Understanding Sexual Self and Development
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Which aspect is NOT included in the concept of your sexual self?

  • Cultural background (correct)
  • Sexual orientation
  • Values related to intimacy
  • Gender identity

    • What is the significance of puberty in sexual development?

  • It has no effect on sexual understanding.
  • It initiates emotional development only.
  • It leads to the development of sexual characteristics. (correct)
  • It marks the end of sexual development.

    • During which psychosexual stage do children focus on oral pleasures such as sucking and feeding?

  • Oral Stage (correct)
  • Latency Stage
  • Anal Stage
  • Phallic Stage

    • What is Freud's term for when a person becomes stuck in a particular psychosexual stage?

    <p>Fixation (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does an individual's sex influence their learning experiences?

    <p>It influences what behaviors are considered appropriate. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is part of emotional and social development in sexual development?

    <p>Learning about romantic relationships (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What characterizes an individual with an anal-retentive personality according to Freud?

    <p>Obsession with cleanliness and control (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What role do cultural pressures play in sexual development?

    <p>They influence behaviors considered appropriate for one's sex. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In terms of sexual self, which of the following best describes the belief system?

    <p>It includes personal beliefs about relationships and sexual behavior. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the Oedipus complex refer to in Freud's theory?

    <p>A child's unconscious sexual desire for the opposite-sex parent (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which behavior might indicate an oral fixation in adulthood?

    <p>Excessive smoking or drinking (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one of the primary reasons why sex is significant in lifelong development?

    <p>It affects the attitudes of parents and family members. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary erogenous zone during the anal stage of development?

    <p>Anus (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following statements about gender roles is true during sexual development?

    <p>Gender roles are shaped by cultural and societal expectations. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What behavior might characterize an anal-expulsive personality?

    <p>Disorganization and messiness (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What psychological influence does Freud suggest childhood experiences have on adulthood?

    <p>They shape personality and behavior (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What hormone is primarily responsible for increasing libido in both men and women?

    <p>Testosterone (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which neurotransmitter is associated with feelings of pleasure and reward during attraction?

    <p>Dopamine (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary role of oxytocin in relationships?

    <p>Facilitating long-term attachment (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    During which phase do women often experience increased sexual motivation due to estrogen?

    <p>Ovulation (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary focus of the phallic stage in psychosexual development?

    <p>Internalization of gender roles (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does Freud's concept of penis envy refer to in the context of the Electra complex?

    <p>Feelings of inadequacy associated with femininity (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which term describes an individual's internal sense of being male, female, or something else?

    <p>Gender Identity (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following best describes the resolution of the Oedipus complex?

    <p>The boy adopts values and behaviors associated with his father (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of norepinephrine in romantic attraction?

    <p>Raising alertness and focus (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which hormone is primarily linked to forming long-term attachment and loyalty?

    <p>Vasopressin (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    During which stage are sexual urges believed to be repressed according to Freud?

    <p>Latency Stage (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does sexual orientation refer to?

    <p>Emotional or romantic attraction to others (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What phase follows the excitement phase in the sexual response cycle according to Masters and Johnson?

    <p>Plateau (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary emotional conflict described in the Electra complex?

    <p>Rivalry towards the mother for father's attention (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which statement is true regarding the genital stage of development?

    <p>Pleasure centers around the genitals. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary outcome of identifying with the same-sex parent during the phallic stage?

    <p>Adoption of gender-specific values and behaviors (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the '+' in LGBTQ+ signify?

    <p>It represents additional identities not explicitly included in LGBTQ. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following statements about sexual health is accurate?

    <p>Knowledge about sexual health can prevent sexually transmitted infections. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which term describes individuals who are sexually and/or romantically attracted to both men and women?

    <p>Bisexual (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is premarital sex?

    <p>Sexual activity that occurs before marriage. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    A trans woman is defined as:

    <p>A person assigned male at birth who identifies and lives as a woman. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is a potential risk of sexual intercourse?

    <p>Pregnancy and transmission of sexually transmitted diseases. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the term 'Intersex' refer to?

    <p>Individuals born with both male and female biological traits. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why are condoms recommended for individuals engaging in premarital sex?

    <p>They can help prevent unplanned pregnancy and STIs. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Flashcards

    Sexual Self

    Your understanding of sexuality, gender identity, sexual health, and values related to relationships & intimacy.

    Sexual Development

    A lifelong process of growing understanding of sexuality and gender, including physical, emotional, & social changes.

    Physical Development (Sexuality)

    Puberty-related physical changes like voice changes or breast development.

    Emotional & Social Development (Sexuality)

    Learning about relationships, attractions, gender roles, and values around sexuality.

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    Cultural Pressures (Sex)

    Societal expectations and norms for behavior based on assigned sex.

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    Learning Experiences (Sex)

    Learning what is considered appropriate for one's assigned sex within families, schools, and playgroups.

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    Parental Attitudes (Sex)

    Parental views and preferences towards a child based on their assigned sex can influence the child.

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    Sexual Self Beliefs & feelings

    Personal beliefs and emotions regarding relationships, behavior, and gender roles.

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    Oral Stage

    The first stage of Freud's psychosexual development, lasting from birth to about 1 year old, where the mouth is the primary erogenous zone.

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    Oral Fixation

    A developmental issue that arises if needs aren't met adequately or excessively during the oral stage, leading to certain adult personality traits, such as smoking or overeating.

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    Anal Stage

    The second stage of Freud's psychosexual development (approx. ages 1-3), focusing on toilet training and bowel control.

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    Anal Retentive

    A personality type that emerges from anal stage difficulties, characterized by obsession with cleanliness and control.

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    Anal Expulsive

    A personality type that develops due to challenges during toilet training, often characterized by messiness and lack of control.

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    Phallic Stage

    The third stage of Freud's psychosexual development (ages 3-5), focusing on developing awareness of gender differences and exploring the genitals.

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    Oedipus Complex

    According to Freud, a boy's unconscious sexual desire for his mother, resulting in jealousy towards his father during the phallic stage.

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    Psychosexual Stages

    Freud's theory proposing that personality develops through a series of childhood stages focused on different erogenous zones.

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    Electra Complex

    A girl's unconscious attraction to her father and rivalry with her mother, often accompanied by penis envy.

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    Castration Anxiety

    A boy's fear that his father will punish him for his feelings toward his mother by castrating him.

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    Penis Envy

    A girl's feeling of inadequacy and envy towards boys for having a penis.

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    Latency Stage

    A period of relatively dormant sexual development where children focus on learning and social development.

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    Genital Stage

    The final stage of psychosexual development where sexual urges awaken and focus on the opposite sex.

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    Sexual Response Cycle

    A four-phase process of sexual arousal, including excitement, plateau, orgasm, and resolution.

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    What are the four phases of sexual response?

    The four phases are excitement, plateau, orgasm, and resolution. Excitement is the beginning of arousal, plateau is a buildup of tension, orgasm is the peak of sexual pleasure, and resolution is the return to a relaxed state.

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    Hypothalamus

    A brain region that regulates sex hormone production in both men and women.

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    Testosterone

    A hormone typically associated with men but vital for both sexes. It increases libido in most people.

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    Estrogen

    A hormone often linked to women, but necessary for both. It has a subtler effect on libido.

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    Lust

    The physical and sexual attraction driven by testosterone, influencing libido and sexual desire in both men and women.

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    Attraction

    The 'feel-good' stage involving dopamine, norepinephrine, and serotonin, causing excitement and the 'butterflies' feeling.

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    Attachment

    The bonding stage, involving oxytocin and vasopressin, leading to emotional closeness, trust, and long-term commitment.

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    Gender Identity

    An individual's internal sense of being male, female, or something else, separate from assigned sex at birth.

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    Sexual Orientation

    A person's emotional, romantic, or sexual attraction to others, regardless of gender.

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    LGBTQ+

    An umbrella term encompassing various gender identities, sexual orientations, and romantic orientations.

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    Transgender

    People whose gender identity doesn't align with the sex assigned at birth.

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    Intersex

    Individuals born with a mix of male and female biological traits.

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    Asexual

    People who experience little to no sexual attraction or desire for sexual activity.

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    Sexual Health

    Understanding sexual health issues to make informed decisions.

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    STIs (Sexually Transmitted Infections)

    Infections spread through sexual contact.

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    Premarital Sex

    Sexual activity before marriage.

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    Condoms

    A barrier method of contraception and protection against STIs.

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    Study Notes

    Sexual Self

    • The sexual self is a part of a person's identity, encompassing understanding of sexuality, gender identity, sexual health, and values related to relationships and intimacy.
    • It includes how a person views themselves (male, female, or another gender), feelings about romantic attraction, and values in relationships.
    • A person's sexual self includes their sexual health, sexual orientation, gender identity, and expression, and values around sexuality.

    Sexual Development

    • Sexual development is a lifelong process, beginning at birth and continuing throughout life.
    • This process involves physical, emotional, and social changes, influenced by biological growth, personal experiences, and cultural expectations.
    • Physical development includes puberty, marked by the development of secondary sexual characteristics.
    • Emotional and social development involves understanding relationships, romantic attractions, gender roles, and developing values related to sexuality.

    Importance of Sex in Development

    • Cultural pressures from parents, teachers, peers, and society shape attitudes and behaviors considered appropriate for a person's sex.
    • Learning experiences in the home, school, and play groups influence understanding of appropriate behaviors related to sex.
    • Attitudes of parents and other family members toward an individual's sex significantly influence their relationship with the child.

    Sexual Values

    • Sexual values encompass beliefs and feelings about relationships, sexual behavior, and gender roles.
    • These values can be influenced by personal experiences, cultural beliefs, religious teachings, and media exposure.

    Freud's Psychosexual Stages

    • Freud's theory proposes psychosexual stages of development, where children pass through phases focused on different erogenous zones.
    • Each stage influences personality development.
    • Challenges or experiences during these stages shape a person's adult personality.
    • Fixation at a certain stage could lead to specific personality traits or behaviors in adulthood.

    Oral Stage

    • Erogenous zone: Mouth
    • During this stage (birth to 1 year old), children focus on oral pleasures (sucking, feeding).
    • Fixation can lead to specific personality types, such as excessive overeating, smoking, or aggression.

    Anal Stage

    • Erogenous zone: Anus
    • During this stage (1 to 3 years old), children experience pleasure related to eliminating and retaining feces, primarily related to toilet training.
    • Fixation can lead to particular personality traits, such as being controlling, tidy, or messy.

    Phallic Stage

    • Erogenous zone: Genitals

    • During this stage (3 to 5/6 years old), children become interested in the differences between the sexes.

    • Boys develop unconscious sexual desire for their mother and see their father as rivals; this complex is called the Oedipus complex.

    • Girls may experience a similar complex, desiring their father and viewing their mother as a rival, called the Electra complex.

    • The Oedipus complex in boys is resolved through identification with their father, adopting male gender roles, and internalizing related values.

    • The Electra complex resolution for girls is by identifying with their mother, adopting female gender roles, and internalizing related values.

    Latency Stage

    • This stage (6 years to puberty) is marked by a repression of sexual urges.
    • Children focus on acquiring physical and academic skills.
    • Boys and girls primarily relate with same-sex peers.

    Genital Stage

    • Erogenous zone: Whole body
    • This stage (puberty and beyond) begins at puberty, when sexual urges are awakened.
    • Adolescents focus on the opposite sex with pleasure often centered on the genitals, including dating, mating, and social interaction.

    Sexual Response Cycle

    • The sexual response cycle, according to Masters and Johnson, consists of excitement, plateau, orgasm, and resolution phases.
    • These phases involve physiological changes and feelings during sexual activity.

    Human Sexuality

    • Sexuality is a crucial aspect of a person's life journey.
    • It encompasses feelings, thoughts, behaviors as well as activities and attractions connected to being male, female, or another gender.

    The Five Circles of Sexuality

    • Sexuality influences nearly every facet of a person's experience.
    • Personal values, family influences, culture, religion, laws, professions, institutions, science, and politics all play pivotal roles in shaping sexuality.

    Sexualization

    • Sexualization involves various forms such as media messages, flirting, seduction, harassment, and incest.
    • Its use can have negative implications.

    Sensuality

    • Sensuality involves awareness, acceptance, and enjoyment of one's own body and the bodies of others.

    Intimacy

    • Intimacy signifies closeness, expression, needs for connection with another person.
    • It involves trust, vulnerability, self-disclosure, and emotional risk-taking.

    Sexual Identity

    • Sexual identity describes how a person perceives themselves sexually, encompassing biological sex, gender identity, gender roles, and sexual orientation.

    Sexual Health

    • Sexual health involves attitudes and behaviors toward sexual health and the possible repercussions of risky sexual activity.
    • It covers topics like sexually transmitted infections, contraception, and abortion.

    Lust, Attraction, and Attachment (Motivations)

    • Lust, attraction, and attachment are factors involved in sexual motivation.
    • Lust and motivation, respectively involve hormones like testosterone and estrogen.
    • Attraction involves dopamine, norepinephrine, and serotonin.
    • Attachment is associated with hormones oxytocin and vasopressin .

    Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation

    • Gender Identity: A person's internal sense of being male, female, or neither.
    • Sexual Orientation: A person's emotional and sexual attraction to others (e.g., same gender, different gender, multiple genders).
    • LGBTQ+ is an umbrella term for gender identities and sexual orientations.

    Sexual Health Issues for Teens

    • Teens need understanding of sexual health for informed decisions, relationships, and overall well-being.
    • Knowledge regarding sexual health prevents sexually transmitted infections (STIs), unintended pregnancies, and other health concerns.

    Sexual Intercourse

    • Sexual intercourse is a common behavior among humans often bringing sexual pleasure leading to orgasm.
    • It comes with risks like pregnancy and STDs.
    • Understanding these risks helps make informed decisions and adopt protective measures.

    Premarital Sex

    • Premarital sex is sexual activity preceding marriage.
    • Health professionals encourage precautions like using condoms to prevent STIs and unplanned pregnancies.

    Teenage Pregnancy

    • Teenage pregnancies occur below the age of 20.
    • Teenage mothers face unique socio-economic and biological challenges.

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