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Celibacy: |
Complete: Individual does not engage in either masturbation or interpersonal sexual contact Partial: Does not engage in interpersonal sexual contact but continues to engage in masturbation |
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Erotic fantasy |
Mental experiences that arise from our imagination or life experience or that are simulated by the internet, books, drawings, photographs, or movies |
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Masturbation |
Stimulation of one’s own genitals to create sexual pleasure |
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Fellatio Cunnilingus |
Fellatio is oral stimulation of penis Cunnilingus is oral stimulation of vulva |
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Coitus |
Penile vaginal intercourse |
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Intromission |
Insertion of penis into the vagina |
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Tantric intercourse |
Sexual expression can become a form of spiritual meditation & a path of deep connection Male learns to control and delay his orgasm and redirect sexual energy through him and his partner |
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What are some reasons for/advantages of celibacy? |
Reasons: Most commonly associated with religious devotion Choose it due to experience of confusion or disappointmentin past sexual relationships Health considerations-STI or pregnancy Some women embraced celibacy to free themselves from thelimitations of the expected gender roles of marriage and motherhood Advantages: Explore self-pleasuringLearning to value aloneness, autonomy & privacyGiving priority to work & non-sexual commitments Gain deeper friendships |
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What can be helpful or problematic about sexual fantasies? |
Helpful: Increase interest, arousal and orgasm Can be a part of healing for individuals experienced sexabuse Harmful: Cause difficulty to have orgasm during sex due toidiosyncratic sexual fantasies they require for intense arousal are discordantwith their partner’s sexual behavior Fantasizing privately during sex can erode intimacy Partner feel jealous or threatened |
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Dominant social attitudes toward masturbation and where do they originate? |
Manyof the negative attitudes toward masturbation are rooted in early Jewish andChristian views that procreation was the only legitimate purpose of sexualbehavior Masturbationcould not result in conception, so it was condemned AEuropean physician, Samuel Tissot, who believed that the loss of semen wasdebilitating to health, seeing it as “self-abuse” Anencyclopedia published in 1918 described the health symptoms of masturbation Freudrealized it was not harmful, but saw it as an issue if done in adulthood Sometraditional condemnation still exists, in 1993 pope said it was unacceptable In 1970’s, feminists promoted masturbation as a natural, healthy sexualactivity |
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What concerns may exist regarding oral/genital stimulation? Anal stimulation? |
Oral genital contact may stem from false ideas that it isunsanitary or solely a homosexual act or from religious beliefs that it’simmoral Anal stimulation needs careful hygiene and use condoms toprevent transmittance of AIDS |
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Mal'z Hierarchy |
Describes the context in which sexualexperiences occur The 3 positive levels of sexual attraction are built onmutual choice, caring, respect and safety The 3 negative levels show thatsexual interactions can be upsetting or traumatic ordeals, often imposed on oneperson by the other +3: Authentic Sexual Intimacy [emotional openness&closeness; ecstasy] +2: Making Love [pleasure focused, mutuality,experimentation] +1: Positive Role Fulfillment [social-role behavior,religious/cultural duty, reproduction] Sexual Energy [ground zero] -1: Impersonal Interaction [lack of responsibility for birthcontrol, STI’s, or well-being of self or other] -2: Abusive Interaction [sexual dominance and coercion] -3: Violent Interaction [sex used to express hostility,rape] |
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Advantages/disadvantages to various coital positions? |
Each position provides various opportunities for physicaland emotional expression In some positions, one person has greater freedom toinitiate and control the tempo, angle and style of movement to create arousingstimulation In other positions, mutual control of the rhythm ofthrusting works well Woman on top, lend themselves to manual stimulation of theclitoris Face-to-face is a relaxing connection Rear-entry can be a comfortable option during pregnancy Control or stimulation for one ofthe partners, side to side is more intimate Rear entry lacks intimacy, but iscomfortable option during pregnancy |
