PSY 3122 Lecture Notes - Ofqual, Heterosexuality, Orgasm
7 Mar 2013
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There is no 1 definition of human sexuality. Sexual response: all physical responses of body to sexual stimulation, how body responds to sexual stimulation. Sti"s (changed from disease, because diseases have symptoms and usually make you feel sick. Broad general identity, or alt. ones feeling of gender. Eroticism : all the thoughts, feelings, stuff in the brain maintaining or trigerring sexual arousal and interest. Can be modelled from media and soceity (telling you what you should be turned on by) affecting to certain degree Very psychological, pedo"s eroticise some aspect of children. Body image - self esteem (way you see yourself when you close your eyes) Expectations are about stereotypes, going beyond gender roles. Stereotypes grounded into our ideas of what it is to be a woman or a man. Meaning: of certain behaviours or facets of sexuality, anchored into spirituality. Values: can be adopted through religion, determined by ones morality. What is the right thing to do (personal morality)
