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EXAM 3 REVIEW

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cohabitation
a live in sexual relationship between non married same sex or opposite sex couples; most last about a year, not common for people not living together permanently without getting married (half get married, half split up)
1970
cohabitation has been increasing since -
60
-% of married couples lived together before marriage
year
most cohabitations last about a -
little
there is - difference in divorce rates between cohabiters and people who do not cohabitate
companionate marriage
spouses are both emotionally intimate and social partners
bigamy marriage
marrying someone already married; illegal
polygamy
marriage common in preindustrial societies
16, 14
average male gets married about - years after puberty, females after - years
females
- are happier with sex married
more satisfied
married women have less sex but are - - by the sex they do have
African, asian, education, religious
- Africans most likely to get divorced; - Americans least likely to get divorced, - and being - makes you less likely to get divorced
partial
there exists a - correlation between sexual orientation and other components of gender
sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression
Vanderbilt's nondiscrimination policy prohibits discrimination based on (3 things)
women
more fluid in sexuality, more experimental
psychoanalytic theories
family dynamics influence sexual orientation
behaviorism/ socialization
gendered traits from training imposed by parents/ others
effect of sexual experience
early sexual experience influences sexual orientation
social constructionism
one's identity as gay, straight, or bisexual is a label imposed by society
genes, hormones
sexual orientation is influenced by biological factors such as - and -
concordance rate
likelihood that if one twin is same sex attracted, his or her co twin is also same sex attracted (53% for monozygotic, 22% for dizygotic)
genes, environment
- may play a role in sexual orientation, but - is still also important
prenatal androgen
- - levels during first months of pregnancy organize brain sex
congenital adrenal hyperplasia
atypical development in females- overproduction of androgens; increased percentage of lesbians; increased exposure to prenatal testosterone, enlarged clitoris, fused labia, prefer male toy types
stress
less estradiol to masculinize the developing male brain
finger length ratios
index/ ring ratio is higher in straight women than gay women
shorter, longer
limbs of gay men were significantly - than those of straight men; limbs of lesbians were significantly - than those of straight women
inah3
third interstitial nucleus of the anterior hypothalamus; volume largest in straight men
anterior commissure
- - is 2x larger in homosexual males
2% larger
straight men and lesbians have a right hemisphere - -
same size
straight women and gay men have two hemispheres about the - -
auditory system
otoacoustic emissions highest in heterosexual females
reflex eye blink
caused by a sudden noise, such as a click; prepulse inhibition weaker in females than males; same sex females stronger prepulse inhibition
female, gay male
pheromone like secretions from male armpits (AND) activates - hypothalamus and - - hypothalamus
early gender nonconformity
best predictor of later homosexuality; more significant for boys
probably
male homosexuality is - caused by lower levels of prenatal testosterone exposure
possibly
female homosexuality is - caused by higher levels of prenatal testosterone exposure
fetishism
erotic fixation on inanimate objects or body parts (feet, shoes)
transvestites
heterosexual people who wear opposite sex clothing because they find it sexually arousing (typically men)
trans
interested in passing as the other gender; not cross dressing for sexual pleasure
paraphilias
unusual sexual behavior or preferences, kinks, not mental disorders
paraphilia disorder
any subset of paraphiliac that justify clinical intervention because they cause distress or impairment to the person or because they may lead to behaviors that might harm others (males with lack of social skills)
voyeurism
spying
exhibitionism
flashing; arousal by reaction/ embarrassment
obscene calls
auditory form of exhibitionism
zoophilia
sex with animals
frotteurism
touching or rubbing dead
necrophilia
sex with dead; sexual arousal from viewing or having contact with dead bodies
sadism
fixation on inflicting pain
masochism
fixation on receiving pain
pedophile
someone who is sexually attracted to kids (increased recidivism factors are diagnosis of antisocial personality disorder, general criminal history, prior violent offenses)
coprophilia
arousal by being urinated upon or urinating on someone
autoerotic asphyxia
self strangulation for purposes of sexual arousal (males)
erectile dysfunction
inability or difficulty to achieve erection
Primary erectile dysfunction
physical dysfunction, has never had an erection; will not have normal night cycle of erections
secondary erectile dysfunction
has had erection, but also has had ED issues
situational erectile dysfunction
can/can't get erection only in certain situations
prostaglandin injection into corpora cavernosa, vacuum constriction, rigid or inflatable implants
erectile dysfunction treatments (3)
stop start, squeeze technique, sensate focus, drugs
premature ejactulation treatments (4)
delayed ejaculation
often caused by performance anxiety or other cognitive reasons; generally treated similarly to premature ejaculation
70
-% of women say they do not always orgasm with their regular partner
dyspareunia
painful coitus for women
vaginismus
involuntary constriction of the vagina during sex; often treated with vaginal dilators
seroconversion
HIV levels rise until antibodies can detect in blood test, then lie dormant
asymptomatic period
virus levels lie dormant for years, CD4 cell counts drop
hiv
symptomatic disease
aids
opportunistic infections
colposcopy
scope used to examine cervix
pap test
abnormal result--> retest
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