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Sexuality
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| sexuality | a complex integration of a person's characteristics and perceptions about sex, sexual expression, sexual function, and sexual health |
| sexuality is not the same as | gender identity, which is an individuals inner sense of maleness of femaleness not related to reproductive anatomy or sexual orientation |
| anal stimulation | can be a source of sexual pleasure |
| anorgasmia | absence of orgasm |
| balanitis | inflammation of the glans |
| body image | a central part of a persons sense of self that is constantly changing |
| climacteric | transitional period of reproductive life |
| colostrum | the precursor to milk |
| cryptorchidism | failure of one or both testes to descend into the scrotum |
| cystocele | prolapsed bladder |
| dissatisfaction problems | experience sexual desire, arousal, and orgasm yet still fell dissatisfied |
| dyspareunia | painful intercourse |
| epispadias | the meatus is located on the upper side of the glans |
| estrogen | the primary female sex hormone |
| excitement phase | |
| galactorrhea | bilateral milky discharge not due to pregnancy or lactation |
| gender dysphoria | individuals having strong and persistent feelings of discomfort with their assigned genders |
| gender identity | refers to an individuals self image as a female, male, or transgender person |
| gender expression | the outward expression of an individuals sense of maleness or femaleness as well as the behavior |
| genital intercourse | a common form of sexual activity |
| gynecomastia | abnormal enlargement of the breasts in males |
| hydrocele | accumulation of fluid |
| hypospadias | the meatus is located on the underside of the glans |
| impotence | the inability to achieve or maintain an erection |
| intersex | contradictions are seen among chromosomal gender, gonadal gender, internal sex organs, internal sex organs, and external genital appearance |
| intimacy | chosen emotional interconnectedness between two individuals that includes mutual caring and responsibility |
| masturbation | self-stimulation of the genitals for sexual pleasure |
| meatal stenosis | abnormal narrowing of the external urinary meatus |
| menarche | first menses |
| menopause | cessation of menses |
| menstruation | periodic discharge of blood and mucosal tissue from the uterus, occurring approximately monthly |
| Nabothian cysts | small, white or yellowish, raised, round cystic areas on the cervical surface |
| oral-genital sex | use of the mouth to stimulate the genitals of a partner |
| orgasmic phase | the involuntary climax of sexual tension, accompanied by physiologic and psychologic release |
| paraphimosis | retracted foreskin becomes trapped over the glans and tightens on the penis, causing painful swelling |
| perimenopause | a period of hormonal change during which the body gradually makes the transition toward permanent infertility |
| phimosis | tightness of the foreskin that prevents retraction |
| plateau phase | individuals experience strong prolonged sexual arousal |
| primary sex characteristics | involve the reproductive organs |
| prostatectomy | surgical removal of the prostate |
| puberty | the process of sexual maturation |
| rectocele | rectal prolapse |
| resolution phase | period of return to the unaroused state |
| secondary sex characteristics | involve bodily traits that develop over time and are influenced by a person's sex but not directly involved in reproduction |
| semen | a mixture of sperm and bodily secretions |
| sensate focus | mindfulness technique commonly employed in sex therapy |
| sexual health | state of physical, emotional, mental, and social well-being in relation to sexuality; it is not merely the absence of disease, dysfunction, or infirmity |
| sexual orientation | attraction to people of the same sex, the other sex, or both sexes |
| sexual response cycle | starts in the brain with conscious sexual desires |
| sexual self-concept | how the individual values him or herself as a sexual being |
| spermarche | onset of sperm production |
| tanner stages | sexual maturity ratings defined by physical growth of the breasts and pubic hair in girls and the genitalia and pubic hair in boys |
| testicular torsion | twisting of the spermatic cord |
| testosterone | the primary male sex hormone |
| thelarche | the development of breast buds |
| transgender | used to describe those individuals whose gender identity differs from the gender identity they were assigned at birth |
| transexual | people who have changed or who seek to change their sexual anatomy through medical interventions |
| varicocele | varicosity of the spermatic cord |
| sexual considerations in infants | development of sense of sexuality begins at birth self manipulation of the genitals is normal as infants begin to explore their bodies |
| preschoolers | develop fuller sense of self are curious about body parts parents should answer questions honestly and simply |
| older children | more aware of their bodies and are concerned with certain sex behaviors provide factual information, reading, materials, |
| family plays a crucial role in | shaping view of sex and sexuality |
| adolescents | period of rapid and dramatic change in relation to sex and sexuality; start to develop romantic relationships w/ interested partners; parents continue to influence beliefs; masturbation common |
| primary and secondary sex characteristics appear | adolescent |
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