PSYCH257 Chapter 10: Chapter 10 Text Notes.docx

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYCH257
• Professor: Allison Kelly

Document Summary

Chapter 10: sexual disorder and gender identity disorder. Much higher percent of men than women report masturbation (80% > 48%: frequency of masturbation for men was also higher. Endorsement of many types of sexual fantasy was significantly higher for men than women: except for wearing erotic garments in which women participated more in. Men expressive a more permissive attitude towards sex than women. Women tend to report the experience of passionate and romantic feelings as well as an openness to sexual experience. Women also hold an embarrassed, conservative, or self-conscious schema that sometimes conflicts with more positive aspects of their sexual attitude. Men show feelings of power, independence, and aggression in sexuality; passionate, loving, and open to experience. The majority of individuals engage in heterosexual, vaginal intercourse in the context of a relationship with one partner. Sexual attraction and behaviour are closely tied to the evolutionary root of producing more offspring.