PSY 3122 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Kama Sutra, Sexual Dysfunction, Sex Organ

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 3122
• Professor: Elke D.Reissing

Document Summary

What is considered having sex: penile-vaginal intercourse with orgasm is sex, penile-vaginal intercourse without orgasm sex, any other form of intimacy/intercourse is technically not considered sex. Factors that affect perceptions of sex that are other than the norm: previous experience, cultural influence, knowledge on sex, religion, our attitudes and values are formed by (cid:449)hat (cid:449)e pe(cid:396)(cid:272)ei(cid:448)e i(cid:374) ou(cid:396) (cid:449)o(cid:396)ld , media. There is no joy in my heart and i live in constant fear. What is to be do(cid:374)e? (cid:863: (cid:862) (cid:449)he(cid:374) ha(cid:448)i(cid:374)g se(cid:454) pe(cid:374)et(cid:396)ate shallo(cid:449)l(cid:455), a(cid:374)d (cid:373)o(cid:448)e slo(cid:449)l(cid:455) (cid:449)ith i(cid:374)f(cid:396)e(cid:395)ue(cid:374)t thrusts and withdrawals. Judaism: sexual relations between a husband and wife are basically good part of gods creation, but some conflicts: wet dreams, menstruation, and childbearing requires ritual cleansing; some sexual activity highly ritualized and ruled by jewish laws (orthodox) In general: all major monotheistic religions view sex as a source of impurity to varying degrees, with a strong under-theme of fear of female sexuality and misogyny.