Understanding Sexuality and Love

Hormone released during initial attraction, increasing heart rate, energy, and focus on a potential mate.

Hormone linked to motivation, pleasure, and addiction.

During the attraction phase, serotonin levels decrease, leading to sleep issues.

Oxytocin and Vasopressin are key hormones released during long-term bonding, supporting social connection.

Hormone released during physical contact, promoting bonding and pleasure.

A hormone released after physical touch that strengthens emotional attachment and fosters a desire to stay with the individual.

The stage in a relationship characterized by a sense of calmness, security, a desire to protect each other, emotional union, and comfort.

The act of sexual intercourse, involving the male reproductive organ entering the female's reproductive tract.

The state of carrying a developing fetus in the womb, usually resulting from sexual intercourse during a woman's fertile period.

Infections spread through sexual contact, including syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, and genital warts.

A life-threatening illness caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which weakens the immune system.

Making informed and safe choices about sexual activity, respecting one's body and values, and considering the potential consequences.

The body's interface with the environment and others.

The continuous process from infancy to adolescence focusing on motor skills and puberty.

The unique features or traits of your body.

The way a person looks to others.

The transmission of traits from parents to offspring.

The genetic information embedded within genes.

The physical expression of a specific trait.

The 23rd pair of chromosomes that determine a person's sex.

Genetic instructions stored within chromosomes, determining biological development.

The process of fully developing genetic traits or potential within an organism.

The influence of surroundings on an individual's physical development, like social expectations and cultural practices.

The initial social group that significantly affects an individual's physical development.

As you grow older, exposure to a larger social group with new standards can shape your physical self.

The body shape and size perceived as desirable by society, often influenced by media and cultural standards.

How a person perceives their physical appearance and the emotions that result from that perception.

Feeling happy and accepting your body despite its imperfections.

Feeling unhappy and dissatisfied with your body.

Altering the physical body for aesthetic or personal reasons, through methods like surgery, tattoos, piercings, or implants.