PSY 3122 Chapter 12: Chapter 12 - Sexuality during Childhood and Adolescence
15 Nov 2013
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Chapter 12 sexuality during childhood and adolescence. The capacity for sexual response is present from birth. Children who are deprived of having contact comfort (being touched and held) during the first months and years of life can have difficulty establishing intimate relationships later in life. Levels of adult violence are low when nurture as kids, and high when not. 2. 5-3 years: manipulation of the genitals associated with adult masturbation occurs. 4-7 years: sexual play with friends or siblings. Activities include: exhibition and inspection of the genitals, stimulating intercourse by rubbing genital regions together. The hormones stimulate activity in the gonads and are chemically identical in boys and girls. Males: cause the testes to increase testosterone production. Females: cause the ovaries to produce elevated estrogen levels. Secondary sex characteristics: the physical characteristics other than genital development that indicate sexual maturity, such as body hair, breasts, and deepened voice.
