Sexual Self

What is the first question when you were born?

Bisexual Sexuality
Tomboy
Gender Bakla
Transgender
Sex

Intersexed

Masculine

Feminine

Transexual

Silahis
Gender and sex
Interest in gender
• Shift in using “sex” and “gender”
• Social psychologists opt to use the term gender
because it encompasses the range of difference
between men and women and emphasizes the
social construction of maleness and femaleness
(Burn, 1996)
 Sex
• Biological Sex- Biologically sex prescribed characteristics that
differentiate males and females in terms of reproductive organs
and chromosomes.
• Multidimensional Model of Sex (Crawford & Unger, 2000):
• 1. Chromosomes (XY, XX)
• 2. Gonads (Ovaries & Testes)
• 3. Gonadal hormones (Estrogens or androgens)
• 4. Internal accessory organs (fallopian tubes, vas deferens)
• 5. External Genitalia (Penis, Clitoris)
• People who fall outside the male and female dichotomy are
generally called intersexuals (1.7 % of the population)
Gender
• Gender- is commonly defined as socially or
culturally prescribed characteristics, behaviors, and
interests appropriate for women and men (Howard
& Hollander, 1997).
• Males are expected to be masculine in appearance,
behavior, and personality, and females are
expected to be feminine.
Sex & gender
• SEX • GENDER
Ø Biological Ø Social, contextual
Ø Determined at birth Ø Social expectations for
Ø Universal males and females
Ø Present in either Ø Present in both
Ø Fixed Ø Changing
Ø Male or Female Ø Feminine or masculine
Gender identity
§ Gender Identity- The personal psychological sense of being
male or female.
§ Often assumed to match one’s biological sex
§ Transsexuals - people who have literally changed their sex
§ They have been surgically and hormonally altered so that
they appear to be a sex different from the one they were
born in.
§ Transgender- In general, people whose gender identity or
gender expression differs from what is associated with their
assigned sex at birth.
Gender role
• Social sex role or Gender role - the adherence to culturally
created behaviors and attitudes deemed appropriate for females
or males
• Gender belief system- People’s expectations what it means to be
male and female.
• “Men should have big biceps”
• Gender Stereotypes- Generalized beliefs about the characteristics
of men and women.
• “Women are emotional”
• “Manloloko lahat ng lalake”
Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/04/16/gender-facts-
traditional-roles_n_5115265.html
Fun Facts
How do our
sexual self
develops?

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Understanding
Human Sexual
Behavior
 Human Sexual
Behavior
Defined as any
activity– solitary,
between two persons,
or in a group – that
induces sexual arousal.
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Understanding Basic of Sexual
Behavior
✗ Men sexual behavior can occur any time, by being arouse
to certain stimuli.
✗ At puberty, the testes begin to secrete androgens (male
sex hormones) which produces secondary sex
characteristics like growth of bodily hair and change in
tone of voice.
✗ Female sexual behavior starts at puberty where the two
ovaries begin to produce estrogens and progesterone
(female sex hormones.).

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Types of Sexual Behavior
✗ SOLITARY BEHAVIOR
involving only one individual.
✗ SOCIOSEXUAL BEHAVIOR
involving more than one person.

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Diversity of Sexual Behavior
Heterosexual
Is a sexual attraction and
behavior directed to other sex.
Transsexuality Bisexuality
These are people who believed Are person who can be
they were born with the body romantically or sexually
of the other gender. attracted to same sex

Transgenderism
These are people who view
themselves as a third gender,
they are transvestites (who
wears clothes of the other
gender).
Homosexuality
Is a romantic and/or sexual
attraction between members of
the same sex.

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Physiological Aspects of
Sexual Excitement
EROGENOUS ZONE

These are part of the body that particularly sensitive to

touch, pressure and vibration which contributes to sexual
arousal.

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Phases of Sexual Response
✗ Arousal/Excitement Phase
Is a subjective sense of sexual
pleasure.

✗ Plateau Phase
Is a brief period of time before the
orgasm. It is the body’s
preparation for orgasm.

✗ Orgasm Phase
Is an intense, highly pleasurable
experience.

✗ Resolution Phase
Stage where the decrease of arousal
happens.

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Natural and Artificial Method of
Contraception

Natural Contraception
Artificial Method
This is a type of birth
control that depend with Is diverse method of
observations on woman’s contraception using to prevent
body through monitoring conception of a woman.
and recording different
fertility signals during her
menstrual cycle.

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 Natural Method of Contraception
Cervical Mucus
Method- woman is
Basal Body
fertile when the cervical
mucus is profuse and Temperature- Done by
monitoring the changes
watery.
in the woman’s
temperature every
morning before any
activity.
Calendar Method -
It is also called as Symptothermal Method
Rhythm Method. It - It is a combination of
involves avoiding Basal Body
coitus during the Temperature and
days that the Cervical Mucus
woman is fertile. Method.

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 Abstinence – Done
thru abstaining Lactation Amenorrhea Method - This is
Ovulation exclusive for breastfeeding woman. Method is
from sexual
Detection – This only effective you feed your baby at least 6
intercourse.
method uses an times a day -- every 4 hours during the day
over the counter and every 6 hours at night -- with both
kit that requires the breasts.
urine sample of the
woman.

Coitus Interruptus/Withdrawal Method -

This is where the couple proceeds with coitus
but the moment he ejaculates, the men
withdraw before emission of spermatozoa
outside of the vagina.

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Artificial Method of Contraception
Vaginal Ring
Releases a combination of estrogen and
progesterone and surrounds the cervix.
It remains in there for 3 weeks and will
be removed on the 4th week.

Oral Contraception
Known as the “Pill”. Contains Transdermal Patch
synthetic estrogen and This patch contains both
progesterone. estrogen and progesterone.
The woman should apply one
patch every week for three
weeks on the ff areas: upper
outer arm, upper torso,
abdomen, or buttocks.

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 Hormonal Intrauterine
Injections Device
Contains
medroxyprogester
one & a
progesterone.
This prevents
ovulation and
change in the
Subdermal Implants cervical mucus. . It is a small T-
It is a two rod-like shaped
implants under the skin objected in
of woman during uterus thru
menstruation. It contains vagina to
etonogestrel, desogestrel, prevent
and progestin. fertilization.

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 Chemical Barriers
Vasectomy
These are used to cause death of the
Is a procedure done to male through
sperm before it can enter the cervix
small incision made on each side of
of a woman. These are spermicides,
the scrotum to block the passage of
vaginal gels and creams, and
sperms.
glycerin films.

Diaphragm
Inhibits the entrance of into the vagina.
It should not be left in a place for more
than 24 hours to avoid irritation.

Male Condom – a rubber sheath Femal e Condom - Tubal Ligation

placed in the erect penis before a synthetic rubber placed Is a procedure done to female through
penetration to avoid the sperm against the vaginal opening to cuttering, cauterizing, or blocking the
to enter the vagina during prevent the sperm to enter the fallopian tube to inhibit the passage of both
ejaculation. vagina during ejaculation. sperm and the ova.
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