FRHD 2100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Libido, Sildenafil, Sexual Function
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Chapter 12: Sexuality Across the Life Span
Childhood Sexuality
• We ko fa less aout the deelopet of seualit i childhood than we do about sexuality
in adolescence and adulthood.
– There is a cultural belief that children are innocent.
– There is reluctance to ask children about their sexual behaviour or their understanding
of sexuality.
– We rely on (sometimes __________) reports of parents or caregivers.
– More attention is paid to child abuse than child sexual development.
• Ifa Bith to eas
– Ifats egage i a aiet of seual ehaious:
• Bos hae eetios i the fist fe eeks of life.
• Eidee of vaginal lubrication and genital swelling has been reported in infant
girls.
– Masturbation is typical, and may start at 5 months of age.
• Hoee, hilde’s eflees should ot e itepeted aodig to adult
concepts of sexuality.
– Reflees of luiatio ad eetio do’t sigif a interest in sex.
• Childe should lea pope aes fo od pats.
• Eal Childhood to eas
– Children may show curiosity about anatomy (e.g., play doctor).
– Hugging, kissing, climbing on others is not a cause for concern.
– Rough-and-tumble play, including touching the genitals, is common.
– Children should be taught basic rules of privacy, that they have basic autonomy over
their own bodies, and distinctions between good and bad touch.
• Middle Childhood (5 to 8 years)
– Crushes (our first romantic attachments) and relationships that resemble dating may
occur.
– Curiosity about the genitals increases; playing doctor is common between ages 6 and
10.
– Same-gender play is more common than play with the other gender, may
include handling others genitals and oral or anal contact.
– Same-sex play does not foreshadow adult sexual orientation.
– Epeiees ae’t oetl seual i tes of desie o seual gatifiation – more to
satisfy curiosity.
– Ma ask, Whee do aies oe fo?
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– May have some awareness that not all people are heterosexual.
– Discuss these issues with factual information.
• Peadolesee to eas
– Same-gender groups and friendships common.
– Increasing preoccupied and self-conscious with their bodies.
– Feel pressure to conform with peers.
– Critical for children of this age to be educated about physical and emotional changes
the’ll epeiee i puet –if the ae ette ifoed, it eas the’ll e ette
able to accept changes in a positive way.
– Masturbation is primary means of achieving orgasm.
• % of ales ad % of feales astuated age Kise ad
colleagues, 1948, 1953).
– Sex play with others is oo ad do’t affet futue seual adjustets.
• Most atiities ae sigle episodes o shot-lived experiences.
– Interest in the other sex develops in heterosexuals.
• Adoleset “eualit
– Though teens are biologically ready for sex, parents often see them as too cognitively,
emotionally, and socially immature to be sexually active.
– These issues are complicated by a sex-saturated media.
– Four main developmental tasks of adolescent sexuality:
- Adapt to the physical and emotional changes of puberty
- Accept yourself as a sexual being
- Explore romantic and sexual relationships
- Learn to protect your sexual health
– Parents, educators and society at large have focused on 1 and 4, but 2 and 3 are
equally important.
Adolescent Sexuality
• Puet
– The stage of development when reproduction first becomes possible.
– Begins with the appearance of secondary sex characteristics, and ends when the long
bones make no further gains in length.
– Secondary Sex Characteristics
• Definition: physical characteristics that differentiate males and females
- Usually appearing at puberty but not directly involved in reproduction
– Primary Sex Characteristics
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• Definition: physical characteristics that differentiate males and females and are
directly involved in reproduction
• These ae the se ogas.
• Puet: Feale hages
– Increased estrogen stimulates growth of breast tissue and onset of menarche.
– Menarche
• The oset of estuatio; fist estuatio.
• Cool occurs between ages of 8 and 14, can occur as early as 9 or as late
as 16.
• Puet has ee statig ealie oe the past etu.
• Eal estual les ae tpiall anovulatory (without ovulation).
A World of Diversity
• The Ma Meaigs of Menarche
– In some cultures, menarche is greeted with an elaborate ceremony.
– In certain historical contexts, viewed as __________, women viewed as __________.
– Gils’ attitudes toads eahe elated to level of education and physical realities.
– In Canada, most girls receive information about menstruation.
Adolescent Sexuality
• Puet: Male hages
– Increased testosterone prompts growth of the testes, scrotum, and penis; fosters
differentiation of the secondary male characteristics.
– Testicle growth accelerates testosterone production and pubertal changes.
– The scrotal sac becomes larger and hangs loosely from the body; the penis widens and
lengthens, pubic hair appears.
– By age 13/14, erections become frequent.
– First ejaculations occur by age 13/14, most often through masturbation.
– After about a year, boys may begin to experience nocturnal emissions (et deas).
– underarm hair begins to appear at 15, facial hair at 17 or 18.
– Voice deepens at age 14/15.
– Boys grow taller and increase in muscle mass.
– Estrogen causes nearly 1 in 2 boys to experience temporary enlargement of breasts.
• Puet: “eual “elf-Acceptance
– Getting to know themselves as sexual beings; likes and dislikes; people they are
attracted to.
– Body image can be a huge concern.
– “teeotpes a ake it diffiult fo outh to aept ho the ae if the do’t fit the
mold).
– Developing self-acceptance can be particularly challenging for LGBTQ growing
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