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Anxiety
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Physical, psychological, & emotional
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Fight & flight
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you sense danger and you signal the anxiety, so your brain lights up to act upon it
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Lilith
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One of Satan's wives that left him to be Adam's first wife. = First female demon
All her babies were killed, so if your baby died, they blamed Lilith |
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Different types of normal
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Subjectively - your own opinion on what's normal or weird - up to you.
Statistically - there's research but don't take it personally because you have to look at who were the subjects and bias Idealistically - own personality; moral and technique ideas; how do you measure up to your ideals? Culturally - norm around where you grow up and what's expected by your peers Clinically - good sex = orgasm |
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DSM
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Diagnostic & Statistical Manual of the American Psychiatric Association - book of symptoms and diagnoses
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What did Masters research?
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He researched about the response to sexual arousal and studied infertility (which was usually blamed on the women)
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Sociobiological Theory
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we transmit genes which bestow attributes to our offspring - makes us want to find a mate with good attributes because we want our kids to have good traits
males look for females that have the ability to have childbearing ways females look for males that have the ability to provide and support in the long run (breadwinners) |
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Stud vs. Slut
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When men sleep with a lot of people, they're rewarded by the number of conquests they had
When women sleep with a lot of people, they're considered as trashy and dirty |
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Sex strike theory
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our way of women holding out on sex until men give us what we want
women want food & support and men just want sex |
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Menstrual synchrony
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when women all get their periods at the same time - good during the hunting time, because when they were on their period or pregnant, the men would all go hunt together
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Freudian psychology
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sex is central - urgent drive because special places tingle and we like it
it's all physical even children are sexual developmental stages: oral (drug use, alcohol, eating too much), anal (like when you were a kid and you peed everywhere except the toilet), phallic, latency, and genital id-ego-superego |
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Id-Ego-Superego
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Id = unconscious; gets tamed down because it's irrational and primitive; all dreams
Superego = pre-conscious Ego = conscious |
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Operant conditioning
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something happens and we fuse a connection with it - we learn behaviors through reinforcement and punishment
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Positive reinforcement
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increases the odds that the behavior will be repeated
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Negative reinforcement
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removal of an unpleasant stimulus - step off the hot coals
not punishment |
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Random intermittent
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Schedule of positive reinforcement - what messes us up; guaranteed to keep you hooked (addictive reinforcement)
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Social learning theory
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learn to act by watching other people act - monkey see monkey do
Imitation and identification - so we learn from our parents, culture, and environment |
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Cognitive theory
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can be proven by psych data
cognition - information processing; includes attention, information, gathering memory, and motivation |
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Data-Interpretation-Emotions
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Thoughts and perceptions lead to interpretations and emotions which all influence behavior
Emotion is based on interpretation |
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Cognitive dissonance
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not living up to the ideals/image of who we want to be can cause dissonance
The more dissonance you feel, the harder it is for you to do something wrong you can reduce dissonance by justifying your actions |
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Cave life history
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take care of each other and believed in the preservation of family
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Rules of preservation of family
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1st taboo - incest = small families live together for too long
2nd taboo - menstruation = blood was a symbol and because it happened for no reason, it was powerful, dangerous, or dirty depending on the culture |
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Early Hebrews
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be fruitful and multiply
natural sex --> multiplication sex is good in marriage masturbation and homosexuality were not okay because they were unnatural |
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Status of women in many cultures
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care for home, husband's can divorce them but not other way around, punished for cheating
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city vs county rape
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if you were raped in the country, then you were spared. but if you were raped in the city, you were punished because the city has more people and if you really did scream for help, someone would have helped you
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women's first legal status
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property
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Recommendations for marital sex by a preacher
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should be having sex even if you are rarely home
- no job = every day - laborers = twice a week - ass-drivers = once a week - camel drivers = once a month - sailors = every 6 months |
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Greeks believed
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a well-developed body is much admired so a teenaged boy was perfection and a slender woman was more attractive
sex was to be enjoyed homosexuality was normal and held in extreme high regard |
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Ancient romans believed
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women were active in society - but could only own half oz gold, forbidden to drive, and wear dyed clothes
divorce was easy orgies were in the upper class only male-male sex was not okay and a threat to the family |
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Fellatio
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to suck - blowjob
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Cunnilingus
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to lick
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fornication
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sex between unmarried people
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Contraceptives in ancient Rome
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which plants could prevent pregnancy, etc.
mouse dung = liniment oral dose of snail excrement or pigeon droppings mixed w olive oil rooster's testicle under the bed pepper inserted in mouth of uterus after ejaculation sneezing after cumming |
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Early Christians
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didn't have much specifics to say about sex
made rules they felt were right so restricted sex to marital bed so no orgies, unmarried sex, and divorce procreation were the #1 reason of sex can't enjoy sex or masturbation |
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Celibacy
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the ideal
brides must be virgins |
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St. Augustine
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focused on the original sin
people were born from sex and people are born with original sin and lust |
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Why is Eve the bane of human existence?
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because eve was morally weak and gave into temptation and brought adam down with her
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Crusaders held Mary to high regard which led to
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Crusaders holding women to high regard and improved the status of women
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Who said priests could get married?
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Martin Luther said that priests should be able to marry and have children
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John Calvin
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said that sex is good for other things besides making babies - like good for relationships and marriage
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Early New England
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neighbors lived so close together it influenced their sexual behavior
marriage was used to channel lust and strengthen family pre-marital and unmarried sex was not good |
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Chesapeake Region
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women had more sexual freedom
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Native Americans
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human body wasn't shameful - walk around naked
women had more sexual freedom because it's tribal the baby born belonged to the group male-male wasn't important |
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Indentured servants
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were sexually exploited and illegitimate pregnancies
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Slaves
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Pregnant slaves led to more slaves
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Antimiscegnation law
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people of different races can't have a relationship or marry
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Yin Yang
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yin = passive female force
yang = active male force these forces must be kept balanced yin essence = vaginal lubrication yang essence = semen interact thru sex |
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Ideal yang
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man to prolong intercourse so that they can absorb yin essence so chinese taught men to delay cumming
orgasms enhance yin essence |
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Masturbation was bad to the chinese because
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waste of yang essence; but women never ran out of yin essence
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Indians thoughts on sex
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sexual pleasure was spiritual ideal and spiritual duty
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Tantra sex
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prolonged intercourse
gentle, hot sex vibrations deals with sexually and meditation |
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Pudendum/Vulva
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external female gentials
latin = shame |
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Short urethra
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means that women are prone to have more UTI than men
can fix by drinking more water and cranberry juice and peeing after sex |
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Mons Veneris
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fatty tissue on front of public bone - layer of fat and public hair and is a good cushion for sex
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Labia
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"lips"
majora - large outer lips minora - inner lips and has a very rich blood supply |
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Clitoris
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only function is for sexual arousal
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Estrogen
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several hormones
promotes puberty regulates menstrual cycle cognitive functioning |
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Messershmertz
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middle pain - when women can feel ovulation/release of the egg
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Corpoca cavernosa
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active
Nitric oxide levels increase and the lining of it becomes activated to allow blood flow |
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Progesterone
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regulates menstrual cycle
involved in the build up of uterine lining |
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Vaginal mucosa
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deals with lubrication
blood pressure increases and your mucosa will sweat |
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Breasts
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size comes from fat
feed babies thru milk ducts |
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Kegal exercises
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isolate PC muscle (the muscle you use squeeze when you stop peeing halfway)
contract for a few seconds in sets of 10 or 20 seconds for several times a day |
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G spot
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great sexual stimulation
Grafenberg spot located at the end of the vaginal wall - not all women know they have one |
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Orgasm
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the release of blood and nerves after a build up
women ejaculation of fluid --> PSA |
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Cliterodectomy
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removal of clitoris in girls 4-10 years to stop masturbation
some cultures found it necessary for womanhood |
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Ovarian cancer
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prolonged exposure to estrogen
late menarche childless infertile late childbirth HRT lots of talcum powder in the perineal area animal-based diet menopause after 55 |
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Cervical cancer
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PAP smear = screening test
HPV - #1 reason for abnormal pap smear multiple male sexual partners early lost of virginity exposure to toxic materials from male partner exposure to cigarette smoke |
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Breast cancer
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removal of breast tissue
1 in 8 women get it personal/family history smoking excessive weight heavy alcohol use prolonged exposure to estrogen |
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Menstruation
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cyclical bleeding as endometrium is shed
regulated by estrogen and progesterone |
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4 phases of mensruation
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1. proliferative - after your period is over and your hormones kick back in; endometrial cells proliferate
2. ovulation - estrogen levels peak; best time to get preggos because the cervical mucous will be thin, stretchy, and clear so sperm can get through 3. secretory (luteal phase) - progesterone gets secreted for build up of endometrial cells; if there's no fertilization, estrogen and progesterone decrease and PMS occurs 4. Menstrual phase - period kicks in |
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Dysmenorrhea
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painful menstruation
primary - overproduction of prostaglandins secondary - before or during menstruation caused by IUD, PID |
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Amenorrhea
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Absence of menstruation
primary - no period ever; possibly bc of organ abnormalities, hormonal imbalance secondary - no period for 3 months or more athletic - someone who trains really hard has really light periods or none at all because of less/no production of estrogen |
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What can you do to treat PMS?
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hormonal birth control
well balanced diet no smoking exercise relaxation |
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Menopause
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Cessation of menstruation
ovaries stop functioning happens when you're ~47 years old no more estrogen/progesterone production |
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Penis Anatomy
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Penis = tail
Corona (ridge) separates glans (head of penis) Frenulum - underside of corona Foreskin - prepuce; born with it Phimosis - too tight foreskin that leads to circumcision (removal of foreskin) Scrotum - ballsack; reacts to temperature Spermatic cord - holds testicles in place; contains vas deferens, blood vessels, nerves, and cremaster muscle |
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Corpus spongiosum
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spongy body; runs up the middle of penis; urethra goes thru middle of spongy body
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Corpora cavernosa
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cavernous body - nitric oxide allows blood to come into these chambers and stay there
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Internal sex organs
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testes (gonads) - secrete testosterone which keeps the sex drive high
seminiferous tubulues - manufactures sperm epididymus - where sperm goes to mature; if swollen, will cause painful ejaculation and hard to produce seminal vesicle - secretes fluid that mixes w sperm and is rich in fructose with helps sperm move faster prostatic fluid - milky & alkaline; provides texture and odor of seminal fluid |
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Cowper's glands
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source of pre-cum
may contain viable cum so pulling out isn't a good contraceptive will emit clear fluid |
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Ejaculation phases
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1. emission - urethral sphincters close so you don't pee when you come and the sphincter that leads to the outside opens; end of emission phase is the ejaculatory inevitability (once you're there, you can't go back; must finish)
2. expulsion - semen expelled out |
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Retrograde ejaculation
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happens if sphincters don't function right; semen gets expelled to the bladder rather than out the penis because the sphincter forgot to close
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Prostate cancer
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1/8 men in the USA
risk factors: older than 50, more common in black men, family history, genes, diet (too much animal fat and Ca = bad), smoking |
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Peyronie's disease
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too much bending (may be painful esp when erect)
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what makes it delayed ejaculation
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longer than 30-45 minutes
cum when you masturbate but can't when you have actual sex psychological/emotional reasons |
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Saint Valentine
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martyr for love because died for marrying people
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Types of Love
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Storge - parent/child love
Agape - charitable love; giving without expecting to receive Philia - friendship love Ludus - game player; all about conquest Passionate love - extreme absorption in another person |
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Pheromones
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Sweat glands give off bacteria which feed off proteins and gives off steroids which make us smell good to each other (release of pheromones)
release triggers the "love drug" which is like an amphetamine |
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Roseto effect
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people had a longer lifespan bc you had a close, warm, loving relationship with neighbors
it was good for you to be in love |
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Triangular theory of love
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Passion - builds, intensifies, and then fades (if you only have passion = infatuation)
Intimacy - long lasting (if you only have intimacy = friendship) Commitment - for every one you make, you give up something (if you only have commitment = empty love) Passion + Intimacy = romantic love Intimacy + Commitment = Companionate love Passion + Commitment = False love All three = consummate love |
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Trust
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trust what you see and observe
a lot of people are trusting unless you give them reason not to be forgiveness - if you can't forgive, don't be in a relationship |
