PSYC 3450 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Pubic Hair, Secondary Sex Characteristic, Vaginal Lubrication
12 Sep 2013
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Chapter 12 sexuality during childhood and adolescence. Variety of behaviours and body functions, including sexual eroticism, develop during infancy and childhood. Sexuality is especially important during this period, because many experiences during these formative years have a great effect on the future expression of adult sexuality. For most people the capacity for sexual response is present from birth. In the first 2 years of life, a period generally referred to as infancy, many girls and boys discover the pleasures of genital stimulation. Pelvic thrusting and other signs of sexual arousal in infants, such as vaginal lubrication and penile erection, are often misinterpreted or unacknowledged. In some cases both male and female infants have been observed experiencing what appears to be an orgasm. An infant is unable to differentiate sexual pleasure from other forms of sensual enjoyment. What constitutes normal and healthy sexual behaviour in children: no definitive answer, data on childhood sexuality are scarce.
