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38 Cards in this Set
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Gender Role
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Gender expected behavior that society gives males and females
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Attachment
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Between two people in an intimate relationship-an emotional tie
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Friendships
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-companionship
-respect -acceptance -trust -loyalty -a much more stable relationship |
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Serious Conversations
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-undivided attention
-environment to get attention -I statements -focus on specific behavior then the person -avoid generalizations -make constructive requests -avoid accusing, belittling -ask for action -be an excellent listener -don't interrupt -don't give unsolicited advice |
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Conflict Resolution (4)
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1. Both know issues
2. Know wants of both 3. Identify various alternatives 4. Generate a variety of outcomes |
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Sexual Orientation
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sexual attractiveness to someone of the same or opposite sex
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Sexuality
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Shaped by biological, psychological, and cultural forces
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Germ Cells
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Sperm, ova, or eggs, produced by reproductive system
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Circumcision
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hygienic and cultural thing; removal of the foreskin
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Androgens
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Male hormones
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Estrogens
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Female Hormones
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Progesterone
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Most important female hormone; induces the development of female secondary sex characteristics during puberty, regulates the menstrual cycle, and sustains pregnancy
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Chromosome
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46 total; blueprint specific to each person
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Sexual Maturation
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female-breast development, hip, buttock roundness, first menstrual period
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4 Phases of Menstrual Cycle
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1. Menses-Menstrual Flow 1-5
2. Estrogen-Flow seizes 3. Ovulation 4. Progestational |
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Pheromones
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animal instincts-how animals know when they're ready to concieve
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Arogenous Zone
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sensitive to stimulation; highly responsive to sexual stimulation
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Sexual Response Cycle-4 phases
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1. Excitement Stage-Vasocongestion-more in then out
2. Plateau-continuation of excitement 3. Orgasmic 4. Resolution-reversed from 1st vasodialation stage |
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Refractory Period
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the idea that men can't go back into sex right away
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Vasoconstriction
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More blood in then out
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Vasodialation
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more blood out then in
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Yeast Infection
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Inflammation
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Endometriosis
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growth of the tissue outside the uterus
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PID
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pelvic inflammatory disease; spread organisms 50-70% caused by STD
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Orgasmic Dysfunciton
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inability to experience orgasm under any circumstance
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Sexual Cohersion
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forcing someone to do something sexually that they do not (not consensual)
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Barrier Method
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keeping sperm from reaching the egg; condom, diaphragm, scar tissue
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Hormonal Method
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a women doesn't ovulate
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Natural Method
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figure out the womens cycle and abstain during certain times
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Surgical Method
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fairly reversible-vasectomy, hysterectomy
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Ovulation
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release of the egg from the ovaries
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How much does it cost to raise a child for one year?
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8500 dollars per year/per child
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Infertility
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cannot get pregnant and have been trying for over one year
50% women 50% men |
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general anaesthetic
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a reversible loss of consciousness
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ectopic Pregnancy
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A pregnancy that has to be aborted because the baby starts to grow in the fallopian tubes instead of the uterus
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Identical Twins
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twins who develop from the division of a single zygote; genetically identical
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Fraternal Twins
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twins who develop from separate fertilized eggs; not genetically identical
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Conception
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An egg ripens and is released from a follicle. The egg travels through an oviduct (fallopian tube)
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