Designed to discuss facets of human sexuality such as diversity of sexual behavior, understanding the human sexual response, identifying sexual orientations, and differentiating love from lust.

It is influenced by physical, psychological, spiritual, and cultural factors.

Greek word meaning ‘Bearer of Children’.

A group of people who were discontented with the Church of England rallied for religious, moral, and societal reformation.

In this era _____ became popular.

Egg Cells also known as _____.

Sperm Cells also known as _____.

Threadlike structures found in the nucleus of each cell of the body are composed of genes which are the basic unit of heredity.

Theory focusing on psychosocial aspects of sexual response.

All actions that enhance attractiveness such as what people wear and how they act.

Sound, touch and smell that affect arousal.

Orgasm.

A positive or negative sexual experience that affects future sexual patterns.

Give the 4 phases of human sexual response:

Altruistic and selfless love.

Based on strong sexual and emotional component. This type of love creates initial excitement of a new relationship.

The type of love that is related to friendship and based on nonsexual affection.

The type of love where love is just a game, something for fun or entertainment.

This is characterized by an intense feeling which may lead to obsessive and possessive love towards the loved one.

A practical and business-like love.

Give John Lee’s 6 love stages:

Give the 3 elements of Triangular theory of love:

The emotional element, involves self-disclosure, which leads to connection, warmth, and trust.

The motivational element, is based on inner drives that translate physiological arousal into sexual desire.

The cognitive element, is the decision to love and to stay with the beloved.

This describes most interpersonal relationships, which are simply casual interactions.

Intimacy is the only component present. Neither passion nor commitment is present.

This is “love at first sight”

Often found in long-term relationships that have lost both intimacy and passion or in arranged marriages

Romantic lovers are drawn to each other physically and bonded emotionally.

This is a long-term, committed friendship, often occurring in marriages in which physical attraction has died down but in which the partners feel close to each other and have made the decision to stay together.

This often leads to a whirlwind courtship in which a couple make a commitment without allowing themselves the time to develop intimacy.

All three components are present in this “complete” love. It is easier to achieve than to hold onto.

Explains how several chemical substances in the body have been found to naturally influence the experience of love.

Give the 5 Chemistry of love:

Are neurotransmitters that turn on attention and excitement.

A neurotransmitter that has been associated with mood, obsession, sex and sleep.

A neurochemical that can increase the levels of DA and NE especially in the pathways involving mood and pleasure.

Also known as “love drug”

Are released from the pituitary gland.

also known as Endorphins.

The body's natural opiates, similar to the man-made drugs morphine or heroin.

Is a term that is used to describe the characteristics, whether biologically or socially-influenced, that people use to define males and females.

Is a male or female that identifies with the sex that was assigned at birth.

Is used to describe a gender identity when the binary conceptualization of gender, male or female, does not accurately describe an individual’s gendered outlook or self-concept.

Describes a variety of medical conditions wherein an individual’s reproductive anatomy or genitals do not fit the binary definition of male and female.

Is a man whose sex is female but he lives and identifies as male.

Is a woman whose sex is male but she lives and identifies as female.

The manner by which people express themselves and behave may be true to their gender identity such as when they convey their sense of femininity or masculinity outwardly.

Refers to the stable pattern of attraction or sexual interest that one has to a member of a particular sex.

Refers to the absence of physical or sexual attraction to another humanbeing.

The sexual orientation that describes either male or a female who is attracted to both males and females.

self-identified men who are emotionally, physically, romantically and/or sexually attracted to people who identify as male.

self-identified female who is emotionally, physically, romantically and /or sexually attracted to other people who identify as female.

An individual who identifies as either a male or female (can be cisgender, FtM, or MtF) and is attracted to individuals of the opposite sex.

An umbrella term that is used to describe an individual’s self-concept of their sexual orientation indentity.

Give 2 factors contributing to sexual orientation:

There is evidence of genetic link in sexual orientation.

They look into the process of observational and experiential learning.

Are medicines and other devices that are used to prevent unwanted pregnancy.