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The Sexual Self What is the Sexual Self? An individual’s evaluation of his or her own sexual feelings and actions. Three (3) Dimensions: a. Sexual openness – recognition of sexual pleasure b. Sexual esteem – positive evaluations of one’s sexuality c. Sexual anxiety - tension, discom...

The Sexual Self What is the Sexual Self? An individual’s evaluation of his or her own sexual feelings and actions. Three (3) Dimensions: a. Sexual openness – recognition of sexual pleasure b. Sexual esteem – positive evaluations of one’s sexuality c. Sexual anxiety - tension, discomfort, and other negative evaluations of the sexual aspects of one’s life Sexual Development - it is a lifelong process that starts at the moment of conception - people do not develop this in the same way Three (3) reasons why an individual’s sex is important in lifelong development (Hurlock, 2001): 1. Cultural pressures 2. Learning experiences are determined by the individual’s self 3. Attitude of parents and significant others The Human Reproductive System a. Female Reproductive System - Puberty in girls starts between ages 8-13 along with the bodily changes - Menarche 🡪 first menstrual period; signal the female’s sexual maturity The Human Reproductive System b. Male Reproductive System - Puberty in boys starts around 10-15 years old The Diversity of Human Sexuality Human Sexuality 🡪 All feelings, thoughts, and behaviors associated with being female or male, being attractive and being in love, as well as being in relationships. 🡪 Also includes enjoyment of the world through the five (5) circles.  REPRODUCTION AND SEXUAL 01 SENSUALITY 04 HEALTH Awareness and feeling Person’s capacity to about your own body and reproduce; behaviors and other people’s bodies. attitudes that make sexual rel. healthy and enjoyable 02 SEXUAL INTIMACY 05 SEXUALIZATION Ability to become close to Aspect of sexuality in another human being and which people behave accept closeness in return. sexually to influence, manipulate, or control 03 SEXUAL IDENTITY other people Person’s understanding of who he/she is sexually. Why do we need to talk about the diversity of Human Sexuality? Gender bias – holding stereotyped opinions about people according to their gender ** prejudice and discrimination regularly experienced by people identified as lesbian, gay, or bisexual have been shown to have negative psychological effects.  SOGIE a. Sex vs. Gender Sex – biological aspects of maleness or femaleness (male, female, intersex) Gender – the psychological, behavioral, social, and cultural aspects of being masculine, feminine, or neither.. SOGIE b. Sexual Orientation - A person’s sexual and emotional attraction to another person. - “Who do you love?” - Heterosexual, homosexual (gay, lesbian), bisexual, pansexual, asexual What determines it? Sexual orientation is the result of environmental, emotional, hormonal and biological factors. How do people know their sexual orientation? - Emerge between middle childhood and early adolescence. - May arise without any prior sexual experience.  Can sexual orientation be changed? - Experts agree that sexual orientation is not a choice and can’t be changed. Some people who are homosexual or bisexual may hide their sexual orientation to avoid prejudice from others or shame they may have been taught to feel about their sexuality. (Webmd, n.d.)  Coming Out Coming out – life-long process of the development of a positive gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender identity  SOGIE c. Gender identity - one’s internal sense of being a man, woman, or neither. May or may not correspond to a person’s sex assigned at birth or to a person’s primary or secondary characteristics. - cisgender, transgender, genderqueer  SOGIE d. Gender expression - How you present yourself to the world - May or may not conform to a person’s gender identity - Masculine, feminine, androgynous Sexual Health and STD/Infections Elaine Hatfield’s Passionate and Compassionate Love Passionate love - feelings of intense sexual arousal, attraction, affection, emotion, and a strong urge to be with one another; short-lived; 6-30 months Compassionate love - feelings of attachment, respect, trust, affection, and commitment Robert Sternberg’s Triangular Theory of Love Intimacy - closeness, supporting one another, sharing with one another, and feeling loved Passion - feelings of sexual arousal and attraction, and euphoria Commitment - the desire to remain loyal to another person and stay in a long-term relationship. Sexual Intercourse - One of the most common behaviors among human. - A behavior that may produce sexual pleasure Human Sexual Response 🡪 sequence of physical and emotional changes that occur as a person becomes sexually aroused and participates in sexually stimulating activities (incl. sexual intercourse and masturbation) 1. Desire 2. Arousal 3. Plateau 4. Orgasm 5. Resolution Premarital sex - Sexual activity practiced by people who are unmarried. Current Statistics: 32% of young Filipinos aged 15-24 has engaged in pre- marital sex (YAFS, 2013) 7.3% pinoy youths engage in casual sex 3.5% had FUBU experience. (YAFS, 2013) Sexually Transmitted Diseases/Infections - a.k.a Venereal Diseases (VD) - Passed through sexual contact or genital- through vaginal intercourse, oral sex, and anal sex - Sexually transmitted infection can be passed even when an infected person has no symptoms Most common in the Philippines (Vista, 2018) Syphilis Genital Herpes Human papillomarvirus (HPV) HIV Sexually Transmitted Diseases/Infections Syphilis Genital Herpes Sexually Transmitted Diseases/Infections HPV Teenage Pregnancy - Pregnancy in human females under the age of 20 at the time that pregnancy ends - 196,000 Filipinos ages 15-19 yeas old get pregnant each year (ABSCBN, 2019) Risks: - Low birth weight - Premature labor - Anemia - Pre-eclampsia How to prevent teenage pregnancy? 1. Education 2. Abstinence only education 3. Family Planning/Responsible Parenthood Family Planning Methods Contraception – a.k.a birth control, fertility control 1. Natural Birth Control – abstinence, fertility awareness methods, calendar or standard days method, outercourse 2. Artificial birth control – contraceptive, birth control pills, etc.