Module 7: SEXUAL SELF
phases: excitement, plateau, orgasm, and
DEVELOPMENT OF SEX CHARACTERISTICS AND
THE HUMAN REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM
• The beginning of adolescence is marked by
rapid physical changes, including the maturation
of the reproductive system and development of
the primary and secondary sex characteristics.
• The primary sex characteristics are physical
characteristics that are present at birth.
They are directly involved in reproduction.
• The secondary sex characteristics develop
during the on set of puberty.
• There productive system is a system of sex
organs designed for reproduction or sexual
function.
SEXUAL AROUSAL AND EROGENOUS ZONES:
WHAT TURNS PEOPLE ON
• Human sexual arousal may be produced by
direct stimulation of the body’s erogenous
zones.
• Erogenous zones are areas of the body that
provide pleasure.
• Erogenous zones include the genitals,
mouth, breast, ears, and anus.
• One of the most basic sexual stimulation is
masturbation.
• Other sexual activities such as intimate kissing,
cuddling, necking, petting, or touching the
erogenous zones may be uniquely important to
sexual arousal.
• In many species, sexual arousal is closely tied to
variations in hormonal levels.
• In humans, hormones play less of a role.
•The brain is where sexual desire originates and
where sexual behavior is controlled.
•Cognitive factors thus play an important role in
sexual arousal in humans.
•Culture also influences the expression of sexual
desire.
THE PHASES OF SEXUAL RESPONSE
William Masters and Virginia Johnson
- use the term sexual-response cycle to describe
the changes that occur in the body as men and
women become sexually aroused.
- Sexual-response cycle is divided into four
resolution.
ATTRACTION,LOVE,ANDATTACHMENT
• During adolescence, dating and courtship
become increasingly important.
• Puberty is a stage when many adolescents
experience their first sexual attraction.
• Romantic love is essential among college
students.
• Attraction is a positive attitude held by one
person toward another person.
• Psychologist Robert Sternberg suggests that
there are three components of love: intimacy,
passion, and commitment.
SEXUALORIENTATION
• Sexual orientation refers to a person’s sexual
and romantic interests either people of the
opposite sex or people of the same sex.
•The most common sexual orientation is
heterosexual, in which people are sexually
attracted to members of the opposite sex.
•In homosexual orientation, people are attracted
to people of the same sex
•Men with homosexual orientation are referred
to as gay while women with homosexual
orientation are referred to as lesbians.
• Bisexual people are attracted to both men and
women.
• Transgender people are those who believe they
were born with the body of the opposite sex.
Some seek sex-change operation.
• Trans sexual people are those whose genitals
are surgically removed and are fashioned as
the genitals of the desired gender.
SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS (STIs)
AND EARLY PREGNANCY
• Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) - are
diseases that are primarily contracted through
sexual contact.
- increasing health problems
- affect the sex organs
- commonly include human immunodeficiency
syndrome (HIV/AIDS), gonorrhea, syphilis,
chlamydia, genital herpes, and genital warts
METHODS OF CONTRACEPTION AND THE
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH LAW
• Contraception - refers to methods that are
used to prevent pregnancy.
• Some methods of contraception such as:
condom can also be used to prevent some
sexually transmitted infections (STIs).
- Other common methods of contraception
available in the Philippines include intrauterine
device or IUD, birth control injection, withdrawal
method, calendar method, cervical mucus or the
Billings method.
• Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive
Health Act of 2012/ Reproductive Health Law or
RH Law - is a law that guarantees universal
access to methods on contraception, fertility
control, sexual education, and maternal care.