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Psychology of Human Sexuality
Dr. Mintz Spring 2015
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Psychology
Undergraduate 2
01/19/2015

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Libido
Definition
Sexual and Life Instincts (coined by Freud)
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id
Definition
seeks to obtain gratification and fulfillment of its needs (pleasure principle)
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ego
Definition
tries to satisfy the id's desire in a way that is rational and avoids self destruction (reality principle)
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superego
Definition
tries to persuade the ego to do not what is realistic, but what is moral
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Psychoanalytic theory
Definition
personality structure consisting of the id, ego, and superego drives behavior. Sexual abnormalities arise when individuals become fixated during one of the psychosexual stages of development.
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Classical conditioning
Definition
Repeated paring of a neutral stimulus with one that produces a specific behavior will eventually lead the neutral stimulus to elicit the same behavior (e.g., touching genitals and talking dirty)
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Operant Conditioning
Definition
Reinforced behaviors increase in frequency; punished behaviors decrease. Reinforcement is more effective than punishment (someone who receives pleasurable consequences from sex is likely to repeat the behavior)
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Social/observational learning
Definition
behavior can be learned through observation of others (e.g., peers, parents) or through media exposure, including pornography (ex, bobo doll experiments)
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Exchange perspectives
Definition
Exchange of resources is fundamental to social relationships. Behavior is driven by perceived costs and benefits derived from trades occurring between partners (e.g., sex, time, money)
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Personality theory
Definition
Relatively stable individual traits generate consistent patterns of behavior across situations. Big Five, erotophobia-erotophilia, sensation seeking, and sociosexuality are major personality traits associated with sexual behavior
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Evolutionary model
Definition
Human beings are motivated to produce as many of their own offspring as possible. We have evolved preferences for physical and psychological traits and characteristics in sexual partners that promote reproductive success
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Biopsychosocial model
Definition
Biological, psychological, and social factors interact to produce variations in sexual orientations and behaviors. The mind and body are fundamentally intertwined. Sexual health is not just the absence of biological dysfunction; it runs on a continuum with varying degrees of sexual illness and wellness
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Comparison Level
Definition
The standard by which we judge our relationships
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Big Five
Definition
Openness to experience, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, neuroticism
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Erotophilia and Erotophobia
Definition
The tendency to exhibit strong, positive emotions and attitudes towards sex; the tendency to exhibit strong, negative emotions and attitudes towards sex.
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Sensation seeking
Definition
The tendency to pursue thrilling and risky activities
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Openess to experience
Definition
Desire for new and varied experience, related to lower sexual anxiety
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Conscientiousness
Definition
Dependable and responsible; low conscientiousness linked to having unprotected sex and combining drugs and alcohol with sex
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Agreeableness
Definition
Caring and compassionate about other people; low agreeableness linked to having casual sex and combining drugs, alcohol, and sex; high and low levels linked to having more sexual partners
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Extraversion
Definition
Desire to interact with other people; linked to having more sexual partners and sexual risk taking; interpersonal assertiveness and dominance are linked to having more sexual partners
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Neuroticism
Definition
Characterized by feelings of anxiety and insecurity; high neuroticism is linked to risky and unprotected sex
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Sociosexuality
Definition
A persons willingness to have sex in the absence of commitment and without an emotional connection to one's partner.
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Sexual Strategies theory
Definition
Differences in men and women's approach to mating evolved because of the parental investment required to produce a child
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Biopsychosocial Perspective
Definition
Proposes that one's health status is the result of a complex interaction of biological, psychological, and social factors
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Sexology
Definition
The scientific study of sex
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Convenience samples
Definition
Consist of those individuals who are most readily accessible for research purposes.
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Random selection
Definition
Identifies all members of the target population and contacting a subset of them at random to participate
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Survey Research
Definition
People are simply asked to report on their own sexual attitudes and practices.
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Nonresponse
Definition
Not everyone you contact will want to participate in your study
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Self-selection
Definition
All the ways volunteers differ from nonvolunteers
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Socially desirable responding
Definition
Tendency for subjects to present themselves in the most favorable light possible
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Direct Observation
Definition
Researchers watch them with their own eyes and record what they see.
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Reactivity
Definition
the idea that research participants sometimes alter their behavior when they know others are watching
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Penile strain gauge
Definition
Small circular tube that is placed around the base of the penis; measures penile circumference.
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Case Report
Definition
Studies either one participant or a small group of participants in great depth and detail
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Incidence
Definition
the rate at which new cases of a problem or disease occur
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Prevalence
Definition
Broader measure of the total number of people who are currently afflicted with a given problem or disease
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Spurious Correlation
Definition
An association that exists due to some third factor that links the variables together.
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Informed Consent
Definition
Individuals must be told up front the nature of the study, their rights as research participants, and the potential risks and rewards associated with their involvement.
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Debriefing
Definition
Participants must be told the true purpose of the research and be informed of any deception that took place
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Confidentiality
Definition
Protecting the privacy of your research subjects
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Superincision
Definition
A lengthwise slit is made in the upper portion of the foreskin
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Peyronic's disease
Definition
Severe curvature of the penis, caused by a build-up of scarred tissue
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Sperm
Definition
Semen mixed with secretions from the seminal vesicles and the prostate
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Dhat
Definition
Anxiety that stems from a fear of semen loss
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Koro
Definition
A fear that the penis is shrinking and retracting inside the body
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Vulva
Definition
The collective term that encompasses all of the external genital structure
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Female Genital Cutting
Definition
Involves permanently damaging or removing portions of a woman's external genitals when it is not medically necessary.
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Ovulation
Definition
When a mature egg is released by one of the ovaries
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Menstruation
Definition
When the endometrial lining of the uterus, which has built up in anticipation of pregnancy, sheds if conception does not occur
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Premenstrual Syndrome
Definition
Very general term that encompasses all of the emotional changes and physical discomfort might experience prior to getting her period
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Premenstrual dysphoric disorder
Definition
When a women presents with at least five of the symptoms specified by the DSM
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Dysmenorrhea
Definition
Painful menstruation
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Endometriosis
Definition
When a woman has endometrial cells outside of her uterus
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Amenorrhea
Definition
Occurs when menstruation is absent
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