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Intersex

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Variations in congenital sex anatomy that are considered atypical for females or males

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Turner’s Syndrome

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a female who possess a single X chomosome 1 in 2000 births

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Kleinfelter Syndrome

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Males have one or more extra X chromosomes

Up to 1 in 600 births

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mosaicism

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Condition in which cells within the same person have a different genetic makeup
different chromosome pairs within the same person

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Androgen insensitivity syndrome

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When a person is genetically male but is resistant to male hormones or androgens
present female but are genetically male
infertile (internal testicles)

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androgens

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male hormones

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Congenital adrenal hyperplasia

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A group of inherited disorders of the adrenal gland
can affect males and females

females: have a a vagina and ovaries, but present more male
males: generally develop male, but experience puberty very early

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5-Alpha reductase deficiency

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A condition whereby a genetic male will not produce enough of a hormone called dihydrotestosterone

may have ambiguous genitals

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Cutaneous phase of infant sexuality

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Infant’s skin is considered a “single erogenous zone”

Babies derive sensual pleasure from stroking, cuddling,
bathing

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Precocious puberty

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Appearance of physical and hormonal signs of pubertal development at an earlier age than is considered normal (7 to 8 for girls, 9 for boys)

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Nocturnal emissions

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Appearance of semen during sleep (wet dreams)

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red flags in child sexuality

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Persistently intrusive, Coercive, Developmentally abnormal, Abusive

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Puberty

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Stage of human development when the body becomes capable of reproduction

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Adolescence

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Social and psychological state

Occurs between the beginning of puberty and full acceptance into full adulthood

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Influences on psychosexual development (4)

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Parental influence, Peer influence, The media, Religiosity

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Adolescent sexual behavior

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Hormonal changes during puberty bring about a dramatic increase in sexual interest

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three models of sexual orientation

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dichotomous-psychoanalytic
-you are either straight or gay (or bisexual)
unidimensional bipolar (kinsey)
-you fall on a scale from straight to gay
two-dimensional orthogonal (storms)
-you fall on a plane from straight to gay to asexual

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klein sexual orientation grid

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includes past, present, and ideal

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Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)

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Prostate enlarges, puts pressure on bladder, urge to urinate; difficulty urinating

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Four moral standards of nonmarital sexuality among college students

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  • Abstinence standard
  • Double standard (on the decline)
  • Permissiveness with emotional affection (the most common standard)
  • Permissiveness without affection (hook up culture)
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Menopause

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cessation of menstrual and ovarian cycles

Average age is 51 (typically between 45 and 55)

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Important characteristics in terms of sexual attractiveness

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Youthfulness, Health, Fertility

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Autoeroticism

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Consists of sexual activities that involve only the self

Includes sexual fantasies, erotic dreams, and self-masturbation

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Sexual Fantasies

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94% of men and 76% of women think about sex at least once a day
men’s fantasies more often focus both on own pleasure
and pleasure of the partner

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Function of Sexual Fantasies
- Help direct and define our erotic goals - Allow us to plan for or anticipate situations that may arise -Provide escape from a dull or oppressive environment - Bring novelty and excitement into the relationship - May offer a clue to our current interests, pleasures, anxieties, fears, or problems
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Reasons for masturbation
``` Relaxation Relief of sexual tension Partner is not available or does not want sex Physical pleasure An aid to falling asleep Means to avoid STIs ```
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Pleasuring
Nongenital touching and caressing
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Tribidism
“Dry Humping”, “Scissoring”, Pressing together | of bodies with genital thrusting
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Interfemoral intercourse
Rubbing the penis between the thighs of a partner
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Sexual Variations
Refer to behaviors that are not statistically typical of American sexual behaviors and occur in addition to the “mainstream” expression of sexuality
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Paraphilia
A mental disorder characterized by recurrent, intense sexually arousing fantasies, sexual urges, or sexual behaviors lasting at least 6 months generally involves: - Nonhuman objects - Suffering or humiliation of oneself or one’s partner - Children or other non-consenting people
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Domination and Submission
Sexual arousal derived from the consensual acting out of sexual scenes
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Noncoercive Paraphilias
Regarded as relatively benign or harmless because they are victimless; include Fetishism & Transvestism
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fetishism
Sexual attraction to objects that become, for the person with the fetish, sexual symbols
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Partialism
Exclusive attraction to body parts | Continuum from preference to a certain body part to exclusive attraction
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Transvestism
Wearing of clothing of the other sex, for any reason, sometimes sexual arousal Cross-dressing occurs almost exclusively in males, both heterosexual and gay men
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Coercive Paraphilias
Involve victimization, A source of concern for society because of the harm they cause others
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Zoophilia
Deriving sexual pleasure from animals; a coercive paraphilia
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Voyeuristic Disorder
Secretly observing an unsuspecting person who is nude, | disrobing, or engaging in sexual activity; CP
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Exhibitionism Disorder
Recurring, intense urge or fantasy to display one’s genitals to an unsuspecting stranger; 1/3 of paraphilia arrests CP
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Telephone scatologia
The making of obscene phone calls to | unsuspecting people; Considered a paraphilia because the acts are compulsive and repetitive
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Frotteurism
(mashing, groping, frottage) Fantasies to touch or rub against a nonconsenting person usually happens in subways, buses, concerts, sporting events
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Necrophilia
Sexual activity with a corpse
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Pedophilia
Fantasies involving sexual activity with a prepubescent child or children (Different from child sexual abuse or child molestation)
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Sadism and Masochism
Separate but sometimes related phenomena that tend to accompany each other People with sadism do not necessarily practice masochism, and vice versa
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Sexual Sadism Disorder
Real behaviors in which physical or psychological harm is inflicted upon a victim for purposes of sexual arousal includes violent sexual thoughts and fantasies involving a desire for power and control
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Autoerotic Asphyxia
Links strangulation with masturbation

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