Sexual Self Quiz PDF

**IDENTIFICATION** 1. **SEXUAL SELF -** refers to the individual's feelings, actions, and behaviour concerning various aspects as development of secondary sex characteristics. 2. **BASIC** - All fertilized eggs occur in women, so the gender of a woman is considered **\_\_\_\_\_.** 3...

**IDENTIFICATION** 1. **SEXUAL SELF -** refers to the individual's feelings, actions, and behaviour concerning various aspects as development of secondary sex characteristics. 2. **BASIC** - All fertilized eggs occur in women, so the gender of a woman is considered **\_\_\_\_\_.** 3. **SRY** -- To become a fertilized egg, a cascade of chemical reactions must be triggered by a single gene on the male Y chromosome known as \_\_\_\_. It is the sex-determining region on the Y chromosome. 4. **PUBERTY-** is the stage of development where individuals become sexually mature. 5. **EROGENOUS ZONES-** is use to describe areas of the body that are highly sensitive to stimuli and are often (but not always) sexually exciting. 6. **Non-Specific Skin** - It is similar to any other portion of the usual haired skin 7. **sides and back of the neck, the axilla and side of the thorax --** Examples of non- specific skin 8. **Specific Skin** - It is found the mucocutaneous regions of the body or those regions made both mucous membrane and of cutaneous skin. 9. **prepuce, penis, the female external genitalia, perianal skin, lips, and nipples-** Examples of specific skin 10. **sexual response cycle** -- refers to the sequence of physical and emotional changes that occur as a person becomes sexually aroused and participates in sexually stimulating activities, including intercourse and masturbation**.** 11. **OXYTOCIN** -- aka. "love hormone" and believed to be involved in our desire to maintain close relationships. It is released during sexual intercourse when orgasm is achieved 12. **FOLLICLE-STIMULATING HORMONE (FSH)** -- it is responsible for ovulation in females. 13. **LUTENIZING HORMONE (LH)** -- crucial in regulating the testes in men and ovaries in women. In men, the LH stimulates the testes to produce testosterone. In males, testosterone appears to be a major contributing factor to sexual motivation 14. **VASOPRESSIN** -- involved in the male arousal phase. The increase of vasopressin during erectile response is believed to be directly associated with increased motivation to engage in sexual behaviour 15. **ESTROGEN & PROGESTERONE** -- typically regulate motivation to engage in sexual behaviours for females, with estrogen increasing motivation and progesterone decreasing it. 16. **LUST** -- marked by physical attraction. It is driven by testosterone in men and estrogen in women. , however, does not guarantee that couples will fall in love forever. 17. **ATTRACTION** -- at this stage, you begin to crave for your partner's presence. They get excited and energized when they fantasize about things they could do together as a couple. Three chemicals trigger this feeling 18. **Dopamine** -- associated with motivation and goal directed behavior. It makes you pursue your object of affection. It creates a sense of novelty, where the person seems exciting, special, or unique that you want to tell the world about his or her admirable qualities 19. **. Norepinephrine** -- responsible for the extra surge of energy and triggers increased heart rate, loss of appetite, as well as the desire to sleep. Your body is in more alert state and is ready for action 20. Serotonin -- thought to cause thinking. Low levels of serotonin said to be present in people with OCD behaviour 21. **ATTACHMENT** -- involves the desire to have lasting commitment with your significant other. At this point, you may want to get married and/ have children 22. Factors that contribute to gender differences in sexual desire include culture**; The social environment and even political circumstances** 23. **Sexual desire** is generally considered a sexual topic or activity of interest. It is sometimes accompanied by genital arousal (penile erection in men and lubrication in women). Sexual desire is triggered by various cues and scenarios, such as personal thoughts, feelings, fantasies, sensual objects (books, movies, photos), different sensory environments, situations, or social interactions. 24. **Sex drive** is a basic, biologically mediated stimulus for sexual activity or satisfaction. 25. **sexual desire** is a more complex psychological experience that does not depend on hormonal factors. 26. **physiological arousal -** is not an essential component of sexual desire and sexual desire should not be considered a more accurate marker than individual self-referring emotions. 27. **AMYGDALA** -- the integrative center for emotions, emotional behavior, and motivation 28. **NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS** -- plays a role in motivation and cognitive processing of aversion. It has a significant role in response to reward and reinforcing efforts, translating emotional stimulus into behaviors 29. **Sexual orientation** is defined as individual' s general disposition toward partners of the same sex, the opposite sex, or both sexes. 30. **gender identity** refers to one's sense of being male or female. Generally, our gender identities correspond to our chromosal and phenotypic sex, but this is not always the case. 31. **LESBIAN** - These are females who are exclusively attracted to women. 32. **GAY** - This can refer to males who are exclusively attracted to any other males. It can also refer to anyone who is attracted to their same gender. 33. **BISEXUAL - This can refer to anyone who is sexually/romantically attracted to both men and women** 34. **QUEER** - It is a useful term for those who are questioning their identities and are unsure about using more specific terms, or those who simply do not wish to label themselves. 35. **PLUS -** To signify that many identities are not explicitly represented by the letters. This includes (but is not limited to) intersex or people who are born with a mix of male and female bio-traits, and asexuals who are persons who do not desire sexual activities. 36. **TRANSGENDER/TRANSEXUAL** - It is an umbrella term for people who do not identify with the gender assigned to them at birth. 37. **LGBTQ+** is an umbrella term for a wide spectrum of gender identities, sexual orientations, and romantic orientations. 38. **Sociocultural factors** - influence the various issues related to sexual orientation and gender identity 39. **In the Philippines and most Southeast Asian neighbors** - view homosexuality as the norm. 40. **In New Guinea** -, young boys are expected to engage in sexual behaviour with any other boys because they believe that it is part of the transformation of boys to men 41. **In the Philippines** - an individual is classified as either male or female only 42. **Thailand** - recognizes male, female, and "kathoey" (transgender) categories 43. **Family influences** - The children's interests, preferences, behaviours, and overall self-concept are strongly influenced by parental and authority figure teachings regarding sexual stereotypes. Thus, children whose parents adhere to strict gender-stereotyped roles are, in general, more likely to take on those roles themselves as adults who are peers whose parents provided less stereotyped, more neutral models for behaving. 44. **Urban setting** - Another research discovered that homosexuality positively correlated with urbanization. The study surmised that large cities seem to provide a friendlier environment for same-gender interests than in rural places (Laumann, et al., 1994). 45. **History of sexual abuse** - Previous published studies claimed that abused adolescents, particularly those victimized by males, are more likely to become homosexuals or bisexual in adulthood. These studies were criticized for being non-clinical and un-reliable (Wilson & Wisdom, 2009 46. **Sexually Transmitted Diseases/ Infections** - are diseases or infections that is transmitted through sexual contact in which the organisms that cause STDs are transmitted from one person to another in blood, sperm and vaginal or body fluids. 47. Th**e Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act of 2012** - An Act providing for a national policy on Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health a. **Specific objectives:** - Reduce by 3 quarters, between 1990 and 2015, the maternal mortality ratio - Reduce by 2/3 between 1990 and 2015, the under-five mortality rate - To have halted by 2015 and begun to reverse, the spread of HIV/AIDS b. **Regional objectives:** - Improve access to the full range of affordable, equitable, and high-quality family planning and RH services to increase contraceptive use rate & reduce unwanted pregnancies & abortions - Making pregnancy safer - Support countries & areas in developing evidence-based policies & strategies for the reduction of maternal & newborn mortality - Improve access to the full range of affordable, equitable, and high-quality family planning & RH services to increase contraceptive use & reduce unwanted pregnancies - Improve the health & nutrition status of women of all ages, especially pregnant & nursing women - Gender, women & health; - Integrate gender & rights considerations into health policy & programs, especially into RH & maternal health care - Improve the health & Nutrition status of women of all ages 48. **Benefits of family planning/ contraception according to WHO include:** - Prevent pregnancy-related health risk in women - Reduce infant mortality - Help prevent HIV/AIDS - Empower people and enhance education - Reduce adolescent pregnancies - Slow population growth 49. **Benefits of family Planning according to DOH for Mother** - Enables her to regain her health after delivery - Gives enough time to love & provide attention to her husband & children - Gives more time for her family & own personal advancement - When suffering from illness, gives enough time for treatment and recovery 50. **Benefits of family Planning according to DOH for Children** - Healthy mothers produce healthy children - Will get all the attention, security, love, and care they deserve 51. **Benefits of family Planning according to DOH for Father** - Lightens the burden & responsibility in supporting his family - Enables him to give his children their basic needs - Gives him time for his family and own personal advancement - When suffering from illness, gives enough time for treatment and recovery 52. Disadvantages of birth control are: - **Birth control health risks** - Some allergies to spermicides or latex. - For some women, oral contraceptives can lead to hair loss and weight gain, and the use of diaphragms can lead to UTI - **Possibility of pregnancy** - FP methods are not 100% reliable. - Other than abstinence, there is no birth control method that is completely effective. - Couples who are engaging is sexual activity should always consider the possibility of an unexpected pregnancy - **Pregnancy after birth control** - For some it might take months for ovulation and the menstrual period to return to normal - How long the menstrual period takes to return to its normal cycle is entirely individual, and has nothing to do with how long the woman has been using of birth control or not. - The most important thing to know about stopping your preferred method of birth control. - The most important thing to know about stopping your preferred method of birth control is that ovulation can return immediately. 53. **Natural family planning method** - is the method that uses body's natural physiological changes and symptoms to identify the fertile phases of the menstrual cycle. It is the preferred contraceptive method for women who do not wish to use artificial methods of contraception for reasons of religion, rumors, etc. However, it is unreliable in preventing unwanted pregnancy. c. **Methods of contraception:** 1. **Natural family planning method -** is the method that uses body's natural physiological changes and symptoms to identify the fertile phases of the menstrual cycle. It is the preferred contraceptive method for women who do not wish to use artificial methods of contraception for reasons of religion, rumors, etc. However, it is unreliable in preventing unwanted pregnancy. - **Rhythm (calendar) method** -- the couple tracks the woman's menstrual history to predict she will ovulate - **Cervical mucus (ovulation)/ Billing's method** (John and Evelyn Billings in 1960's) - examining the color and viscosity of the cervical mucus to discover when ovulation is occurring. - **Basal Body temperature monitoring** - relies on monitoring a woman's basal body temperature on a daily basis. This indicates fertile and non-fertile stages of the cycle. 2. **Use of breastfeeding or LACTATIONAL AMENORRHEA METHOD (LAM)** -- Through exclusive breastfeeding, the woman is able to suppress ovulation. After 6 months of exclusive breastfeeding, a woman must choose to choose another method of contraception. - **Coitus interrruptus (withdrawal or pulling method)** -- this is the oldest method. The couple proceeds with coitus; however, the man must release his sperm outside of the vagina. I. **HORMONAL CONTRACEPTION/ ARTIFICIAL FAMILY PLANNING -** are effective family planning method that manipulates the hormones that directly affect the normal menstrual cycle so that ovulation will not occur. - **Oral Contraceptives (pill)** - contains synthetic estrogen and progesterone. Also known as "pill" - **Transdermal contraceptive patch** -- medicated adhesive patch that is placed on the skin to deliver a specific dose of medication through the skin and into bloodstream - **Vaginal ring** -- it is a birth control inserted into the vagina & slowly release hormones through vaginal wall into the blood stream to prevent pregnancy - **Subdermal Implants** -- involve the delivery of a steroid progestin from the polymer capsules or rods placed under the skin. 1-5 years of effectiveness. - **Hormonal Injections** -- It is a contraceptive injection given once every three months. It typically suppresses ovulation, keeping the ovaries from releasing an egg. Thickens cervical mucus to keep sperm from reaching the egg. - **BARRIER METHODS** - **Intrauterine device** -- small, t-shaped device wrapped in copper or contains hormones. A doctor inserts the IUD into the uterus. IUD prevents fertilization of the egg by damaging or killing the sperm. - **Chemical barriers** -- such as spermicides, vaginal gels, creams and glycerin films are used to cause the death of sperm before they can enter the cervix. Lowers the PH level of vagina. - **Diaphragm** -- dome shaped barrier methods of contraception that blocks sperms from entering the uterus - **Cervical** **cap** -- silicone cup inserted in the vagina to cover the cervix and keep sperm out of the uterus - **Male condom**- is a latex or synthetic rubber sheath placed on erect penis before vaginal penetration to trap the sperm during ejaculation - **Female condoms** -- thin pouch inserted into the vagina before sex serving as protective barrier to prevent pregnancy and protection from STD I. **SURGICAL methods/ Permanent contraception** - **Vasectomy** -- Surgical operation wherein the tube carries the sperm to a man's penis is cut. It is a permanent male contraception method - **Tubal Ligation** -- It is a surgical procedure for female sterilization involving severing and trying the fallopian tube. A tubal ligation disrupts the movement of the egg to the uterus for fertilization and blocks sperm from travelling up to the fallopian tubes to the egg **Identify where it belongs according to the puberty stage in both women and men.** 1. **Stage 1 -- 8-11 yrs old** -- - The ovaries enlarge and hormone production starts, but external development is not yet visible. 2. **Approx. 8-14 years old:** - The first external sign of puberty is usually breast development -.At first breast buds develop. - The nipples will be tender and elevated. - The area around the nipple (the aureole) will increase in size. - The first stage of pubic hair may also be present at this time.. 3. **Approx. 12-19 years old:** This is the final stage of development. Full height is reached, and young women are ovulating regularly. Pubic hair is filled in, and the breasts are developed fully for the body. 4. **Approx. 10-16 years old:** - Some girls notice that their aureoles get even darker and separate into a little mound rising above the rest of the breast. - Pubic hair may begin to have a more adult triangular pattern of growth. - If it did not happen in Stage Three, menarche (first menstruation) should start now. - Ovulation may start now, too. But it will not necessarily occur on a regular basis. (It is possible to have regular periods even if ovulation does not occur every month.) 5. **Approx. 9-15 years old:** - Breast growth continues and pubic hair gets coarser and darker. - During this stage, whitish discharge from the vagina may be present. - For some girls, this is the time that the first menstrual period begins. 6. **Approx.11-16 years old:** - The penis starts to grow during this stage. - It tends to grow in length rather than width. - Pubic hair is getting darker and coarser and spreading to where the legs meet the torso. - Also, boys continue to grow in height, and even their faces begin to appear more mature. The shoulders broaden, making the hips look smaller. Muscle tissue increases and the voice starts to change and deepen. - Finally, facial hair begins to develop on the upper lip. 7. **Approx. 9-12 years old:** - No visible signs of development occur, but, internally, male hormones become a lot more active. - Sometimes a growth spurt begins at this time. 8. **Approx. 9-15 years old:** - Height increases and the shape of the body changes. - Muscle tissue and fat develop at this time. - The aureole, the dark skin around the nipple, darkens and increases in size. - The testicles and scrotum grow, but the penis probably does not. - A little bit of pubic hair begins to grow at the base of the penis. 9. **Approx. 14-18 years old:** - Boys reach their full adult height. - Pubic hair and the genitals look like an adult man\'s do. - At this point, too, shaving is a necessity. Some young men continue to grow past this point, even into their twenties. 10. **Approx. 11-16 years old:** - At this time, the penis starts to grow in width, too. - The testicles and scrotum also continue to grow. - Hair may begin to grow on the anus. - The texture of the penis becomes more adult-looking. - Underarm and facial hair increases as well. Skin gets oilier, and the voice continues to deepen I. - The brain is responsible for translating the nerve impulse sensed by the skin into pleasurable sensations - It controls the nerves & muscles used in sexual activities - Sexual thoughts and fantasies are theorized to lie in the cerebral cortex, the same area used for thinking and reasoning - Emotions and feelings are believed to originate in the limbic system - The brain releases the hormones considered the physiological origin of sexual desire **Identify where it belongs according to the phases of sexual cycle in both women and men.** +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | PHASES | GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS | +===================================+===================================+ | **Phase 1: Excitement** | - - - - - - - - | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **Phase 2: Plateau** | - - - - - - - | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **Phase 3: Orgasm** | This phase is the climax of the | | | sexual response cycle. It is the | | | shortest of the phases and | | | generally last only a few | | | seconds. General Characteristics | | | of this phase include the | | | following: | | | | | | - Involuntary muscle | | | contractions begin | | | | | | - BP, heart rate, & breathing | | | are their highest rates with | | | a rapid intake of oxygen | | | | | | - Muscle in the feet spasm | | | | | | - There is sudden, forceful | | | release of sexual tension | | | | | | - In women, the muscles of the | | | vagina contract. The uterus | | | also undergoes rhythmic | | | contractions | | | | | | - In men, the muscles of the | | | vagina contract, the uterus | | | also undergoes rhythmic | | | contractions | | | | | | - In men, rhythmic contractions | | | of the muscles at the base of | | | penis result in ejaculation | | | of semen | | | | | | - A rash or "sex flush" may | | | appear over the entire body | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **Phase 4: Resolution** | During this phase the body slowly | | | returns to its normal functioning | | | level. The swelled and erect body | | | parts return to their previous | | | size and color. This phase is | | | marked by a general sense of | | | well-being; intimacy is enhanced; | | | and often fatigue sets in. | | | | | | With further sexual stimulation, | | | some women can return to the | | | orgasm phase. This allows them to | | | experience multiple orgasm. Men, | | | on the other hand, need recovery | | | time after orgasm. This is called | | | refractory period. How long a man | | | needs a refractory period varies | | | among men in his age | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+