PHYSICAL SELF

a person's perception or description of

their physical self, including
their physical appearance, typically not
involving an evaluative component.
 SEXUAL SELF
Is defined as an individual's evaluation of his
or her own sexual feelings and actions--is
proposed as an important predictor of
contraceptive behavior among teenagers,
and a scale measuring the concept is
described.
DEVELOPMENTAL ASPECT OF THE
REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM
CHROMOSOMES
Males- XY
- Females-XX
- Gonads- form on eight week
- Indifferent Stage- Identical
reproductive organs
IMPORTANCE OF
TESTOSTERONE
Testosterone being present
determines the development
of the male duct system and
external genitalia
- Absence of testosterone
forms female ovaries and
ducts and external genitalia
HOMEOSTATIC
IMBALANCE
Pseudohermaprodites-
Individuals with extend
genitalia that do not match
their gonads
= Hermaprodites- individuals
that have both ovarian and
testicular issues
 MEIOSIS
Abnormal separation of the
chromosomes causes:
- Males with extra female

chromosomes
- Only one sex chromosomes

Phimosis in males

- Narrowing of the foreskin of the

penis
- Misplaced urethral openings
CRYPTORCHIDISM
-Males testes are formed about
the same location of the ovaries
-Testes descend or drop into the
scrotum one month before birth
-Failing of the testes
descending results in
Cryptorchidism
 PUBERTY
Begins between 10 and 15
years old
- Testosterone and estrogen
levels rise
- Reproductive organs grow to
adult size
PUBERTY IN MALES
13 years old
- Puberty occurs when the
testes, scrotum, and penis
enlarge
- Appearance of public ,
axillary and facial hair
- Unexpected erection occur,
trying to achieve hormonal
balance
PUBERTY IN FEMALES
First sign budding of the
breasts
- Age- 11years old
- Similar to males-
appearance of leg, pubic and
axilliary
hair
- Menarche- first menstrual
period
Infections 9 Homeostatic
Imbalance
More common in women
Sexually transmitted diseases

- Yeast infections(YTI)

Inflammatory Conditions in Males

- Urethritis

_ Prostatitis

_ Epidiymitis

-Orchiditis
MENOPAUSE IN WOMEN
- 46- 54 years old
- Decrease in ovarian
function
- Estrogen levels decline
- Ovulation becomes
irregular
- Thinning of skin
- Loss of bone mass
- Rising blood cholesterol-
HUMAN SEXUAL
BEHAVIOR
is defined as
any activity—solitary,
between two persons, or
in a group—that
induces sexual arousal. 
TYPES OF BEHAVIOR
 SOLITARY BEHAVIOR- self gratification means
self stimulation that leads to sexual arousal
and generally sexual climax
 SOCIOSEXUAL BEHAVIOR-

Sociosexual orientation, or sociosexuality, is
the individual difference in the willingness to
engage in sexual activity outside of a
committed relationship
NERVOUS SYSTEM FACTORS
 Sexual desire , arousal and orgasm are
mediated by complex- and as yet not fully
understood-interactions of the somatic and
autonomic nervous systems, operating at
cerebral, spinal and peripheral levels
 These systems respond to descending brain

and spinal influences that generate orgasmic

response
SEXUAL PROBLEMS
 SEXUAL PROBLEMS MAY BE
CLASSIFIED INTO 3 CATEGORIES
 PHYSIOLOGICAL PROBLEMS – are the least among the
three categories. Some common physiologic conditions that can
disturb sexual response include vaginal infections, retroverted
uteri, prostatitis, adrenal tumors, senile,changes of the vagina and
cardiovascular problems.
 PSYCHOLOGICAL PROBLEMS- comprise by far the largest
category., they are usually caused by socially inhibitions,
maladaptive attitudes, ignorance, and sexual myths held by society.
 SOCIAL IN ORIGIN- includes social class socio-occupational
category and caste. Social origin may not be used to deny certain
groups of people access to various categories of jobs or limit them
to certain types of activities. A caste is a hereditary social group,
consisting of people who generally marry within that group, and
who have customs or conventions which distinguish it from other
such groups.