Psychology 2040A/B Lecture Notes - Vasocongestion, Myotonia, Homophobia

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2040A/B
• Professor: Prof

Document Summary

During pregnancy, levels of androgens (the male hormone, testosterone) cause differentiation of the genitals in the fetus: the presence of two xx chromosomes will result in female gestational hormones, and related internal and external sex organs, the presence of xy chromosomes will result in male gestational hormones, and related internal and external se organs. Children benefit from having positive and open conversations about sex with their children: primal scene (seeing parents having sex, the way they introduce sex to the family is very important, peers. Engorgement of blood vessels causes: erections in males, swelling of the clitoris and labia, vaginal lubrication, and enlargement of the uterus in females, increased heart rate and blood pressure, myotonia. In males, the head of the penis swells, the testicles enlarge and move closer to the body, and pre ejaculatory fluid is excreted: both genders, vasocongestion reaches its peak, females, formation of the orgasmic platform , tightening of vaginal entrance.