Lecture 12: Normative Views of Sexuality
What is sex?
- Definitions of having had sex
o Little empirical investigation
o Social and legal definitions vary but often refer to sexual intercourse
Termed as coitus or copulation
Often means penis and vagina
Chapter 11: Sexual/Affectional Orientations and Diversity
Sexual/Affectional Orientations and Identities
Sexual VS Affectional Orientations
- Sexual orientation: Traditionally refers to individuals tendency to be
attracted to men and/or women
- Affectiona
Lecture 14: Sexual Orientations
Sexual Orientations
- Sexual orientation: Not just a sexual attraction
o A persons erotic and/or emotional orientation
Homo: same (e.g., gay, lesbian)
Hetero: different (straight)
Bi: both (bisexual)
Often overlooked in
Chapter 13: Sexual Communication
- Sexual communication: Processes by which intimate partners share their sexual likes and
dislikes with each other and negotiate sexuality in their relationship
Communication in Intimate Relationships
- Couples communicati
Lecture 4: Female Genital Anatomy
Female Genitals
- External structures: Vulva (Vagina = internal structure) (Vulva =
everything you can see (external)
o Mons veneris (mound of Venus)/mons pubis
o Labia majora (outer lips)/Labia minora (inner lips)
o Clit
Lecture 19: Treatments for Sexual Dysfunction Part I
Main Treatment Options
- Psychotherapy
o Sex and/or couple therapy
Not all sex therapists can deal with couples (vice versa)
- Pelvic floor physiotherapy
o Reduce tension in bodies
- Medical treatment
Lecture 20: Treatments for Sexual Dysfunction Part 2
Medical Treatment Options
- Medical Treatment
o Pharmacological
Injected, inserted
o Mechanical
o Surgical
Pharmacological
Oral medications for Erectile Disorder (ED)
- Originally developed as a drug f
Lecture 3: Key Players in Sex Research
-
Used to be called sexology
Sexuality: Love Manuals
- Ancient Greek and Rome
o Philosophers, physicians, writers
Ovid (Ars Amatoria)
India: Vatsayana (Kama Sutra)
Included other movements that increased pleasure
Lecture 10: Communication
Non-verbal communication
- Functions
o Provides information about peoples moods and what they really
mean by what they say
I.e. like texting Can often lead to miscommunication
o Regulates interactions
As long as the non-verbal
Lecture 16: Genital Pain
Vulvodynia
- Vulvar discomfort, most often described as burning pain
o Limited to vulvar, not inside the vagina
- Occurs in the absence of relevant visible findings or a specific, clinically identifiable, neurologic
disorder
o Rul
Chapter 10: Gender
- Gender: Psychological experience of maleness/femaleness
Gender/Sex?
- Biological sex: Biological condition of being male and/or female
- Gender identity: Way in which one identifies with a gender category
- Gender role: Set of behavio
Lecture 2: Historical Views of Masturbation
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Historical views attribute to why people are shy about talking about
masturbation these days
Even till today, this remains a very personal question/topic that people
are not very open to talking about
Early Vi
Chapter 7: Contraception and Pregnancy Options
Ancient Forms of Birth Control
- Deadly substances ingested for contraception in many ancient cultures
- Barrier methods:
o Egypt: Women inserted tampons soaked in crocodile dung, honey, and various other
sub
Lecture 15: Sexual Variations
Atypical Sexual Behaviours
- Paraphilia
o Beyond usual or typical love
o Behavior in which sexual arousal/response depends on some unusual, extraordinary, or
even bizarre activity
Atypical sexual behavior
Porn doesnt make s
Lecture 1: Sexuality
What is Sexuality?
- Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States/Canada
(SIECUS/SIECCAN) definition
- Health Protection Branch of Health Canada definition
- How youfeel as a girl/boy
- How you define yourself
- Th
Lecture 11: Gender
- The state of being male or female
Terms
- Biological sex: the biological condition of being male and/or female (
and other), as determined by genes, chromosomes, hormones, and
physical traits
- Gender: the psychological experience of
Lecture 18: Sexual Dysfunctions Part 2
Orgasmic Disorders
Female Orgasmic Disorder (FOD)
- Presence of either of the following symptoms, experiences on all/almost (75-100%) of
occasions of sexual activity
o Marked delay in, marked infrequency of, or absen
Lecture 9: Attraction
- The experience of evaluating someone positively
Personality
- You may like people because they have a good sense of humour, are
trustworthy, etc.
o Respond to their personal qualities
- What are the components of a good personality
Lecture 17: Sexual Dysfunctions Part 1
Sexual Dysfunction
- A clinically significant disturbance in a persons ability to respond sexually or to experience
sexual pleasure
o Based on sexual response cycle
Desire, arousal, orgasm
Pain in genitals
Include
Chapter 12: Attraction, Intimacy, and Love
- Intimacy: Feelings of closeness and connection that one feels with another
Attraction
- Key reason for engaging in sexual activity
- Females and males report that being attracted to a person was the number one
