Psychology 2035A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Sexually Transmitted Infection, Sex Organ, Sexual Differentiation

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2035A/B
• Professor: Maxwell

Document Summary

Concerns/challenges: psychological insight, does it cause stress recognizing potential harm to oneself, others. Prevailing approaches: statistical - behaviour that is rare/not practiced by many, sociological - behaviour that violates societal norms, psychological: distress, inefficiency, medical - definitions from diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (dsm) Sexual fantasy fairly common during masturbation and sexual intercourse. Most common fantasies: reliving an exciting sexual experience, sex with current partner, sex with another partner, oral sex, sex in a romantic/novel location, dominance/submission themes. Sexual patterns of older adults (40s or 50s: with age, estrogen (around menopause), testosterone, sexual frequency, orgasm frequency and intensity decline. This can be due to physical factors (kids, work) Sexual orientation: individuals preference for emotional and sexual relationships. Body image: is how you see yourself, a positive body image is correlated with greater sexual activity, higher sexual satisfaction and fewer sexual problems.