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Human Sexual Behavior
Chapters 11-15
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Psychology
Undergraduate 3
04/15/2012

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Term
Term for the sex of people a person is primarily attracted to.
Definition
Sexual Orientation
Term
The assumption that everyone is heterosexual and that they should be heterosexual.
Definition
Heterocentric
Term
What was the event called that was about a gay patron fighting back against abusive police.
Definition
The Stonewall Riot
Term
What are some ways that gays can have children?
Definition
sperm or egg donor

having friends or family members help

adoption
Term
What is the lifestyle like for children of gay couples?
Definition
Tend to be as well adjusted as those raised by male-female couples.

Sexual orientation of a child's parents does not seem to predict the sexual orientation of their children
Term
How do hormones influence the sexual orientation of a person?
Definition
The drug DES taken by a pregnant woman causes a higher risk for the child to be bisexual or homosexual.

A greater length difference between the index and ring-finger creates a higher risk for a female to be a lesbian.

Penis size is larger in gay men.

The youngest of brothers has a higher risk of being gay.
Term
What is the theory called that describes that as the number of biological older brothers a boy has increases his risk of being gay by the same amount.
Definition
Big Brother Effect
Term
When do males experience an erection and females lubricate for the first time?
Definition
within 24 hours of birth
Term
When does the first masturbation occur?
Definition
around age 2 or 3
Term
When does childhood sex play peak?
Definition
At age three
Term
What two things determine if childhood sex play is not natural?
Definition
intensity and context
Term
Where do teens get most of their sexual knowledge?
Definition
school, peers, media, parents, and professionals (in this order)
Term
What causes the testicles to release testosterone and the ovaries to release estrogen; leads to physical changes?
Definition
Gonadotropin
Term
A girl's first period; flowed by irregular periods over the first year. A clear or whitish discharge may precede the first period.
Definition
Menarche
Term
Male and female sexual behaviors during college are _____.
Definition
similar
Term
12 months in a row where a woman does not have her period, has trouble lubricating, and the vagina becomes less elastic and thinner.
Definition
menopause
Term
____ states have laws against marital rape, but ___ states have exclusions that treat marital rape as less severe than other rapes.
Definition
all; 30
Term
Most rapes are committed by ____.
Definition
someone the victim knows
Term
What are the two categories of rape?
Definition
Forcible rape

Drug/alcohol facilitated rape
Term
How many rapes involve alcohol?
Definition
75%
Term
What are the names of three date rape drugs?
Definition
Ketamine

Rohypnol

GHB
Term
What are the three categories of child sexual abuse?
Definition
Pedophilia-uncontrollable sexual compulsions aimed at children.

Child Molestation-Acts of sexual behavior with a child by an adult.

Incest-Perpetrator who is related to the victim.
Term
What is the range of child sexual abuse occurrence?
Definition
2-62%
Term
What is the most common form of Child Sexual Abuse (CSA)?
Definition
Genital touching
Term
What are the categories of the effects of CSA?
Definition
Emotional Distress

Psychological Disorders

Adult Intimate Relationships

Medical Consequences
Term
What is the most common effect of CSA?
Definition
Relationship problems
Term
Survivors of CSA are much more likely to ____ the experience.
Definition
somaticize
Term
How long does it take for victims to reveal the abuse?
Definition
14 years
Term
What are the types of sexual harassment?
Definition
Quid Pro Quo (this for that)

Hostile Environment
Term
What are the three criteria for paraphilia?
Definition
For sexual gratification

Compulsive

Considered strange or deviant by a majority in the culture
Term
A condition characterized by abnormal sexual desires, typically involving extreme or dangerous activities.
Definition
Paraphilia
Term
What is the difference between coercive and non-coercive paraphilia?
Definition
Coercive means being forced.

Non-coercive means not forced.
Term
What are the three origins of paraphilia?
Definition
Psychodynamic Theories

Behavioral Theories

Biological Theories
Term
What is the role of hormones in paraphilia?
Definition
Pedophiles have a stronger reaction to medicine that increases production of adrenaline than normal controls. Overproduction of testosterone implicated in paraphilias.
Term
Which paraphilia refers to secretly watching others undress or engage in sexual activities without the knowledge or consent of the watched?
Definition
Voyeurism
Term
Which paraphilia refers to sexual arousal or gratification from displaying one's genitals to others without their consent?
Definition
Exhibitionism
Term
Which paraphilia refers to rubbing against an unsuspecting victim for sexual gratification?
Definition
Frotteurism
Term
Which paraphilia refers to inflicting pain for sexual gratification?
Definition
Sexual sadism
Term
Which paraphilia refers to exploitation of prepubescent children for sexual purposes?
Definition
Pedophilia
Term
Which paraphilia refers to the enjoyment of being physically harmed, humiliated, or made to suffer during a sexual encounter?
Definition
Sexual Masochism
Term
Which paraphilia refers to being sexually aroused by an item (such as a shoe) or an unusual body part (foot)?
Definition
Fetishism
Term
Which paraphilia refers to when the object of fetishism is women's clothing, specifically wearing women's clothing?
Definition
Transvestic Fetishism
Term
Which paraphilia refers to a person using a device to choke themselves to nearly the point of unconsciousness when they masterbate?
Definition
Autoerotic Asphyxiation
Term
Providing or receiving sexual acts by specific agreement between a prostitute, the client, and sometimes the prostitute's employer (pimp) in exchange for money or some other form of remuneration.
Definition
Prostitution
Term
Is trading sex for sex considered prostitution.
Definition
no
Term
What three things lead to prostitution?
Definition
drug addiction

poverty

childhood sexual abuse
Term
What is the most sought drug via prostitution?
Definition
crack cocaine
Term
What are the two reasons women cite for becoming prostitutes?
Definition
choice

forced
Term
What are the two reasons for prostitution by choice?
Definition
giving another person pleasure

money
Term
What are the five reasons for prostitution by force?
Definition
earn money for boyfriend/husband

pimps "rescued" them

drug dependence

poverty/no other job skills

being sold, lured, kidnapped by traffickers
Term
What are the four different types of prostitution?
Definition
Streetwalkers

Call Girls

Brothel Workers

Male Prostitutes
Term
Which type of prostitute sells sex to people who drive up in cars?
Definition
Streetwalkers
Term
Which type of prostitute has a list of regular clients?
Definition
Call Girls
Term
Which type of prostitute works in houses or massage parlors?
Definition
Brothel Workers
Term
____% of crack cocaine and/or IV drug users report having traded sex for drugs.
Definition
24%
Term
Who developed the Moral Standard?
Definition
U.S. Supreme Court in 1973 in the case of Miller vs. California
Term
What do many people think prostitution leads to?
Definition
discrimination against women
Term
People believe that violent pornography leads to ____.
Definition
violence against women
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