Human Sexuality Essay Vocab Words – Flashcards
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Intimacy
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those feelings that promote closeness or boundedness and the experience of warmth
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Passion
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the drive leading to physical attraction, sexual relations and romance
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Commitment
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refers to the decision to love another person and the commitment to maintain the relationship over time
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Consummate Love
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middle of the sternberg triangle: intimacy, commitment and passion are present
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Romantic Love
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Passion and Intimacy, lack commitment
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Infatuation Love
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Only passion is present
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Fatuous Love
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Passion and Commitment are present (what most college relationships are)
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Empty Love
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Only commitment is present
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Compassionate Love
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Intimacy & commitment present, lack passion
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Non-Love
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if there is no intimacy, commitment or passion present
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Romantic
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Sternberg believes most ________ love turns into companionate love
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Eros
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highly romantic love based on physical beauty (love at first sight)
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Ludus
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self centered type of love; avoids commitment and treats love as a game
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Storge
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affectionate type of love that develops from friendship over time (no physical ideal and does not go out looking for love)
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Pragma
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rational or practical style of loving resulting from combining ludus and storge; they consciously use manipulative confidence of ludic lovers and consciously look for a compatible mate
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Mania
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love style characterized by intense emotional dependency (in love with being in love)
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Agape
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selfless, altruistic love that puts the interest of the loved person ahead of their own, even if it means a sacrifice
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Jealousy
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an emotional state that is aroused by a perceived threat to a valued relationship or position
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Voyeurism
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refers to repeatedly seeking sexual arousal by observing nude persons without their consent
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Exhibitionism
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refers to exposing one's genitals compulsively in inappropriate settings for sexual gratification
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Frotteurism
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refers to a condition in which sexual arousal is achieved primarily by rubbing one's genitals against others in public places
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Telephone scatologia
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refers to a condition in which sexual arousal is achieved primarily by making obscene telephone calls
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Pedophilia
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refers to lover of children where an adult receives gratification from children who have not reached puberty
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Fetishism
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refers to a condition where sexual arousal occurs primarily when using or fantasizing about an inanimate object
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Partialism
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refers to a strong or recurrent arousal to a specific part of the body
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Transvestism
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refers to a condition in which sexual arousal is achieved primarily by dressing as a member of the opposite sex (a large majority are married and heterosexual men)
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Urophilia
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sexual arousal caused by urinating
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Coprophilia
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sexual arousal is caused by feces or the act of defecation
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Mysophilia
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sexual arousal is caused by filth or filthy surroundings
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Klismaphilia
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sexual arousal is achieved by giving an enema
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Bestiality
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the act of having sexual contact with an animal
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Zoophilia
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sexual contact with animals as primary means of sexual gratification
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Sadism
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infliction of pain to achieve sexual arousal
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Sadomasochism
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the link between sadism and masochism
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Masochism
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individuals obtain sexual pleasure primarily from having pain inflicted upon them
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Domination
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humiliating, ruling and controlling the partner
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Submission
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obeying and yielding to the other individual
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Necrophilia
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sexual arousal by a dead body
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Autoerotic asphyxiation
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depriving oneself of oxygen during masturbation induced orgasm
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Early Infancy 0-1
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-baby girls can have vaginal lubrication the first 24 hours after birth -1 out of 3 infants died in foundling homes due to emotional neglect -when infants can control movement, bodily exploration occurs -explore at random and do not express sexual desire, just pleasurable sensations
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Early Childhood 2-6
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Sexual Exploration -sexualized behavior peaks between ages 3-5 and decreases at puberty -usually occurs among same sex -boys often engage in more touching than girls
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Ages 7-11 - Latency Stage
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modesty and inhibitions occur -by age 9 children often segregate -girls are usually treated more harshly than boys -sexuality develops steadily through childhood
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Puberty ages 7-15
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-expression of first sexual attraction and become capable of reproduction -Two Parts: 1) adrenarche (ages 6-8) where adrenal glands secrete androgen hormone DHEA which connects to estrogen and testosterone 2) gonadarche - several years after adrenarche pituitary glad secretes FSH in high doses produce sperm in boys and maturation of ova in girls
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62%
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________ of 100% of rape victims are under age 18
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29%
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_________ of 100% of rape victims are under age 11
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Acquaintance Rape
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committed by someone who is known by the victim
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Date Rape
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committed during a social encounter agreed to by the victim
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Marital rape
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refers to rape of a wife from her husband
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Gang rape
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rape in which a victim is assaulted by more than one attacker
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Statutory rape
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sexual intercourse by an adult with a consenting partner who is not yet of legal age of consent
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Power rapists
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commit their attacks in order to overcome personal feelings of inadequacy
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Anger rapists
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commit attacks out of hostility and anger directed at their victims or women in general
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Sadistic rapists
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erotically aroused by physical force and derived pleasure from inflicting pain
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Opportunistic rapists
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motivated by desire of sex to rape whenever there is an opportunity
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23%
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about _______ % of rapists are reconvicted
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Pornography
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includes literature or art with sexual themes
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Missionary position
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man on top, said by Christian missionaries as the correct way to have sex
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Men, Women
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_____ have sex for physical reasons, ______ have sex for emotional needs
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College male students
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________ prefer woman on top, then man on top
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women
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_____ preferred man on top over woman on top
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59%
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___% of rape victims are raped by people they know. Acquaintance rape
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34%
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____% of rape victims are raped by family members
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7%
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____% of rape victims are raped by strangers
