Activity

What is masturbation and homosexuality? Why young men and women get into the practice of masturbation and homosexuality?

What was the/ your mindset and attitude towards them?

Issues of Masturbation and Homosexuality

Objectives
Realize the implications of some selected pertinent issues and problems seriously affecting Christian marriage and family life today. Elucidate how Catholic Christian teachings view these issues and problems. Manifest their conviction to abide Gods plan through the magisterium of the Church with the help of His grace

Masturbation
Involves activities that brings about a sexual satisfaction It is the result of self-stimulation or stimulation by another person of the genitals It is an activity that do not involve sexual intercourse Sexual fantasies, desires and the touch of another person

Masturbation as defined as a selfstimulation for sexual satisfaction

The sexual power given by God has been taken out of its context and used for something other than what He meant it for: The good of the children and of the husband and wife, in the service of their family.

Catholic Christian Teachings

It prevents the person from the normal behavior of being attracted to the opposite sex for the purpose of marriage and starting a family thwarting Gods plan for man and woman It lacks the sexual giving and human procreation in the context of true love. (GS, 51)

Homosexuality
Refers to the relations between men or between women who experience exclusive and strong sexual attraction towards persons of the same sex. It is said that some persons are born homosexuals or because of certain relationships or effects of social environment. While others develop much later in life or since they were young

Catholic Christian Teachings

Teachings of the Church have remained true to the tradition of rejecting homosexuality as normal
It close the sexual act to the gift of life It does not proceed from a genuine emotional and sexual complimentarity

Psychology Perspective

Biological Factors
Runs in the family Brain differences
Larger in straight men than in women and in gay Gays hypothalamus reacts as woman does Altered prenatal hormones Men with several older brother are more likely to be gay

Social-learning theory
watch and imitate the behaviors and attitudes of others.

Cognitive-developmental theory
suggests children form gender schemas (mental images) of correct behaviors for boys versus girls

Stages of Development: Sigmund Freud

the oral period (0-1) if it feels good, gum it the oral character: passive, optimistic, and dependent the anal period (2-3): biology meets hygiene (the id meets the superego) get rid of it the anal retentive miser: orderly, parsimonious, and obstinacy the anal expulsive: disorderly, overproductive, generous to a fault

Stages of Development: Sigmund Freud

the phallic period (3-5): the great and terrible penis masturbation penis envy The Latency period- going to school the genital stage the genital character: successfully integrated sexuality

Stages of Development: Sigmund Freud

The most intricate of the five stages: Phallic
Erogenous zone shifts from anus to the genitals, the child discovers that self-stimulation is enjoyable

Oedipus complex: male are sexually intrigued by their mothers and jealous of their father
The child will repress his love for his mother and attempt to become like his father

Electra complex: females began to become attracted to their fathers

 Failure to resolve either of the complexes can lead to fixation in this stage Tendency to have trouble in loving relationship Freud also believed that fixation in this stage sometimes resulted in homosexuality due to the childs inability to identify properly with a rival parent.

Issues of Masturbation and Homosexuality

These persons must be accepted with respect, compassion and sensitivity. Every sign of unjust discrimination against them must be avoided As human beings, to enjoy the same right as everyone else does including the right to be accorded what human dignity deserves.

To follow Gods will

Homosexuals are to practice chastity
The virtue to control and regulate own sex drives Sixth commandment You shall not commit adultery Ninth commandment You shall not covet your neighbors wife

Homosexuals are called to practice the mastery of self that gives internal freedom

The end Thank you