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• Biological blueprint


  Parts of the body that are primarily receptive and increase sexual arousal when touched in a sexual manner
• Erogenous zone


  Any activity - solitary, between two persons, that induces sexual arousal
• Types of human sexual behavior

  • Solitary behavior - self-stimulation that leads to sexual arousal and generally, sexual climax
  • Socio-sexual behavior - participants usually include two people
• Sexual intercourse (coitus)


  The reproductive act in which the male organ (penis) enters the female reproductive tract (vagina)
• Sexual response cycle


  1. Excitement phase

  2. Plateau phase

  3. Orgasm phase

  4. Resolution phase
• Excitement phase


  • Muscle tension increases
  • Heart rate quickens and breathing is accelerated
  • Skin may become flushed
  • Nipples become hardened or erect
• Plateau phase


  • The vagina continues to swell from increased blood flow
  • The vaginal walls turn a dark purple
  • The man's testicles tighten
• Orgasm phase


  • Blood pressure, heart rate, and breathing are at their highest rates
  • Muscles in the feet spasm
  • Sudden, forceful release of sexual tension
• Resolution phase


  • The body slowly returns to its normal level of functioning
  • Swelled and erect body parts return to their previous size and color
• Syphilis


  • An infection that develops due to T. pallidum bacteria
  • Can spread through direct contact with a syphilitic sore
  • Most likely to spread during oral, anal, or vaginal sexual activity
• Gonorrhea


  • A bacterial infection
  • Can be infected when the bacteria enter the body through the penis, anus, vagina or mouth, often during unprotected sex
  • Can also be passed through sharing sex toys that haven't been washed or covered with a new condom
• Chlamydia


  • A common sexually transmitted disease
  • Can infect both men and women
  • Women can get it in the cervix, rectum, or throat
  • Men can get it in the urethra, rectum, or throat
• AIDS


  • Acquired immune deficiency syndrome caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
  • Can be transmitted by contact between broken skin, wounds, or mucous membranes and HIV-infected blood or blood-contaminated body fluid
  • The most alarming sexually transmitted disease
• William James


  A psychologist and philosopher who had a major influence on the development of psychology in the United States
• Material Self


  The material self is comprised of our body, clothes, immediate family and home
• Body


  • The innermost part of our material self
  • We are directly attached to this commodity the we cannot live without
• Clothes


  A person's clothes are one way they expressed who they felt they were
• Immediate Family


  • Family members are often deeply intertwined with an individual's sense of identity and self definition
• Home


  Our homes serve as extensions of ourselves, reflecting our tastes, interests and lifestyles
• Digital Self


  • 68% of the world's population were smartphones users
  • Out of the nearly 8 billion people in the world, 5.33 billion of them uses internet
• Elements of Digital Self

  • Online Behavior
  • Online Voice
  • Online Presentation
• Online Behavior


  People tend to believe that your online behavior reflects who you are in real life
• Online Voice


  Helps convey a sense of identity, brand image, or personal expression in the digital space
• Online Presentation


  The images, words and styles you select for online sharing convey significant information about you
• Impression Management


  • Expressive
  • Self Promotion
  • Ingratiation
  • Exemplification
• Expressive


  • To have authority over one's conduct and sense of self
  • To display one's individuality
• Self Promotion


  Actively saying things or taking action to show one's competence
• Ingratiation


  Engaging in verbal expression or behavior with the aim of gaining the approval or acceptance of others
• Exemplification


  It entails purposeful selflessness to garner acknowledgment from others
• Emotion


  Subjective state of mind, can be reactions to internal stimuli or events in environment, lasts seconds to minutes, has universal facial expressions
• Mood


  State of mind that predisposes us to react a certain way, lasts minutes to hours, has no unique nonverbal expression
• Types of Basic Emotions

  • Happiness - smiling and happy, friendly way of talking
  • Sadness - short lived emotional state marked by sadness, grief, hopelessness, boredom and low mood
  • Fear - strong feeling that can help stay alive, "fight or flight" response
  • Disgust - awful taste, sight or smell
  • Surprise - last for short time, marked by physical surprise response after something unexpected happens
  • Anger - clearly strong emotion marked by hostility, agitation, rage, and opposition to others
• Howard Gardner


  American cognitive psychologist who proposed multiple types of intelligence
• Types of Intelligence


  • Linguistic Verbal Intelligence - words and language, both spoken and written; understanding connection between meaning
  • Visual Spatial Intelligence - skilled at following directions, using maps, charts, films, and images
  • Logical Mathematical Intelligence - good at recognizing patterns, use of numbers, and problem solving, conceptual relationships and patterns
  • Bodily Kinesthetic Intelligence - good at body movements, actions, skilled at dancing and sports
  • Musical Intelligence - good at rhythm and music; enjoys singing and musical instruments
  • Interpersonal Intelligence - can easily relate to other people and communicates well verbally
  • Intrapersonal Intelligence - use of introspection and self reflection; analyze strengths and weaknesses
  • Naturalistic Intelligence - interested in field and nature, exploring environment, learning new species
  • Existential Intelligence - ability to delve into deeper life questions; see bigger questions