PSY 3122 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Orgasm, Gender Role, Menopause

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 3122
• Professor: Lisa Henry

Document Summary

You are a sexual being from the day you are born to the day you die. #1 reason why elders stop is health, illness, incapable of pvi. We seem to only value genital sex over erotic sex which is later in life. Elders feel entitled to be allowed a sex life. 1. cultural taboo about children and older adult sexuality. Very little research on children and if not no surveys - they must be 14. Children who have had sexual education are more likely to delay sexual interactions and make smarter decisions. Sent to parents, teachers, daycares people to answer for the children. Problems with underreporting and social desirability so parents don"t look bad. Adolescent sexuality research is problem driven: consequences of 1 and 2. Adults tend to freak out when they see childhood sexual behaviour. They freak out because they project adult intentions onto child sexual behaviour. Childhood and adolescent - psychosexual development and sexual behaviour.