomes popular
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Early childhood behaviours |
curiosity about how the body works, masturbation is private (still for enjoyment not orgasm), learn social rules about their genitals (privacy), same age sex play is common (eg. getting married) and is often same gendered |
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Preadolescent behaviours |
curiosity about puberty and body changes, self-consciousness becomes an issue (body image), masturbation is more common among males (for orgasm), gender segregation, know and understand sex driven insults "you're such a girl", sexual interests begin (eg. group dating, possibly kissing) |
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Adolescent behaviours |
abstinence exists but is not popular, masturbation still more common (or more commonly reported) among males, masturbation as an adolescent leads to more positive sexual experiences in the future, kissing/touching very popular as is oral sex, 61% of teens have had sex by age 18, some may experiment with same-sex interactions and some are predictive of orientation |
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Sex play is a concern when |
there is force, significant age differences, or sexual abuse history |
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Female puberty |
onset 8-13, breasts, curves and hair! |
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Male puberty |
onset 9-14, hair, voice changes, more muscular and angular |
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Menarche |
first period |
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Semanarche |
beginning of semen production, happens very early so an immature looking male can still impregnate |
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Abstinence |
Only 20% of teens delay sex until their 20's, associated with close family ties, religious affiliations, discussing sex/abstinence with their parents, and higher IQ |
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Teenage pregnancy |
associated with less education, lower SES, higher STI risk, lack of parenting skills, children tend to have more behavioural, cognitive and emotional issues as well as health problems, rates have been declining due to sex ed! |
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Complications of puberty |
genders develop at different times, things can be asymmetrical, cognitive development takes way longer than physical (risky behaviours) |
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Singlehood |
due to longer periods of dating before marriage, increased financial and educational stability for women, more career focused than in the past and less stigmatization of being single |
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Celibacy |
no sexual relationships |
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Serial Monogamy |
most common relationship pattern, exclusively dating a person in succession |
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Homogamy |
most people end up choosing mates that are very similar to them, they become even more similar over time (appearance, goals, habits) |
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Cohabitation |
higher rates of divorce than people who do not cohabitate, provides benefits of marriage without complicated legal attachments, |
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Marriage |
most adults marry at least once, have more sex than singles but less than cohabitating, report greater sexual satisfaction, 52% of families have married parents |
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Monogamy |
an individual has only one partner and that partner forever |
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Polyandry |
a woman has two or more husbands |
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Polygyny |
one male, two or more wives |
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Polygamy |
having more than one partner of any combination |
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Open Marriage |
both parties agree to not be sexually exclusive |
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Interracial marriages |
8% of US marriages, rates are increasing (less stigma) |
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Romanticism vs. Pragmatism |
Men tend to believe more in love at first sight and then marriage whereas women marry for practical purposes |
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Conventional Adultery |
the other partner is not informed of the infidelity |
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Consensual Adultery |
the other partner is aware of but does not discuss the partners sexual behaviours outside of their own |
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Swinging/comarital sex/couples sex |
extremely rare and typically used for recreation |
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Intimate partner violence
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more common for women to be abused, 40-70% of females murdered are by their ex significant other often after leaving or trying to leave the person
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Divorce |
40-50% of all marriages end in divorce, rates have dropped since the 80's because less "at risk" couples are getting married (common law/cohabitate), if you get one divorce you are more likely to get more in later marriages, has nothing to do with being unhappy, should develop a business relationship for the kids (quick 2 sentence emails, 5 minute calls every week) |
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Sexual orientation |
whether or not you are attracted or aroused by a certain gender, becomes known around age 8 |
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Sexual identity |
how you identify your gender identity and sexual orientation |
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Asexual |
no sexual drives or interests |
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Prevalence of LGB |
2-5% identify as gay, this is seen cross culturally regardless of societal attitudes |
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Sequential homosexuality |
behaving in a gay/lesbian/trans way before and during puberty but not after! seen most commonly in males in Islamic societies |
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Kinsey Sexual Continuum |
Rating from 0-6, self evaluation |
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Heterosexism |
assuming everyone is straight until they say they're gay |
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Sternberg's triangular theory of love |
Passion, Intimacy, Commitment! |
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OARS (active listening skills) |
open ended questions, affirmations, reflective listening and summarizing |
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Primary Syphilis |
painless lesions on external genitalia, this is the initial infection |
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Secondary Syphilis |
2-8 weeks after infection we get rashes and flu-like symptoms, typically found on palms of hands and soles of feet
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Latent Syphilis |
person is asymptomatic, no longer infectious but will cross the placenta |
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Tertiary Syphilis |
5-25 years after initial infection, breaks down bodies organs including the circulatory system and the central nervous system |
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Syphilis |
most common in lesbians, common among gay community |
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Chlamydia |
75-90% of women show no symptoms (can include imflamation, burning, itching, spotting and abdomen pain), can cause Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID); 60% of men show no symptoms (can include penile discharge, burning, itching, swelling), can cause nongonococcal urethritis (inflammation of urethra); transmits through oral, anal or vaginal sex (fluids) |
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Gonorrhea |
80% of women do not show symptoms, can also cause blindness in infants, 75% of men experience symptoms |
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Gottman's Destructive Communication Patterns |
Criticism (of personalty), Contempt (oral abuse/no positivity), Defensiveness (never owning part of the blame), Stonewalling (refuse to respond/withdraw), Belligerence (deliberate provoking) |
