SEXUAL SELF

SEXUAL SELF
Understanding the Self
SEXUAL SELF

Understanding the Self

 GENDER

Gender Identity Your psychological sense of

self. Who you, in your head, know yourself
to be, based on how much you align
(or don’t align) with what you understand
to be the options for gender.
 SEX

 “sex” refers to the biological differences

between males and females, such as the
genitalia and genetic differences. 
 GENDER IDENTITY

Gender identity means a person's internal

sense of whether they're male or female,
both, or neither. It's a person's internal,
deeply-held sense of one's gender. Gender
identity is not visible to others.
 GENDER EXPRESSION

A person’s gender is expressed outwardly

through their name, pronouns, clothing,
haircut, behaviour, voice, or body
characteristics.
 SEXUAL ORIENTATION

Sexual orientation is an enduring patter

of romantic or sexual attraction (or a
combination of these) to persons of the
opposite sex or gender, the same sex or
gender, or to both sexes or more than
one gender.
 LGBTQ(IA+)
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual, and more.
Complete the sentence
KINDS OF SEXUAL
ORIENTATION
 HETEROSEXUAL
Heterosexual. People who are
heterosexual are romantically and
physically attracted to members
of the opposite sex: Heterosexual
males are attracted to females,
and heterosexual females are
attracted to males. Heterosexuals
are sometimes called "straight."
 BISEXUAL

Bisexual. People who are

bisexual are romantically
and physically attracted
to members of both
sexes.
 ASEXUAL

Asexual. People who are

asexual may not be
interested in sex, but
they still feel emotionally
close to other people.
 PANSEXUAL

Pansexual A term that

describes individuals who can
experience sexual, romantic, or
emotional attraction to any person,
regardless of that person’s gender,
sex, or sexuality.
 POLYSEXUAL

An umbrella term that describes

individuals who aren’t exclusively
heterosexual. The term queer (the Q in
LBGTQIA+), acknowledges that
sexuality is a spectrum as opposed to a
collection of independent and mutually
exclusive categories.
 HOMOSEXUAL

Homosexuality is romantic
attraction, sexual attraction,
or sexual behavior between
members of the
same sex or gender.
 DISCUSSING THE
EROGONEOUS ZONE
 EROGENOUS ZONE

Erogenous zones may be classified by the

type of sexual response that they generate.
Many people are gently aroused when their
eyelids, eyebrows, temples, shoulders,
hands, arms and hair are subtly touched.
Gently touching or stroking of
these zones stimulates a partner during
foreplay and increases the arousal level.
 7 EROGENOUS ZONE

1. GENITAL
2. NECK
3. EARS
4. LOWER PART OF THE
TUMMY
5. FEET
6. INNER ARMPITS
7. NIPPLES
Development of Secondary
Sex of the human
Reproductive system
 It has been believed that the sex chromosomes of
humans define the sex (female or male) and their
secondary sexual characteristics.

 However, there are individuals who do not accepts their

innate sexual characteristics and they tend to change their
sexual organs through medications and surgery.
 Gonads begin to form until about the eight
week of embryonic development.

 During the early stages of human

development, the embryonic structures of
males and females are alike and are said to
be in the indifferent stage, (Marieb, 2011?)
 When the primary reproductive structures
are formed, development of the accessory
structures and external genetalia begins.

 The formation of male and female

structures depends on the presence of
testosterone.
 Any intervention with the normal pattern of
sex hormone production in the embryo
results in strange abnormalities.
 For instance, a genetic male develops the
female accessory structures and external
genetalia if the embryonic testes fail to
produce testosterone.
 On the other hand naman, if a genetic
female is exposed to testosterone, the
embryo has ovaries but may develop male
accessory ducts, glands as well as a male
reproductive organ and an empthy scrotum.
Pseudo hermaphrodites
are formed whose
individuals having
accessory reproductive
structures that do not
‘match” their gonads.
Hermaphrodites are
individuals who
possess both ovarian
an testicular tissues,
but this condition is
rare.
Nowadays, pseudohermafrodites undergo sex
change operations to have their outer
selves fit with their inner selves.
 A critical event for the development of
reproductive organs takes place about one
month before birth wherein the male testes
formed in the abdominal cavity at
approximately the same location as the
female ovaries, descend to enter the
scrotum.
 Cryptorchidism
- is a condition usually occurs in young
males and causes sterile that is why
surgery is usually performed during
childhood to solve the problem.
 Abnormal separation of chromosomes during
meiosis can lead to congenital defects of the
reproductive system.

 Males who possesses extra female sex

chromosome have the normal male accessory
structures, but male atrophy (to shrink) of their
testes causes them to be sterile.
 Other abnormalities result when a child has
only one sex chromosome.
 An XO female appears normal but lacks
ovaries.
 YO males die during the development.
 Other much less serious conditions also
affect males primarily such as Phimosis.
PHIMOSIS
- is the narrowing of the foreskin of the
male reproductive structure and misplace
urethal openings.
PUBERTY
PUBERTY
PUBERTY
-is the period of life, generally between the ages of 10-15
years old, when the reproductive organs grow to their
adult size become functional under the influence of rising
levels of gonadal hormones.
-after this time, reproductive capability continues until old
age in males and menopause in females.
 In males naman, as they reach the age 13,
puberty is characterized by the increase in the
size of the reproductive organs followed by the
appearance of hair in the pubic area, auxiliary
and the face.
 The reproductive organs continue to grow for two
years until sexual maturation marked the
presence of mature semen in the testes.
 In females, the budding of their breasts usually
occurring at the age of 11 signals their puberty
stage.
 Menarche is the first menstrual period of the
females which happens two years after the start
of puberty.
 Hormones play an important role in the regulation
ovulation and fertility of females.
 Table 1. Development of the Secondary Sexual Characteristics

Male Female

Deposition of fat, predominantly in breasts and

Increased larynx size and deepening of the voice
hips

Increased muscular development Breast development

Growth of facial, axillary, and pubic hair, and Broadening of the pelvis and growth of axillary
increased growth of body hair and pubic hair
Understanding the
Human Sexual
Response
 Human Sexual Response

 The sexual response cycle refers to the

sequence of physical and emotional changes
that occur as a person becomes sexually
aroused and participates in sexually stimulating
activities, including intercourse and
masturbation.
 4 Phases
Phase 1: Desire (LIBIDO)
-Muscle tension increases.
-Heart rate quickens and breathing is accelerated.
-Skin may become flushed (blotches of redness appear on the chest and back).
-Nipples become hardened or erect.
-Blood flow to the genitals increases, resulting in swelling of the woman’s clitoris and labia
minora (inner lips), and erection of the man’s penis.
-Vaginal lubrication begins.
-The woman’s breasts become fuller and the vaginal walls begin to swell.
-The man’s testicles swell, his scrotum tightens, and he begins secreting a lubricating
liquid.
 Phases 2: AROUSAL

Phase 2: Arousal/PLATEUA
-General characteristics of this phase, which extends to the brink of orgasm, include the
following:
-The changes begun in phase 1 are intensified.
-The vagina continues to swell from increased blood flow, and the vaginal walls turn a dark
purple.
-The woman’s clitoris becomes highly sensitive (may even be painful to touch) and retracts
under the clitoral hood to avoid direct stimulation from the penis.
-The man’s testicles are withdrawn up into the scrotum.
-Breathing, heart rate and blood pressure continue to increase.
-Muscle spasms may begin in the feet, face and hands.
-Tension in the muscles increases.
 Phases 3: ORGASM
Phase 3: Orgasm
-Involuntary muscle contractions begin.
-Blood pressure, heart rate and breathing are at their highest rates, with a
rapid intake of oxygen.
-Muscles in the feet spasm.
There is a sudden, forceful release of sexual tension.
-In women, the muscles of the vagina contract. The uterus also undergoes
rhythmic contractions.
-In men, rhythmic contractions of the muscles at the base of the penis
result in the ejaculation of semen.
-A rash or "sex flush" may appear over the entire body.
 Phases 4: Resolution

Phase 4: Resolution
During this phase, the body slowly returns to its normal level of
functioning, and swelled and erect body parts return to their previous size
and color. This phase is marked by a general sense of well-being and,
often, fatigue. Some women are capable of a rapid return to the orgasm
phase with further sexual stimulation and may experience multiple
orgasms. Men need recovery time after orgasm, called a refractory period,
during which they cannot reach orgasm again. The duration of the
refractory period varies among men and changes with age.
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