PSY BEH 101D Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Libido, Late-Onset Hypogonadism, Palpitations
17 Dec 2019
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At the beginning of emerging adulthood, surveys indicate that slightly more than 60% of individuals have experienced sexual intercourse, but by then end (age 25), most people have had sexual intercourse. Casual sex more common in emerging adulthood than during the late. Time frame where most people are sexually active and unmarried. Average age of marriage in us is 29 for males and 26. 5 for females. Uncertainty characterizes many emerging adults" sexual relationships. Friends with benefits - involves a relationship formed by integration of friendship and sexual intimacy without an explicit commitment characteristic of an exclusive romantic relationship twenties. Males had more permissive sexual attitudes than women. Climateric: a term used to describe the midlife transition in which fertility declines. Menopause: the time in middle age usually during late forties or early fifties, hen a woman"s menstrual periods cease. Variation in age of menopause, between 39-59. Later menopause linked to increased risk of breast cancer.
