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| One's personal understanding and the ability to make healthy sexual decisions |
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| Elements that would significantly influence sexual attitudes and behaviors, even within the same ethnic group |
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| The external genitals of the female, including the pubic hair, mons veneris, labia majora, labia minora, clitoris, and urinary and vaginal openings. |
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| A pear shaped organ inside the female pelvis, within which the fetus develops. |
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| The condition whereby one or both testicles fail to descend |
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| Extreme absorption and strong physiological arousal in response to another person |
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| Ovaries are stimulated by hormonal fertility drugs. Mature eggs removed from ovaries and fertilized in lab with partner's sperm, then introduced into uterus. |
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| is the ability of a thing (a living organism, an artificial system, an idea, etc.) to maintain itself or recover its potentialities |
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| A process of touching and communication used to enhance sexual pleasure and to reduce performance pressure. |
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| Uncommon types of sexual expression. |
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| One specific advantage of the case study method is that it allows |
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| In depth exploration into behavior |
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| The fact that the majority of participants in sex research have been white, middle class volunteers illustrates the problem of |
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| Many of the menopause symptoms that women may experience are caused by |
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| Ejection of urine and semen through the urethra is accomplished by the action of the |
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| In what situations would a man be most likely to experience an erection? |
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| During sleep, when stimulated, sexual thoughts |
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| Sex chromosomes determine our |
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| The strongest support for sex differences in the brain comes from the studies of the |
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| In one research study, many women reported that their male partner's silence during sex play ___ their own sexual arousal. |
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| What BEST summarizes the role of oxytocin in both male and female sexual behavior? |
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| influences erotic and emotional attraction and bonding |
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| The euphoric intensity associated with passionate love may be due, at least in part |
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| to the newness of the relationship |
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| The MOST common fantasy reported by men and women during masturbation is |
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| The Kama Sutra outlines how many kinds of kisses? |
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| What summarizes the results of research which has looked at physical differences in adult brains between homosexuals and heterosexuals? |
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| Gay men's brains are similar to heterosexual women's, and lesbian's brains are similar to heterosexual men |
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| Which countries have national laws that protect homosexuals and bisexuals from discrimination? |
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| Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, and Sweden |
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| Negative attitudes toward homosexuality are associated with |
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| What is the future of male contraceptives? |
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| Pill, implant, injection with a hormone combination |
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| At what age does a woman's fertility typically peak? |
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| When can the sex of a fetus be distinguished? |
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| Second trimester/ 18 weeks |
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| There is evidence that for many women sexual desire and frequency ___ for several months following the birth of a baby |
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| What do studies indicate about marriages without children? |
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| Most of what we know about childhood sexual behavior is based on |
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| Most young people prefer that their ___ be the primary source of sex education. In reality, their ___ are the primary source of information. |
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| Statistically where would one find the highest rates of divorce in the United States? |
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| People of high socioeconomic status are more likely to attribute divorce to |
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| lack of love and communication |
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| In what ways can cancer and its treatment interfere with sexual functioning |
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| impairs hormones, vascular and neurological functioning, hair loss, nausea, fatigue |
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| The most common symptoms of gonorrhea in men are |
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| discharge, burning urination, swollen scrotum and testes |
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| How is herpes simplex virus spread? |
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| Symptoms of viral hepatitis include: |
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| Why is voyeurism considered to be a coercive paraphilia? |
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| Because the act is against anothers consent |
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| Men and women who were repeatedly exposed to pornography... |
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| may view the behaviors, acts, and appearances of the actors and actresses as "normal." |
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