Running head: HUMAN SEXUAL BEHAVIOR 1 HUMAN SEXUAL BEHAVIOR 5Human Sexual Behavior Razalyn Nickola PSY/340 Janyary 8th, 2016 Teralyn Sell Human Sexual Behavior Regulatory behaviors are those human behaviors which can be controlled by and individual through voluntary and involuntary processes. The person who is learning to develop a specific regulatory behavior would like to develop capability of self-control in order to behave in a specific manner.The point to be noted is that self-control may refer to controlling impulses in order to abstain from doing something. For example, for a person to stop drinking alcohol or it may refer to doing something that a person does not want to do. Regulatory behaviors are comprised of various acts like managing energy, emotions and attention towards specific things in order to make them socially admirable or acceptable. Human sexual behavior is an example of a regulatory behavior. “It can be described as any activity solitary between two persons, or in a group that induce sexual arousal. There are two determinants of human sexual behavior: the inherited sexual response patterns that have evolved as a means of ensuring reproduction and that are a part of each individual’s genetic inheritance, and the degree of restraint or other types of influence exerted on the individual by society in the expression of his sexuality” (Human Sexual Behaviour,” 2015). Human sexual behavior is an act comprised of various activities displayed by individuals to express their individual sexuality to others. Human sexual behavior is the behavior depicted by human beings when they indulge themselves in sexual activities during their different phases of life (Gray & Garcia, 2013). Mostly human sexual behavior is thought limited to the sexual intercourse only, which is comprised of sexual arousal and the physiological changes that happen in the sexually aroused human. Some of the psychological changes are more prominent than others. Sexual activities include all those gestures and behaviors that are meant to make individuals sexually attracted to another person. However, in some cases sexual activities are not limited to individuals of the opposite sex only i.e. transgender. Sexual behavior also includes courtships, display and foreplay behavior (Hart, 1977). The nervous system plays a vital role in regulating human sexual behavior. The reason for this is because thewhole nervous system starts working in sexual activity. The autonomic system of nervous system manages and regulates the involuntary responses of a sexual activity. The afferent cerebrospinal nerves play important role in transmitting sensory messages from the body to the brain and from the brain to the body. The cerebrospinal nerves play dual role in transmitting these messages. Spinal cord plays the role of transmission cable in the overall sexual activity. The brain acts as a coordinating center and controls and interprets the sensations ...

1. Running head: HUMAN SEXUAL BEHAVIOR 1
HUMAN SEXUAL BEHAVIOR 5Human Sexual Behavior
Razalyn Nickola
PSY/340
Janyary 8th, 2016
Teralyn Sell
Human Sexual Behavior
Regulatory behaviors are those human behaviors which can be
controlled by and individual through voluntary and involuntary
processes. The person who is learning to develop a specific
regulatory behavior would like to develop capability of self-
control in order to behave in a specific manner.The point to be
noted is that self-control may refer to controlling impulses in
order to abstain from doing something. For example, for a
person to stop drinking alcohol or it may refer to doing
something that a person does not want to do. Regulatory
behaviors are comprised of various acts like managing energy,
emotions and attention towards specific things in order to make
them socially admirable or acceptable. Human sexual behavior
is an example of a regulatory behavior. “It can be described as

2. any activity solitary between two persons, or in a group that
induce sexual arousal. There are two
determinants of human sexual behavior: the inherited sexual
response patterns that have evolved as a means of ensuring
reproduction and that are a part of each individual’s genetic
inheritance, and the degree of restraint or other types of
influence exerted on the individual by society in the expression
of his sexuality” (Human Sexual Behaviour,” 2015).
Human sexual behavior is an act comprised of various activities
displayed by individuals to express their individual sexuality to
others.
Human sexual behavior is the behavior depicted by human
beings when they indulge themselves in sexual activities during
their different phases of life (Gray & Garcia, 2013). Mostly
human sexual behavior is thought limited to the sexual
intercourse only, which is comprised of sexual arousal and the
physiological changes that happen in the sexually aroused
human. Some of the psychological changes are more prominent
than others. Sexual activities include all those gestures and
behaviors that are meant to make individuals sexually attracted
to another person. However, in some cases sexual activities are
not limited to individuals of the opposite sex only i.e.
transgender. Sexual behavior also includes courtships, display
and foreplay behavior (Hart, 1977).
The nervous system plays a vital role in regulating human
sexual behavior. The reason for this is because thewhole
nervous system starts working in sexual activity. The
autonomic system of nervous system manages and regulates the
involuntary responses of a sexual activity. The afferent
cerebrospinal nerves play important role in transmitting sensory
messages from the body to the brain and from the brain to the
body. The cerebrospinal nerves play dual role in transmitting
these messages. Spinal cord plays the role of transmission
cable in the overall sexual activity. The brain acts as a
coordinating center and controls and interprets the sensations
that are meant to be sexual in nature and transmit appropriate

3. orders to other parts of the nervous system. The hypothalamus
and limbic system are those parts of brain that are directly
linked with the sexual activities. However, there is no specific
part of brain that can be regarded as “sex center” (Griffitt &
Hatfield, 1985). Moreover, there are some specific reflexes that
are not controlled by the brain itself. These reflexes occur as a
result of sexual stimulus. The stimulus relating to genital and
perianal area causes a genital reflex. Genital reflex in males
resulted in the form of either erection or ejaculation. In
females, the genital reflexes occur in the forms of lubrication of
vagina and its structural changes. Regulatory behavior occurs
when a person tries to override or suppress that kind of reflex
activities as a response of social and culture stress.
Various emotions like fear, aggression or anxiety play
their specific roles in developing human sexual behavior. Every
person possesses different behavior in terms of sex. This
behavior depends upon the lifestyle, history and upbringing
circumstances of that person. If a person has risen in the
environment of continuous fear or has undergone from sexual
abuse in his or her childhood, it is obvious for him to develop
sex fear. Another point of view that must be kept in mind, in
order to have complete look at the situation is the specific
impact of certain emotions during the sexual activity. Another
emotion is the anxiety. If a person undergoes from severe
anxiety it is most likely for him to develop hatred from the sex.
Aggressive behavior usually worsens the situation of sexual
intercourse. The person who possesses highly aggressive
behavior is most like to hurt his / her partner physically and
emotionally during sexual intercourse.
Various hormones play different roles on the sex drive and
sexual motivation. In males, testosterone plays major role in
developing sex organs and sex motivation in them. The
elimination of sex hormone or testosterone suppresses the
sexual motivation. In some experiments, GnRH antagonist was
given to sample people. The population shows suppressed
testicular function. The elimination of sex drive or sexual

4. desire eliminates the need of masturbation. Testosterone in
rhesus monkey depicts that the testosterone acts to increase the
sexual motivation in them. Other major sex hormones for males
are oxytocin and vasopressin. These hormones regulate the
sexual motivation. Vasopressin regulates the arousal phase of
males. Vasopressin levels in the body increases in the arousal
phase as erectile response. Vasopressin levels decreases to
backline in the ejaculation.
In females, sex hormones include Estrogen and Progesterone.
Estrogen possesses positive relationship with the sexual arousal.
Increase in estrogen level in female body causes increased
sexual motivation. On the other hand, decrease in estrogen
level in blood causes decrease in sexual motivation.
Progesterone shows negative correlation with sexual motivation.
Increase in progesterone level causes decrease in sexual
motivation while decrease in progesterone level causes increase
in sexual motivation. Females possess pre-ovulatory period and
postovulatory period. In pre-ovulatory period females gets most
receptacle to sperm and overall body gets ready to be pregnant
at once (Jones, 1984). In pre-ovulatory period, estrogen level in
body reaches to it maximum and progesterone level gets
decreased to its backline. Changing in hormone level
maximizes the chances of conceiving.
Human sexual behavior depends upon the regulatory capabilities
and performance of these sex hormones. Absence of any of the
sex hormone or even the presence of hormone in irregular ratio,
changes the balance of behavior and the person becomes
abnormal to his surroundings. Absence of estrogen and
progesterone in female body hinders the breasts development in
females. Moreover, other physiology of females also changes
like hips and thighs does not widen to their proper shape, pubic
hair does not appear (Masters & Johnson, 1966). In severe
cases the ovaries becomes infertile and does not produce eggs.
On the emotions and feelings of female, estrogen play vital role
and in the absence of estrogen, a female cannot achieve sex
drive and sexual motivation. In males, absence of testosterone

5. causes the absence of sex drive and sexual motivation. In terms
of its physiological impact, genitals of males do not develop
properly and sperm does not produce at all. The lack the
muscular structure in it and body does not grow hair on face
like other men. Emotionally the change in behavior occurs
when the testosterone level is decreased and males seem to feel
sexually aroused. Their sex motivation reaches its minimum in
the absence of testosterone.
In conclusion, since human sexual behavior is one example of a
regulatory behavior we must remember the nervous system
reacts as a response of the sex stimulus. There is no sex center
in brain however an integrated system of sex hormones which
controls and regulates the emotional aspect, as well as, the
behavioral characteristics of that particular person. Therefore,
absence of any sex hormone would result in abnormal
development of behavior and physiology.
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and then looks at the sampling process. Students continue using
their same study and look at real world business issues that can
be related back to their own work or desired employment.
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The student discussed whether the business problem could be
solved using primarily qualitative or quantitative research
design.
The student discussed the benefits of using both designs in the
research study.
The student determined which design (qualitative or
quantitative) will become the primary research design.

8. The student discussed how to use the power of each design most
effectively.
The studentdiscussed the drawbacks of using just one of the
designs to research the problem.
The student determined how to obtain the sample including the
sampling method and approach.
The student discussed the insights each type of design might
generate and the importance of those insights in solving the
business problem.
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