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Myers’ PSYCHOLOGY (7th Ed)

Myers’ PSYCHOLOGY (7th Ed). Chapter 12 Motivation James A. McCubbin, PhD Clemson University Worth Publishers. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzfo4txaQJA. Sexual Motivation. Sex a physiologically based motive, like hunger, but it is more affected by learning and values

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Myers’ PSYCHOLOGY (7th Ed)

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  1. Myers’ PSYCHOLOGY (7th Ed) Chapter 12 Motivation James A. McCubbin, PhD Clemson University Worth Publishers

  2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzfo4txaQJA

  3. Sexual Motivation • Sex • a physiologically based motive, like hunger, but it is more affected by learning and values • A large range of behaviors are considered “normal” • Stats • 84% of U.S. married are faithful • 96% during last year • 90% of French couples had only one partner last year • 90+% of U.S. disapprove of extramarital sex

  4. Sexual Response Cycle the four stages of sexual responding described by Masters and Johnson • Excitement • Plateau • Orgasm • Resolution

  5. Sexual Motivation • Refractory Period • resting period after orgasm, during which a man cannot achieve another orgasm (same as neuron) • Male’s longer than female • Time increases with age

  6. Sexual Disorders • Problem with motivation, energy and arousal • Premature ejaculation and erectile dysfunction in men • Orgasmic disorder in women

  7. Hormones and Sexual Behavior • Direct the development of male/female characteristic and in other mammals activate sexual behavior • Estrogen • Testosterone • Hormone fluctuation • Day to day have little effect on male drive • Shift over long time affect both genders • Hormone preclusion (due to drugs or physical damage) results in lower drive • Influence through the thalamus

  8. Forces Affecting Sexual Motivation

  9. Stimuli • External • Both genders are aroused • Those disturbed by it tend to avoid it • Repeated exposure can lessen effect • Can have adverse effect • Imagined • Brain is the most important sex organ • 95% admit to fantasies • Men more physical • Women more emotional

  10. Sexual Motivation • Same drives, different attitudes

  11. Adolescent Sexuality • Reasons for teen pregnancy • Ignorance of birth control methods • Guilt related to sexual activity • Minimal communication about birth control • Alcohol use • Mass media norms • Stats • Those not having sex have higher esteem • 65% of new STI’s occur in those under 25 • Teenage girls are especially susceptible

  12. Sexual Motivation • Births to unwed parents

  13. Attitudes about Sex • Take survey on attitudes toward homosexual people

  14. Sexual Motivation • Sexual Orientation • an enduring sexual attraction toward members of either one’s own gender (homosexual orientation) or the other gender (heterosexual orientation)

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  17. Stats on Homosexuality • 3- 4 % of men • 1 – 2 % of woman (more focused on person) • 2.5% of total population • No disorders other than elevated risk of depression and suicide

  18. Sex and Human Values • Labels describe, but also evaluate (show the values of the person using them) • Many see sex education as value free: causing problems • Promiscuous recreational sex poses psychological, social, health, and more problems that must be face realistically • Research says that from education doesn’t stop teenagers • Explicit material can be harmful • Facts do not lead to an understanding of human intimacy • Sex at its human best is life-united and love-renewing

  19. The need to belong • Aiding survival (evolutionary pscy) • Wanting to belong • Acting to increase social acceptance • Maintaining relationships • Fortifying health • Can have a down side

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