Sexual Behavior

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Sexuality:
Choices in Sexual
Behavior

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Objectives
• Define sexual identity, and discuss the major components
of sexual identity, including biology, gender identity,
gender roles, and sexual orientation.
• Identify major features and functions of sexual anatomy
and physiology.
• Discuss the options available for the expression of one’s
sexuality.
• Classify sexual dysfunctions, and describe major
disorders.

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Your Sexual Identity
• Sexual identity – the recognition and acknowledgement
of oneself as a sexual being; is determined by a complex
interaction of genetic, physiological, environmental, and
social factors

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Gender
• Socialization
• Gender identity
• Gender role
• Androgyny
• Transgendered

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Sexual Orientation
• Heterosexual
• Homosexual
• Bisexual
• Transsexual

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Female Sexual Anatomy and Physiology
• External female genitals:
• Mons pubis
• Labia minora
• Labia majora
• Clitoris
• Urethral opening
• Hymen
• Perineum

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Figure 6.1 External Female Genital Structures
Figure 6.1

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Female Sexual Anatomy and Physiology (continued)
• Internal female genitals:
• Vagina
• Uterus
• (Uterine) fallopian tubes
• Ovaries

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Figure 6.2 Side View of Female Reproductive
Organs
Figure 6.2

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The Onset of Puberty and the Menstrual Cycle
• Puberty
• Menarche
• Ovulation

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Figure 6.3 Phases of the Menstrual (Uterine) and
Ovarian Cycle
Figure 6.3

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Menstrual Problems
• Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)
• Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD)
• Toxic shock syndrome (TSS)
• Dysmenorrhea

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Menopause
• Hormone replacement therapy (HRT)
• Menopausal hormone therapy
• Women’s Health Initiative (WHI)
• Research on HRT

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Male Sexual Anatomy and Physiology
• External male genitals:
• Penis
• Scrotum
• Internal male genitals:
• Testes
• Epididymides
• Ductus (vas) deferens
• Urethra
• Seminal vesicles
• Prostrate gland
• Cowper’s gland

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Figure 6.4 Side View of the Male Reproductive
Organs
Figure 6.4

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Human Sexual Response
• Stages of sexual response:
• Excitement/arousal
• Plateau
• Orgasm
• Resolution

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Figure 6.5 Comparison of Male and Female Sexual
Responses
Figure 6.5.1

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Figure 6.5 Comparison of Male and Female Sexual
Responses (continued)
Figure 6.5.2

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Sexual Response Among Older Adults
• Women:
• Post menopause changes include:
• Less elastic skin
• Internal organs shrink
• Vaginal walls become thinner
• Decreased vaginal lubrication
• Men:
• Require more direct and prolonged stimulation to achieve
erection
• Erection is less firm
• Decrease intensity of ejaculation

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Sexual Behavior: What Is Normal?
• Common sociocultural standards in Western culture:
• The heterosexual standard
• The coital standard
• The orgasmic standard
• The two-person standard
• The romantic standard
• The safer sex standard

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Options for Sexual Expression
• Celibacy
• Autoerotic behaviors
• Sexual fantasies
• Masturbation
• Kissing and erotic touching
• Manual stimulation
• Oral-genital stimulation
• Vaginal intercourse
• Anal intercourse

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Variant Sexual Behavior
• Group Sex
• Transvestism
• Fetishism
• Exhibitionism
• Voyeurism
• Sadomasochism
• Pedophilia
• Autoerotic asphyxiation

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Difficulties That Can Hinder Sexual Function
• Sexual desire disorders
• Sexual arousal disorders
• Orgasm disorders
• Sexual performance anxiety
• Sexual pain disorders

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Figure 6.6 Prevalence of Sexual Problems in Men
and Women
Figure 6.6

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Drugs and Sex
• Alcohol
• “Date rape” drugs