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| - Visual stimuli very important to arousal and sexual response. |
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| - Odor can be sexually arousing or a turnoff. |
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| - sense of touch is the most direct effect on arousal. |
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| - An area that if touched can sexually arouse. |
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- Particularly sensitive
- Genitalia and places with more nerve endings. |
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| - Learned link to sexual arousal |
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| - Plays a minimal role in sexual arousal and response |
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- Auditory stimuli has a strong influence on sexual arousal and behavior.
- Vocal, music, beats, and 'dirty talk'
- Can also be a turn off |
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- Drugs or other agents that are sexually arousing or that increase sexual desire.
- Food resembling male genitalia
- Dopamine affecting drugs
- Testosterone is a natural aphrodisiac
- Nutrition and exercise
- Chocolate only known aphrodisiacal food |
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- Substances that inhibit or destroy sexual arousal and response
- Tranqs and barbiturates
- Drugs for hypertension
- Anti-depressants - limit erection and delay orgasm
- Nicotine - constricts blood vessels
- Anti-androgen drugs - decrease testosterone |
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- Aphrodisiac in small amounts
- Limits inhibitions
- Restricts sexual arousal in larger amounts |
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- No connection between drug and sex drive
- May trick user into thinking sex was much better that it really was |
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| - Activate the central nervous system, but may not have direct sexual effects |
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| Cerebral Cortex (Frontal Lobe) |
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- Visual stimulation, also fantasy and imagination
- can also negatively effect arousal |
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| Limbic System (Central Brain) |
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- Hypothalamus - controls motivation
- if damaged can cause non-stop eating till death in rats
- research suggests pleasure centers may exist here |
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Chemically secreted by endocrine system
- regulate various bodily functions
- hypothalamus and pituitary glands regulate gonadal secretion of sex hormones |
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| Known to play a role in sexual differentiation of genitalia and brain structures. |
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- Male hormones influence sex drive & response
- Surgical or chemical castration |
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| - abnormally low levels of testosterone |
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| Estrogen and Progesterone |
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| Women who have hysterectomies continue to be sexually active because of testosterone. |
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| Sexual Response Cycle - Master and Johnson |
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4 Stage Theory
- Excitement - First Phase - Arousal - Sex Flush
- Plateau - continued increase in blood flow - last duration of sex
- Orgasmic-2 stages of muscular contraction
- Resolution - return to pre-arousal state |
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| Time before one can achieve orgasm again. |
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| Sexual Response Cycle - Kaplan |
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3 Stage Theory
- Desire - optional
- Excitement - arousal
- Orgasm |
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| Multiple orgasm: 1+ orgasm(s) that closely follow 1st orgasm. |
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- Self stimulation of genitals
- Frequency and variety may measure sex drive
- Most married people have coital fantasy during solo |
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- More than women
- Focus of a future "imaginary" partner
- Domination oriented |
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- Majority of women do it at some point
- Focus of past sexual partners
- Submission oriented |
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| Masturbation (Gay/Lesbian) |
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| - Less mentally restrictive |
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| Defining 'Normal' Behavior |
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- Statistical or social norms
- Persistent preferences usually classified as fetish |
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- So integrated that distress is caused
- Interferes with arousal
- "Weird" stimuli
- Harmless and victimless in most cases |
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| Physical interactions that are sexually stimulating and set the stage for intercourse |
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- Widespread in our culture
- Simple kissing - closed lips
- Deep kissing - open lips and tongue
- Not limited to the mouth
- Neck, wrists, etc. |
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- Common part of foreplay
- Most men and women prefer manual/oral stimulation of secondary genitalia and erogenous zones before intercourse. |
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- Partners need to communicate their preferences\
- Hands should be washed before contact, especially insertion |
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- Nipples of most men and women are erotically sensitive
- More common among gay men then hetero men
- Many men seem unaware that they are sensitive |
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| Sexual Behavior for Gays and Lesbians |
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- More of everything for gays
-- More testosterone
- More foreplay and less penetration for lesbians
-- Less focus on genitalia and orgasm |
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- Fellatio - "to suck" - blow job
- Cunnilingus - "to lick" - eat out
- May be foreplay or sexual end in itself
- Common practice among teen couples
- More people abstaining because of STI's |
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- Intercourse is sexually active penile vaginal insertion
- Virtually endless number of positions |
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- Man on top
- Missionary
- Face to face |
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- Woman on top
- Delays male ejaculation |
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- Good for prolonged coitus
- Free movement
- Easy manuel access |
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- "Less intimate"
- Doggy style
- Manual stimulation is easily achieved |
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- Penis in butt
- Male-Female or Male-Male
- Direct positive correlate to education |
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- Oral stimulation of anus.
- 1/4 of men have performed it
- 1/5 of women have |
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- Alone or with partner
- Heightens sexual excitement
- May be experienced without sex
- Normal |
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- Inanimate object elicits sexual arousal
- Most are harmless
- Must be inanimate |
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- Related to fetishism
- Having to do with body parts |
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| Transvestism (Paraphilia) |
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- Person repeatedly cross-dresses to achieve sexual arousal or gratification
-- May be done to feel good about appearance
- Must cause distress and restrict arousal
- NOT the same as transsexualism |
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- Urges and fantasies involving exposing one's genitals to unsuspecting strangers
- Usually not physically threatening
-- May develop into physical harm |
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Observing unsuspecting strangers for sexual arousal.
- naked, disrobing, or engaged in sexual relations
- must be a stranger, not a current sexual partner |
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| - Desire or need of pain or humiliation to enhance sexual arousal |
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| - Tied up or restrained necessary for arousal |
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- Oxygen deprivation during masturbation
- Auto-erotic asphyxiation |
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- Desire or need to inflict pain or humiliation on others to enhance sexual arousal.
- Happens in all socio-economic level |
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| - Mutual relationship between a sadist and a masochist |
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- Rubbing against or touching a non-soncenting person
- mashing or groping |
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| - Fantasy of sexual contact with animal |
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- Acting upon fantasy and engaging in sexual acts with an animal
- Frowned upon by society
- No the same as a furry
- Usually present because of a mental problem |
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- Sex with a dead corpse
- VERY frowned upon
- Usually present because of a mental problem |
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| - Killing to obtain a body for necrophilia |
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| - Only fantasizing about necrophilia not actually acting on it |
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- Sexual arousal from enema
- Usually linked to childhood trauma |
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- A fetish revolving around excrement
- Usually linked to childhood trauma |
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- Fetish revolving around peeing
- Usually linked to childhood trauma |
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- Examines factors such as endocrine system and the nervous system
- EEG brain scans
-- People with fetishes respond differently |
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| Psychoanalytical Perspective |
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| - Paraphilias are a psychological defense |
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| Cognitive-behavioral Perspective |
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- Paraphilias are a learned behavior
- Modeling or observational learning also may play a role |
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| Issues in Treatment of Paraphilias |
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- Many people with paraphilias do not want treatment
- Ethical issues arise when providers are asked to contribute to judicial process
- Self-determining prophecy
-- Providers assume they will be unsuccessful with unwilling patient, so they don't try as hard. |
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| Psychoanalytical Psychotherapy |
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| - Focuses on resolving unconscious conflict |
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| Cognitive Behavioral Therapy |
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- Focuses on changing behavior
- Systematic desensitization, work through till fixed
- Aversion therapy, pain treatment
- Covert Sensitization - pain treatment when thinking about paraphilia
- Social skills training
- Orgasmic reconditioning |
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- Lower sex drive with SSRI's
- Anti-androgen injections, chemical castrations
-- Works if they want it to |
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| Capacity for Sexual Arousal (Infancy: 0-2 Years) |
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- Erections and lubrication can be achieved by a fetus
-- Both are reflexes
- Pelvic thrusting
- Orgasm without ejaculation, 4 month female, 5 month male
- Masturbation, 5 months
- Sexual curiosity, investigate the opposite sex
- Genital play, play with others genitals
- Co-sleeping, no research supporting sexual inhibition |
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| Sexual Orientation of Parents (Infancy: 0-2 Years) |
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- Emotional stability
- Sexual orientation
- Adjustments
- Gender Identity
- Intellectual Functioning |
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| Early Childhood: 3-8 Years |
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- Masturbation, majority do but it is unreported
- Male-female sexual behavior ages 6-10
- Male-male or Female-female sexual behavior
-- pissing contest
--does not indicate adult sexual orientation |
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| Pre-Adolescents: 9-13 Years |
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- Behaviors are sexually related rather than sexual
- Increasingly preoccupied with and self-conscious about their bodies
- Sexual urges are experienced but may not be observed until adolescence
- Male-female sexual behaviors, relationships
- Male-male and female-female sexual behavior, still doesn't designate adult sexual orientation
-- Could be out of necessity or easier to get away with |
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| Sex Education and Mis-Education (Pre-Adolescents: 9-13 Years) |
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- Most learn from peers and media
- Most programs emphasize biological aspects
- Few deal with controversial topics like: sexual orientation, abortion, masturbation, etc.
- Research shows that education does not encourage activity
- Accurate information might prevent problems |
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- Reproduction first becomes possible
- Begins with appearance of secondary sex characteristics
- Ends when the growing of long bones stops
- Major changes typically take
-- 3 years for girls
-- 4 years for boys |
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| Changes in Females (Puberty) |
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- Menarche, first cycle, usually no egg in circulation
- Fertile after usually 1-2 years of menstration
- Critical-fat hypothesis
- Androgen begins being produced
- Adrenal gland produces small amounts of androgens |
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| Changes in Males (Puberty) |
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- Testosterone increases
- Erections become frequent and first ejaculation possible around 13-14
- Body and facial hair
- Voice deepens as the larynx grows and vocal cords lengthen. |
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| - Co-habitation or POSSLQ leads to divorce if done before engagement. |
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| Reasons People Get Married |
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- Love, this is a newer reason
- Good match, older reason
- Benefits: financial, legal, etc. |
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| - Marriage between 1 man and 1 woman |
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| Changes in Females (Puberty) |
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- Menarche, first cycle, usually no egg in circulation
- Fertile after usually 1-2 years of menstration
- Critical-fat hypothesis
- Androgen begins being produced
- Adrenal gland produces small amounts of androgens |
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| - Marriage between 1 man and 1 woman |
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| - One man is a married to more than 1 woman |
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| - One woman married to more than 1 man |
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- Family choose the spouse
- Generally lead to longer happier marriages |
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- Very controversial
- Allowed in NY, Connecticut, and Hawaii |
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| - A marriage where one or both partners are allowed to engage in sex with others |
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- People close in distance
- People who are like minded |
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| - Restrictive before 60'-70's |
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- 7 times a month
- Elder couples 4-5 times a month
- Novelty keeps it going |
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- Cheating
- May be done out of boredom, revenge, or to improve self image. |
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| - Partner knows that they are cheating and the other is unaware |
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- Both partners know that one or both are cheating
- Might be done in a marriage that is ended but can't get a divorce |
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- Women's income drops 24% on average
- Men's only drops 6%
- Heightened levels of sickness and suicide in divorcees
- Effect on children |
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- 33% of children have spent time in a household with step-siblings
- Can cause a lot of conflict |
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- Sexual daydreaming, sex drive, and sexual activity decline with age.
- Sexual activity among elderly influenced by:
--loss of testosterone
-- medical problems |
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| Female Physical Change (Later Years) |
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- Less estrogen means less vaginal lubricant
- Looser vaginal walls
- Orgasms may not feel as intense as they used to |
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- Longer to become erect
- Not as hard when erect
- Some men never suffer from erectile disfunction |
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| Patterns of Sexual Activity |
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- Declines with age
- Lack of novelty
- Social views on the elderly sexing |
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| Multiple Sclerosis (Sex with Disability) |
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| - Can make sex harder to do but does not end it |
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| Cerebral Palsy (Sex with Disability) |
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- Disease that cause spastic movements
- Often wheelchair bound
- Sex still possible |
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| Spinal Cord Injuries (Sex with Disability) |
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- May of lost feeling
- Erection still possible
- Pleasure is gained through intimacy with partner |
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| Sensory Disability (Sex with Disability) |
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- Deaf, blind, mute, etc.
- Doesn't effect sex |
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| Retardation (Sex with Disability) |
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- Usually doesn't effect sex
- Forced birth control and neutering is controversial
-- Person may not fully understand sex or could not take care of a child on their own |
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| - Touching in a way that can reach orgasm |
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- 1in5 girls between 15 and 19 become pregnant
- 1/2 have abortions
Factors that contribute:
- Lack of contraception
- Misunderstanding about reproduction
- Lack of education
- Impaired parental relationship
- loosening of taboo on adolescent sexuality |
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| Contraceptive Use Among Teens |
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- Used inconsistently
Increased use when:
- In a committed relationship, and the older the teen. |
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- Parents underestimate their influence
- Education
- Free contraceptive services |
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- Being single is most common for low 20's
- 85% of women will get married
- Pursuing a career & degree before marriage
- Most singles practice serial monogamy
- A few are "swinging singles"
- Some practice celibacy |
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- Casual sexual relationship
- Friends with benefits |
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- Now called POSSLQ:
People of opposite sexes sharing living quarters
- Generally socially acceptable in todays society
- Precedes more than half of engagements/marriages
- More prevalent among less educated & the less affluent
- Children as common as in married households
Reasons for POSSLQ:
- Cheaper living cost
- Someone there for support |
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