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When does childhood curiosity of bodies peak? (3 years) |
3-5 |
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When do children develop a sense of modesty |
initial school-age years |
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Does overt sexual play decrease in initial school-age ears, what about curiosity about the human body and sexuality? |
sexual play decreases, curiosity does not |
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time when individual first becomes capable of reproduction and shows sexual attraction to others |
puberty |
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The most important issue in lives of most adolescents is |
self identity |
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how many american high school students have engaged in sexual intercourse according to surveys |
half |
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When is sexual activity highest (10 year range) |
25-35, only gradually declines up through the late 50s (just extra info) |
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When women's menstrual cycles become irregular and stop entirely (term) |
menopause |
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When does menopause typically occur |
late 40s or early 50s |
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3 results due to change in hormones during menopause |
hot flashes, decrease in vaginal lube, and osteoporosis |
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When do men show gradual decline in testosterone |
Late teens |
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When men lose testosterone these 4 things could happen (its ok if you don't know them all since itll be multiple choice, just count it as correct anyways) |
decline in muscle mass and strength, less firm erections, less forceful ejaculations, and longer refractory periods. |
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For healthy couples, what is the best predictor of whether they will enjoy sex in old age? |
Their sexual activity when they were younger |
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When does sexual learning begin |
infancy |
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Where can children receive sexual learning (3) [again probably not going to be a hard question, just familiarize yourself with answers] |
peers, media, and your own behaviors |
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When should communication between parents and their children about sexuality begin (with respect to what year they are in school). Also communication should be ongoing. |
preschool years |
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Should discussions with your children about sexuality be frank and explicit? Also is how you say it is just as important as what you say ? |
yes, dont lecture them. it is important that your children view you to be accepting and askable. |
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The only way you will be able to know whether your attempts to educate your children about sexuality have been successful is by their (long answer) |
willingness to come to you when they have questions and problems |
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Do male fetuses have erections while still inside the uterus |
yes |
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Can children masturbate to orgasm before they reach puberty |
yes |
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does lack of vaginal lubrication in women with menopause indicate that sexual desire has decreased |
no |
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has the average age at which girls have first menstrual cycle been decreasing over the last 2 centuries? |
yes |
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do increasing levels of pituitary hormones help cause hot flashes |
yes |
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do boys develop enlarged breasts during puberty |
yes |
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How many years does pubertal development in boys lag behind girls |
about 2 years |
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Is their a strong relationship between social background and affairs |
No |
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When do children's first sexual attractions occur |
around age 10 |
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Breast development in girls |
increase in estrogen |
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vaginal dryness at menopause |
Decrease in estrogen |
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hot flashes in women |
increase in FSH and LH |
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development of sweat glands (body odor, acne) |
increase in testosterone |
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gynecomastia |
increase in estrogen |
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pubic hair and body hair |
increase in testosterone |
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menarche |
Increase in FSH and LH |
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Less firm erection and longer refractory period |
Decrease in testosterone |
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Reversal of effects of menopause |
Increase in estrogen |
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decreased sexual desire in women |
Decrease in testosterone |
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decreased sexual desire in men |
decrease in testosterone |
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children's first sexual attractions (2) |
increase in DHEA from adrenal glands, increase in testosterone |
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what is most often the cause of the decline in sexual activity amond older single women |
Lack of a partner |
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The changes that occur in women in the few years that precede and follow menopause are called |
The climacteric |
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Before age 2, bodily exploration is usually confined to |
self-exploration |
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Frued referred to the initial school-age years as this stage of psychosexual development |
Latency |
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Development of breasts and growth of facial hair are examples of (3 words) |
Secondary sex characteristics |
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for many teenage girls, this need is an important part of finding their self-identity |
Emotional intimacy |
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What 2 things did Whitehurst believe are most likely to lead to extramarital sex |
opportunity and alienation |
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Two parts of puberty process |
adrenarche, gonadarche |