Primary and Secondary sex characteristics, Psychology Chapter 10
Syphilis
Bacterial infection
Gonorrhoea
Bacterial infection that grows in warm, moist areas of the body
Chlamydia
Bacterial infection that grows within the body's cells
Male secondary
Body hair develops including pubic, underarm, chest and arm
Female secondary
Body hair develops including underarm and pubic
Female secondary
Breasts develop
Benevolent sexism
Acceptance of positive sterotypes of male and females that lead to unequal treatment
Yerkes Dodson
Arousal approaches
Male secondary
Development of larynx and vocal cords, resulting in deeper voice
Male secondary
Facial hair appears
Male primary
First ejaculation
Female primary
First menstruation
Female primary
First ovulation
Mammary glands
Glands within the breast tissue that produce milk
Female secondary
Growth ratio of 16:16
Male secondary
Growth ratio of 20:20
Genital warts
HPV ( Human Papillomavrius)
Abraham Maslow
Hierarchy of needs
Female secondary
Hips widen
AIDS
Human immunodeficiency virus
Female secondary
Increased fat to muscle ratio
Male secondary
Increased muscle mass
Male primary
Penis enlarges
Sexism
Prejudice about male/females leading to unequal treatment
Masters & Johnson (1966)
Sexual Response Cycle
Alfred Kinsey (1948)
Sexual behaviour
Janus (1993)
Sexual health $ behaviour
Male secondary
Shoulders broaden
Genital Herpes
Simplex virus
Male and female secondary
Skin becomes oily
Male primary
Testes grow and start producing sperm
Female primary
The ovaries, uterus, vagina, labia and clitoris enlarge in size
Gender schema theory
Theory of gender identity acquisition in which a child develops a mental pattern.
David Mc Cleland
Theory of needs
Sexual orientation
A persons attraction to and affection for members of either the opposite or same sex
Stages of sexual response
1) Excitement 2) Plateau 3) Orgasm 4) Resolution
William Mc Douglas
18 instincts for humans
Gender stereotype
A conception held about a person or group of people that is based on being male or female
Bisexual
A person attracted to both men and women
Heterosexual
A person attracted to the opposite sex
Homosexual
A person attracted to the same sex
Asexual
A person without sexual feelings or associations
Primary sex characteristic
Changes that occur to the human body directly involved with reproduction.
Secondary sex characteristics
Changes that occur to the human body that are not directly involved in reproduction and are not present at birth.