LEC 3: SEXUAL SELF

• As psychoanalytic states that physical

  body is the core of human experience as a form

  of construction of self and personality.
• Freud maintained that nature of the conflicts among

  id, ego and superego changes overtime as a person

  grows from child to adult.
• There are psychosexual stages that focus: oral,

  anal, phallic and genital. Thus, these stages are

  directly related to different physical center of

  pleasure.
• To fully appreciate sexual self, it is necessary to

  understand human reproductive system,

  erogenous zone, and human sexual behavior.
• Human Sexual behavior is complex and

  complicated, thus, it is not at all different from

  other species (Feldman, 2010).
• men sexual behavior can occur at any

  time, by being arouse to certain stimuli. At puberty,

  the testes begin to secrete androgens (male sex

  hormones) which produce secondary sex

  characteristics like growth of bodily hair and

  change in tone of voice.
• Female sexual behavior starts at puberty where the

  two ovaries begin to produce estrogens and

  progesterone (female sex hormones).
• Human reproductive system is an organ system by

  which reproduces and bear live offspring.
• Testis – is the most important part of male

  reproductive organ. It is the source of Spermatozoa

  (male germ cell)
• Scrotum – it is a sac of skin where the two testes

  are enveloped; directly below and outside of the

  abdomen.
• Prostate glands – it is a gland that carries out both

  urine and seminal fluid. It is connected by sperm

  ducts from sperm ducts joining into single tube called

  urethra. Urethra then leads to the outside of the body

  through penis.
• Penis – it is where the ejaculation occurs by

  sending sperm cell from testis and secrete out.
• Sperm – It is a male gametes, one that is necessary

  for the egg to develop and become a baby.
• Ovary – It is a pair of small, oval organs which

  produces ova (ovum; female germ cells).

  Thousands of ova will mature and will be taken up to

  the fallopian tube through the uterus by the time of

  puberty.
• Fallopian Tube – are pair of thin tubes that leads

  from ovaries to the uterus.
• Uterus – (womb) it is a hollow pear-shaped elastic

  muscular structure where fertilized ovum (zygote)

  develops into a baby.
• Vagina – It is a tube leading to outside of the body

  through an opening called the vulva.
• During the travel most of the sperms will die while

  climbing up the fallopian tube, only one sperm will

  enter the ovum and can remain alive for only 12

  hours.
• In this time, if it meets ovum which will lead to

  fertilization. This zygote (fertilized egg) will form in an embryo from which will enter gestation period.
• It is around 9 months in time for the woman to give

  birth.
• ORAL STAGE (AGES 0-1)

  In most infants, pleasure comes from the stimulation

  of the mouth.
• ANAL STAGE (AGES 1-3)

  Attention turns to process of elimination.
• ANAL STAGE (AGES 1-3)

  Child can gain approval or express aggression by

  letting go or holding on.
• ANAL STAGE (AGES 1-3)

  (anal retentive vs. anal expulsive)
• PHALLIC STAGE (AGES 3-6)

  It is the awakening of sexuality.
• PHALLIC STAGE (AGES 3-6)

  Concept of the "Oedipus Complex"

  Concept of the "Electra Complex"
• LATENCY STAGE (AGES 6-PUBERTY)

  Psychosexual development is dormant. Same sex

  friendships and play occur here.
• LATENCY STAGE (AGES 6-PUBERTY)

  Pleasure is gained through same-sex peer friendship.
• GENITAL STAGE (PUBERTY onwards)

  Realization of full adult sexuality occurs here; sexual

  urges awaken.
• GENITAL STAGE (PUBERTY onwards)

  Pleasure is gained through sexual intercourse with

  non-relatives.
• occur. A fixation is a persistent

  focus on an earlier psychosexual stage. Until this

  conflict is resolved, the individual will remain "stuck"

  in this stage.
• Identifying erogenous zone ("hot spots") gives different reaction and effect to a person. For one,

  these could bring sexual satisfaction, also, improves

  sexual health and stimulating different spots may

  produce different reaction to the body.
• EROGENOUS ZONES

  These are part of the body that particularly sensitive

  to touch, pressure and vibration which contributes to

  sexual arousal.(hot spots).
• Female and male erogenous zone are reproductive

  organ (vagina, penis, scrotum & clitoris), mouth

  (lips), neck, breast (nipples) and ears.

  PHASE OF SEXUAL RESPONSE
• According to John and

  Master (1966), sexual

  response follows a regular

  pattern consisting of four
• THE AROUSAL PHASE

  is subjective sense of sexual pleasure.
• THE AROUSAL PHASE

  in males is penile tumescence

  (erection)
• THE AROUSAL PHASE

  vasocongestion to female leads to

  vaginal lubrication and nipple erection.
• THE PLATEAU PHASE

  is a brief period of time before the orgasm. It is the

  body's preparation for orgasm.
• THE ORGASM PHASE

  is an intense, highly pleasurable experience. When

  this phase is reached, rhythmic muscular contractions

  occur in the genitals.