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| Unwritten rules of what is appropriate behavior |
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| Real time event involving two persons, engaging in sexual talk for the purpose of sexual gratification. 8-10% of people who engage in cybersex become addicted. |
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| Phone worker is paid to respond to a caller's fantasies. It creates a sense of "pseudo-intimacy" with the voice. |
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| Easy access, private, mobility-potential billion dollar industry. |
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| Path of attraction based on the gender of preferred partners. |
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| An older and younger man having a sexual relationship (Was expected in Ancient Greece) |
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| A woman who was there to please men sexually, she is a prostitute, but in in the general sense. |
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| Sex of culturally influenced characteristics associated with being male or female. It goes beyond simple anatomy. |
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| The thoughts/feelings of one particular person. |
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| A belief that our own personal experience and values are generally held by others. |
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| Belief that one's own ethnic group or culture is superior to others. |
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| A portion of a larger group of people are observed and studied |
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| Clinical Research (Case Study) |
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| In depth examination of an individual or group. |
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| Types of Survey Research (3 of them) |
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| Questionnaires, Interviews, Sexual Diaries. |
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| Research unobtrusively observes and records people's behaviors. |
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| Systematic manipulation of variables to examine the effect on behavior. |
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| Factor that is manipulated by the experimenter. |
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| Factor that is likely to be affected by changes in the independent variable. |
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| Freud's Five Stages of Development |
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1. Oral Stage (birth-1 year old)
2. Anal Stage (1-3 years old)
3. Phallic Stage (3-5 years old)
-Oedipal/Electra Complex
-Castration Anxiety/Penis Envy
4. Latency Stage (6-puberty)
5. Genital Stage (puberty onward) |
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| Alfred Kinsey (1894-1956) |
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| Interviewed hundreds of people, this caused him to publicly talk about sexual diversity and variation as well as reevaluating masturbation. |
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| William Masters (1915-2001) & Virginia Johnson (1925-Present) |
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| Clinically observed people, found out similarities of male and female sexual responses, found out that woman achieve orgasms via clitoral stimulation. Legitimized female masturbation. |
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| Contains high concentrations of nerve endings. It is very sensitive to touch. Structurally analogous to the penis. |
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| Encompasses penis during coitus (vaginal intercourse). Birth Canal. |
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| Thin membrane that partially covers the vagina. |
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| Located on the front wall of the vagina between the pubic bone and the cervix. |
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| Hollow, thick walled muscular organ. Accommodates fetus during pregnancy. Approximately 3" by 3" in a woman who has not given birth. |
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| the mucous membrane lining the uterus, which thickens during the menstrual cycle in preparation for possible implantation of an embryo. |
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| Tapered end of the uterus, extends and opens into the vagina. |
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| Produces egg cells (Oocytes) for reproduction. Typically two ovaries: size and shape of large almonds. |
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| Process in which an oocyte is released from the ovary. |
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| Pathway for the ovum to reach the uterus. |
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| Fingerlike projections that do not connect to the ovary, but sweeps an egg into the fallopian tube. |
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| Chemical substances that serve as messengers |
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| Hormones in Females (Name 4 of them) |
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| Estrogen, Progesterone, Follicle Stimulation Hormone (FSH), and Luteninizing Hormone (LH) |
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| Averages 28 days, ovulation in only one ovary per month. |
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| The 3 Stages in the Ovarian Cycle |
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1. Follicular Phase
-Days 1-10
-FSH;LH
-Hormones signal to 10-20 follicles to grow in ovaries
-Estrogen matures one oocyte
2. Ovulatory Phase
-Days 11-14
-Oocyte cell division
-Follicle wall ruptures
-Oocyte enters abdominal cavity near fallopian tube
3. Luteal Phase
-Days 14-28
-Estrogen levels deepen
-Egg travels through the fallopian tube towards the uterus |
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| Endometrium separates and is shed. 2-5 oz of blood expelled trough the vagina. |
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| Endometrium prepares for ovum. |
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| painful menstruation, typically involving abdominal cramps. |
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| an abnormal absence of menstruation. |
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| Reproductive function is to nourish the offspring. It is composed of fatty tissues and 15-25 lobes. |
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| the small projection of a woman's or girl's breast in which the mammary ducts terminate and from which milk can be secreted. |
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| a small circular area, in particular the ring of pigmented skin surrounding a nipple. |
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| Master and Johnson's 4 Phase Model. |
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1. Excitement
2. Plateau
3. Orgasm
4. Resolution |
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| The time in between orgasms (in men) where they are indifferent to sexual stimulation. |
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| Organ through which sperm and urine pass. |
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| Contains columns of erectile tissue |
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| Front/top surface on the penis |
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| Beneath/underside of the penis |
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| Head of penis; most sensitive |
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| The rim on the glans penis. |
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| Triangle of sensitive skin on underside of penis. |
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| Sleeve-like covering of the penis glans. |
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| surgical removal of the foreskin of the penis. |
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| Scrotum & Temperature (Men) |
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| a pouch of skin that holds two testicles. Skin is most heavily pigmented, and divided in the middle by a ridge of skin. Central Temperature is around 93 degrees Fahrenheit. |
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| Sperm and hormone production. Shaped like olives; 1.5" long and 1" diameter. Size and weight decrease with age. Not usually symmetrical in the way they hang. |
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| Seminiferous tubules (men) |
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| Network of tubules in which sperm are produced. |
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| carry sperm from testicles to urethra for ejaculation. |
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| Tube carries sperm from testes to ejaculatory duct. |
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| Secrete fluid that make sup to 60% of semen |
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| Secrete fluid that makes up to 30-35% f semen. Can be stimulated in anal sex play. |
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| Secretes thick clear mucus prior to ejaculation. |
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| Carries semen and sperm for ejaculation. |
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| Sperm production, sex drive, secondary sex characteristics, bone grown and muscle mass. |
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| Ongoing process from puberty onward, Sperm production. Several 100 million sperm produced daily. It takes 20 days for sperm to travel through the epididymis. Upon ejaculation sperm expelled through urethra by muscular contractions. |
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| 4 Steps of Sperm Production and Ejaculation (Men) |
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1. Sperm are produced in seminiferous tubes.
2. Stored and matured in the epididymis.
3. Vans deferens carries sperm to seminal vesicles (sugar, postalandis)
4. Reaches Ejaculatory ducts |
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| Blood vessels expand and increase blood to the penis. Outgoing veins are compressed, and there are secretions from the Cowper's gland appear on tip. |
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| 3 Stages of Ejaculation and Orgasm (Men) |
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1. Emission Stage
-Sperm sent into vas deferns
-Rhythmic contractions begin
-Feeling of ejaculation inevitable
2. Expulsion Stage
-Rapid contractions
-semen spurts from urethral opening
3. Orgasm
-Intensely pleasurable physical sensations that usually accompany ejaculation.
-followed by refractory period |
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