January 31 – Mid-term
- Chapter 11 & 12
- 50 multiple choice questions
Pain
- Most important reason for seeking a health professional and taking medication
Human Sexuality
- 1-2% females are homosexual
- 3-4% males are homosexual
- Hypothesis on homosexuality (it is still unknown though):
1. Hereditary Approach -> identical twins 50%, fraternal twins 25% -> suggests that
there may be a genetic component – just not fully genetic
Environment – nature vs. nurture
2. Prenatal Hormones -> babies who are exposed to hormones more than others
3. Simon Levay -> researcher that argues that the hypothalamus is important – parts of
the hypothalamus are smaller in homosexual males and about the same in
homosexual females
4. Family -> (traditional Freudian view) caused from a dominant overly affectionate
mother combined with an unemotional and unengaged father
5. Developmental theory -> in some of us a central interest develop early and in some
cases in gay men, development (of sexual desire) occurred 2-3 years early than
heterosexual men
6. Canadian researchers have a big brother effect -> argues that the chances of a male
becoming homosexual increases with the more older brothers that you have
-> It a male has 3 older brothers than his chances are 3 times higher
-> This is because of the complex reaction with hormones, immune systems, etc.
- Voted that homosexuality be taken out of the DSM – not pathological but vote is unnecessary
- Mirror neuron system
o Studies of empathy – could be hardwired
o When you watch a partner be shocked the same part of your brain lights up that does
your partner who is actually being shocked
- Hypo sexuality
1. Lifestyle
2. Socio-Cultural Factors – if a culture restricts or prohibits peoples sexual desire/orientation
3. Quality
- Sexual desire does decline with age – it doesn’t disappear
- Female Orgasmic difficulties
- Vagimismus – It is painful sex – the thought of it being painful
- Erectile Dysfunction
- Premature Ejaculation – how do you measure what is premature
- Viagra – can not stimulate sexual arousal – it can prolong the effects o A pharmaceutical approach to fix peoples sexual relationships
Gender Identity Disorder (GID)
- When females view
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