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puberty onset at age 8
menarche age 11
viable ovulation 13-14
puberty onset 68 lbs
menarch 106 lbs |
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puberty onset age 10
spermarche ejaculation age 13
high mature sperm count age 15
puberty onset 88 lbs
ejaculation 120 lbs |
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found in body fat is secreted into blood stream, signals te brain/pituitary to begin stimulation the adrenals and gonads to secrete hormones
**low body fat will delay puberty |
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signal from hypothalamus to ptuitary to adrenals
adrenarche
testosterone levels in males and females rise
people start getting turned on and masterbating |
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during phase 1 puberty
first increase in sex hormones comes from adrenal glands |
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signal from hypothalamus to pituitary to gonads
gonadarche
creates capacity for reproduction- ovulation, menarche, spermarche, ejaculation |
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| rise of sex steroids from gonads |
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| anxiety about size, unwanted, unpredictable erections |
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wet dreams- nocturnal emissions
ejaculation during masterbation and sex |
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| strength, height signals masculinity in group short males feel inferior |
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| sign of testosterone but not a desirable sign of masculinity |
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| anxiety about size and shape, indicator of sexual attractiveness |
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| change in wetness in general and lubricating response to arousal may be experienced as dirty |
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| negative attitudes, concerns about hygiene, 25% consider topic unacceptable for discusson with family |
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| fear of fat, fat girls feel fat |
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| emotional response to changes |
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ambivalence- pride anxiety
2 year lag in male development makes females interested in older males
30% of boys and girls have high estrogen or angrogen- in opposite sex |
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50% of teens are in denial of fertility, think they will beat the odds
fertility may occur after first menstraejaculation, but usually does not |
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| failure of early coital experiences to result in pregnancy adds to disbelief of ultimate fertility |
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| 27 for males, 24 for females |
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| pre-industrialized societies |
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puberty is the biological transition to reproductive status
puberty marks transition into adulthood |
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puberty marks biological transition into reproductive status
adolescence as an additional phase of childhood - no right of passage into adulthood
many teens use coitus as a de facto right of passage into adulthood |
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abstinence from coitus only
50% engage in manual stimulation of partner's genitals
10% oral sex
10% increase in teen abstinence from coitus, due to increase in non-coitus |
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| characteristics of abstinent teens |
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higher intelligence, high aspiration for post high school success
doesn't use drugs or alcohol, attends church
teen lives in healthy community |
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80% ultimately break pledge
more effective for young teens
majority of those who use pledge fail to use STI prevention methods |
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70-80% report some sexual activity with peer
behavior is episodic, infrequent
2-4 years progression from kissing to coitus
teens overestimate people that are sexual, underestimate people who use condoms
more females than males report deep attachment and desire for marriage |
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curiosity
identity formation
control partner
social norms
proving oneself
communication
tense release |
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85% of males masterbate 2 times per week
40-75% of females .5 times a week
first orgasm
comfort with masturbation is correlated with sexual satisfaction during sex |
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40% male, 32% female engaged in oral sex
percieved as not real sex
used as birth control and to preserve virginity |
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wedding night
affection for partner
curiosity about sex
physical pleasure
want a baby |
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| sexual debut- first coitus |
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33% strongly negative
33% dissatisfied, disappointed, bored
33% highly positive- fun exciting
males feel more mature and joyous about first coitus than females |
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boyfriend, girlfriend
find exclusive partner, most people have first sex with dating partner |
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friends with benefits
55% of 11th graders engage in this |
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stranger met at single scene
may or may not engage in coitus, oral sex is common
50% of hook ups were single encounter |
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| concsious experience of sex begins to approximate the adult experience |
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| other-incorporative approach persists, sexual activity with other person serves as path of self understanding and esteem |
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high suicide rate for males
gender roles are enforced by peers |
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contact comfort is acceptable in the context of genital sex
males are sexually assertive
homophobic |
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| female gender differences |
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genital sex is acceptable in the context of contact comfort
females are being done to
erotophobic |
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| 11% report some type of same gender sexual experience, most develop heterosexual identity |
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33% of teen girls
28% decline since 1960
60% rear child, 35% abort
80% do not marry
50% of males who impregnate are 20+ years old |
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| contraceptive use by sexually active teens |
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44% use pill, 21% use condoms, 27% use hope
75% use on first coitus, but 35% report consistant use
for many teens, first pregnancy is the reason to use consistantly |
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| motivation for teens who intend to get pregnant |
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22%
want somebody to love them
feel grown up
cement shaky relationship |
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| reasons for not using contraception |
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disbelief about fertility
belief that pregnancy will not occur first few times
cost too much
unplanned intercourse |
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underestimate the likelihood of engaging in coitus, reject non-coitus
many unintended pregnancies |
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pregnant girls 12-15 year old, farther of child has mean age of 21
66% of teen mothers were sexually abused by adults |
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| effects of poor sex education |
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fewer than 10% of U.S. teens have comprehensive sex education comparable to europe
abstience-only education has failed |
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| homosexual identity confusion(12-17) |
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increasing awareness of gayness
many gays and lesbians live out heterosexual lives through adulthood
few experience same gender sex as a teenager |
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| homosexual identity acceptance(17-25) |
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accepting the truth about oneself
often the last step of the coming out process
first gay sexual encounter |
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| strategies used for emotional self protection of gayness |
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denial
repair
avoidance
redefinition
acceptance |
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