UTS

• is a system of sex organs designed for production and sexual function. Affects not only how individuals view themselves but also their sexuality and sexual relationships

  reproductive system
• physical characteristics present at birth

  primary sexual
• are the result of hormonal changes in the body during puberty.

  SECONDARY SEXUAL CHARACTERISTICS
• the physical or physiological differences between males and females including both the primary sex characteristics and the secondary characteristics.

  sex
• XY high level of testosterone

  male
• XX estrogen

  female
• has combination of reproductive sex organs including chromosomes and hormones

  INTERSEX
• -social or cultural roles played by male or female in the society

  GENDER
• how we see ourselves in terms of being male, female, neither, both, or something in between

  gender identity
• person identifying with the sex assigned at birth

  Cisgender
• person whose gender identity does not match the sex assigned at birth.

  Transgender
• This pertains to the part of the person expressec through sexual activities and relationships. It is how a person chooses to describe or label his or her sexuality.

  SEXUAL ORIENTATION
• person who is attracted to the people of the opposite gender

  HETEROSEXUAL
• a person attracted to the people of the same sex

  HOMOSEXUAL
• is a person who is attracted to both sex - male and female

  BISEXUAL
• person having no sexual attraction.

  ASEXUAL
• person attracted to multiple genders

  PANSEXUAL
• person who may be unsure of their sexuality or are still in the process of exploring it.

  QUESTIONING
• the concept of love is a triangle that is made up of three components

  STERNBERG'S
• involves feelings of closeness, connectedness, and bondedness

  Intimacy.
• involves feelings and desires that lead to physical attraction, romance, and sexual consummation

  Passion
• involves feelings that lead a person to remain with someone and move toward shared goals

  Commitment
• Components: Liking

  This type of love is when the intimacy or liking component is present, but feelings of passion or commitment in the romantic sense are missing. Friendship love can be the root of other forms of love

  Friendship
• Components: Passion

  Infatuation is characterized by feelings of lust and physical passion without liking and commitment. There has not been enough time for a deeper sense of intimacy, romantic love, or consummate love to develop. These may eventually arise after the infatuation phase. The initial infatuation is often very powerful.


  Infatuation
• Components: Commitment

  Empty love is characterized by commitment without passion or intimacy. At times, a strong love deteriorates into empty love. The reverse may occur as well For instance, an arranged marriage may start out empty but flourish into another form of love over time.

  Empty Love
• Components: Intimacy and Passion

  Romantic love bonds people emotionally through intimacy ang physical passion. Partners in this type of relationship have deep conversations that help them know intimate details about each other. They enjoy sexual passion and affection. These couples may be at the point where long-term commitment or future plans are still undecided

  Romantic love
• Components: Commitment and Intimacy

  Companionate love is an intimate, but non-passionate sort of love It includes the intimacy or liking component and the commitment component of the triangle It is stronger than friendship, because there is a long-term commitment, but there is minimal or no sexual desire.

  This type of love is often found in marriages where the passion has died, but the couplecontinues to have deep affection Or a strong bond. This may also be viewed as the love between very close friends and family members.

  Companionate Love
• Components: Commitment and Passion

  in this type of love, commitment and passion are present while intimacy or liking is absent. Fatuous love is typified by a whirlwind courtship in which passion motivates a commitment without the stabilizing influence of intimacy. Often, witnessing this leaves others confused about how the couple could be so impulsive. Unfortunately, such marriages often don't work out. When they do, many chalk the success up to luck.

  Fatuous Love
• Components: Intimacy, Passion, and Commitment Consummate love is made up of all three components and is the total form of love. It represents an ideal relationship. Couples who experience this kind of love have great sex several years into their relationship. They cannot imagine themselves with anyone else. They also cannot see themselves truly happy without their partners. They manage to overcome differences and face stressors together.

  Consummate Love
• STERNBERG'S 7 TYPES OF LOVE

  Friendship Infatuation

  Empty Love

  Romantic love

  Companionate Love

  Fatuous Love

  Consummate Love
• Sexual arousal usually begins in the brain.The brain sends messages throughout the body to prepare us for sex. This rousal can be stimulated by thought, fantasy, conversation smell, touch, taste, sound, sight, etc.

  EXCITEMENT
• A person may feel physical and emotional excitement and have physically sensations of sensitivity, warmth and even appear flushed. This phase can take a person to a level of altered consciousness - it's often referred to as "the heat of the noment or the throes of passion." It can feel incredibly intoxicating and be difficult to make intentional decisions at this point in the response cycle

  PLATEAU
• The changes begun in phase 1 are intensified. The vagina continues to swell from increased blood flow, and the vaginal walls turn a dark purple The woman's clitoris becomes highly sensitive (may even be painful to touch). The man's testicles are withdrawn up into the scrotum Breathing, heart rate, and blood pressure continue to increase. Muscle tension increases

  PLATEAU
• intense, pleasurable feeling that occurs at the ind of the Plateau phase. It is usually the most intense peak of the sexual response cycle. It is also the shortest of all phases in the cycle. The experience of orgasm differs from person to person and experience to experience. It can feel quick and ntense or slow and relaxed. Not all sexual experiences result in orgasm; this is normal.

  ORGASM
• rhe end stage of sexual arousal is called resolution. During the resolution period, a relaxation of the muscles as well as psychologically will occur. The blood that has moved into the genitals will drain out slowly. The body returns to the way it was before sexual arousal. Resolution happens whether or not someone experiences an orgasm

  RESOLUTION