SEX AND

SENSES &
SEXUAL
BEHAVIOR
 Learning Objectives
Students will be able to:

1. Identify and define sex

2. Identify the different senses

3. Know what is the relationship between sex and senses

4. Identify the sexual behavior

“When sex involves all the senses
intensely, it can be like a mystical
experience”
—Jim Morrison
 SEX
• (chiefly with reference to people) sexual
activity, including specifically sexual
intercourse.

either of the two main categories (male and

female) into which humans and most other
living things are divided on the basis of their
reproductive functions.
 SENSES

an ability to understand,
recognize, value, or react to
something, especially any of the
five physical abilities to see,
hear, smell, taste, and feel
5 Senses
The various senses play in the human sexual response:

1. Visual Experience
-In the context of human sexuality, some studies have explored
gender differences in visual stimuli and sexual arousal. For instance,
the study of Rupp and Wallen (2007) found that men respond more to
visual sexual stimuli and tend to be influenced by the sex of the
actors in a sexual scenario.

-On the other hand, women were found to be more influenced by

context, although they, too, are responsive to the sexual content of a
visual stimuli. This means that when confronted by an intimate
interaction, women tend to be rather influenced by the nature of
relationship they have with another person, e.g., is the other person
someone they know and can trust.
2. Olfactory Eperience

• Scientists have tried to explain how human

olfaction influence sexuality. They identified
through possibilities: first, through what is
referred to as signature odor (the unique way
that each individual smells)
3. Tactile Experience
-As a sensation, touch has some elements. Tactile element pertains to the
experience relative to the object being felt: Is it rough? Is it smooth? Is
the surface hard or soft? Then there is thermal element: Is it warm or
cold? Finally, there is vibrational element: Is the pressure of the touch
strong or weak? Is the sensation moving and pulsating or steady and
stationary.
-Different parts of the human body also have different threshold of
tactile experience. Areas such as the mouth, anus, genitals, and nipples
are referred to as primary erogenous zones—as they are very sensitive to
touch. The back, cheek, neck, and buttocks are secondary erogenous
zones—as they are also sensitive to touch, but only supportive of the
primary zones in eliciting response. Often, these erogenous zones are
areas of the body involved in the reproductive and sexual act.
4. Auditory Experience

Sexual activities are also a verbal communication process.

Sounds give additional context to sexual situations. For instance, in
sexual interactions, couples may give verbal erotic encourage—words
that triggers sexual response or verbal expression of affection— words
that manifests feelings (e.g., I love you, I miss you).
5. Taste

- Your taste buds are busy all day detecting sweet, salty, bitter and
sour flavors in your food. But they don't quit during sex. When you
exchange deep, wet kisses with your partner, your buds pick up on the
taste of his lips and saliva, the latter of which can intensify arousal.

- “Although it's just a theory, and there's been little research on the
subject of kissing, one school of thought is that the saliva in a man's
mouth contains trace amounts of testosterone, which he transmits to
his partner, increasing her sex drive," says Cooper.
 Sexual
Behavior
 Human Sexual Behavior
➢ Defined as any activity that induces sexual
arousal.

➢ It can be solitary, between two persons, or

in a group.
 Determinants of Sexual
Behavior
1. Biological Capacity

2. Cultural Expectations

3. Personal Values

4. Individual Experiences
 Erogenous Zones
➢ Refers to the parts of the body that are
primarily receptive to sexual arousal when
touched in sexual manner.

➢ Includes the mouth, breast, genitals and

anus
 Erogenous Zones
➢ Erogenous Zones may varies from one person
to another.

➢ Some people may enjoy being touch in a

certain area more than the other areas.
Types of
Sexual
Behavior
Types of Sexual Behavior

➢ The various types of human sexual behaviors

are usually classified according to the
gender and number or participants.
Types of Sexual Behavior

1. Solitary

2. Sociosexual (heterosexual or homosexual)

 Solitary
● Also known as self gratification.

● Means self- stimulation that leads to sexual arousal and generally,

sexual climax

● Takes place in private as an end in itself.

● Generally begin at or before puberty

● Very common among unmarried males, but also present among

females.
 Masturbation
● An act which involves direct stimulation of the genitals.

● Derived from the latin word “masturbari” from the roots for

“hands and “to defile”

● May be practiced manually, or with the aid of artificial

stimulations such as vibrator and dildo

● Even before we conceive of sexual experiences with other, we may

learn early in childhood that touching our genitals can produce

pleasure
 Reasons for Masturbation
BOTH MALES AND FEMALES:
1. To relax
2. To relieve sexual tension
3. Partners are unavailable
4. Partners resist sexual Activity
5. Boredom
6. Obtain physical pleasure
7. To help get to sleep
8. Fear of AIDs and STID’s
 Is Masturbation Harmful?

❑ There is no scientific evident that masturbation is harmful.-

science

❑ It may be a sign of adjustment problem- Psychology

❑ It can be used to treat males with low sexual desire: and females

with orgasms problems- Sex therapists

❑ Masturbation is a non-proactive sexual activity, it is sinful- Bible

Sociosexual Behavior

Heterosexual

Homosexual

Simultaneous
 Sociosexual (Hetero)

❑ Partners’ feelings for one another is the stronger

determinant of sexual arousal and response

❑ Usually begins in childhood and may be motivated by

curiosity

❑ Proceeds to courting and selection of marriage partner

 Foreplay

❑ A non-coital sex.

❑ Studies in USA showed that females wants longer

foreplays compared to males

❑ Not limited with human mammals

❑ Will eventually lead to coitus

 Sociosexual Acts

❑ Hug –an affectionate close embrace

❑ Kiss- touching or pressing with the lips

❑ Caress- touching with tenderness

❑ Necking- kissing from head to neck

❑ Petting- kiss strokes from head to different parts of the

body.
 Coitus
❑ Penile- vaginal intercourse

❑ Viewed by society quite differently depending upon the

marital status of the individuals.

❑ Tolerated in modern- Western societies

❑ Extramarital coitus among males seems more considerable

compared to females.
 Sexual Acts Interpretations
Erotic- capable of producing sexual response

• A kiss may be interpreted as a gesture of intimacy between

couples or friends: respect for the elders or authority

• Touching of the genitals is not sexual in nature if done for medical

purposes.

• The apparent motivation of the act greatly determine its

interpretation.
THANK
YOU!!
Group- 2
Abanid, Claire Arian Rose
Barbon, Bianca
Carillio, Christian Shane
Ducay, Rio
Jalang, Sheila
Matuco, Jessan
Pitogo, Kc Lyn
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https://www.slideshare.net/Assassinspygu
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https://www.studocu.com/ph/document/
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