Physical and Sexual Self - Lesson 1

CHAPTER 2
UNPACKING THE SELF
LESSON 1
the Physical and

Sexual Self
Michele Angela N. Herebesi, RPm
INSTRUCTOR
Objectives
• discuss the developmental aspect of the
reproductive system;
• describe the erogenous zones;
• explain human sexual behavior;
• characterise the diversity of sexual
behavior;
• describe sexually transmitted diseases
and
• differentiate natural and artificial
methods of contraception
Marieb, E.N. (2001) explains that the gonads
(reproductive glands that produce the gametes; testes
or ovary) begin to form until about eight week of
embryonic development.
the formation of male or 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
Pseudohermaphrodit
es
individuals who are having accessory
reproductive structures that do not "match"
their gonads
Hermaphrodites
individuals who posses both ovarian and
testicular tissues but this condition is rare.
Puberty
is the period of life, generally
between the ages of 10 and 15 years
old, when the reproductive organs
grow to their adult size and become
functional under the influence of
rising levels of gonadal hormones.
Erogenous
Zones
• Refer to parts of the body that are
primarily receptive and increase
sexual arousal when touched in a
sexual manner.
• Mouth
• Breasts
• Genitals
• Anus
Erogenous
Zones
• May vary from one person to
another. Some people may enjoy
being touched in a certain area
more than the other areas.
• Neck
• Thighs
• Abdomen
• Feet
Human Sexual
Behavior
• is defined as any activity-solitary, between
two persons, or in a group- that induces sexual
arousal (Gebhard, P. H. 2017).
There are two major factors that determine human
sexual behavior;
• the inherited sexual response patterns that
have evolved as a means of ensuring
reproduction.
• the degree of restraint or other types of
influence exerted on the individual by society
in the expression of his sexuality.
Types of Behavior
• Solitary
• Behavior
Self-gratification means self-
stimulation that leads to sexual arousal
and generally, sexual climax.
• Generally beginning at or
before puberty, is very common
among young males.
• Majority of males and females
have fantasies of some
sociosexual activity while they
gratify themselves,
Types of Behavior
• Sociosexual Behavior
• Heterosexual behavior is the greatest
amount of sociosexual behavior that
occurs between only one male and one
female.
• Physical contact involving necking or
petting is considered as an ingredient of the
learning process and eventually of
courtship and the selection of a marriage
partner.
Types of Behavior
• Sociosexual Behavior
• Petting differs from hugging, kissing,
and generalized caresses of the clothed
body to practice involving stimulation
of the genitals.
• Coitus, the insertion of the male
reproductive structure into the female
reproductive organ, is viewed by society
quite different ly depending upon the
marital status of the individuals.
Physiology of Human Sexual
• Response
Excitement Phase
it is caused by increase in pulse and blood
pressure; a sudden rise in blood supply to
the surface of the body resulting in
increased skin temperature, swelling of all
distensible body parts, more rapid
breathing, the secretion of genital fluids,
vaginal expansion, and a general increase
in muscle tension.
• Response
Plateau Phase
it is generally of brief duration. If
stimulation is continued orgasm usually
occurs.
•it isSexual Climax

marked by a feeling of abrupt, intense pleasure, a rapid
increase in pulse rate and blood pressure, and spasms of the
pelvic muscles causing contractions of the female reproductive
organ and ejaculation by the male.
Response
• Resolution Phase
it is the last stage that refers to the return to
a normal or subnormal physiologic state.
Males and females are similar in their
response sequence. Whereas males return to
normal even if stimulation continues, but
continued stimulation can produce
additional orgasms in females.
Nervous System
• The entire nervous system plays a
Factors
significant role during sexual
response. The autonomic system is
involved in controlling the
involuntary responses.
• The Brain will interpret the sensory
message and dictate what will be the
immediate and appropriate response
of the body.
Nervous System
• The efferent cerebrospinal nerves receive
commandsFactors
from the brain and send them
to the muscles;
• the spinal cord serves as a great

transmission cable.
• the muscles contract in response to the

signal coming from the motor nerve fibers
while glands secrete their respective
products.
Nervous System
• The hypothalamus and the limbic system
Factors
are the parts of the brain believed to be
responsible for regulating the sexual
response.
• Each individual has coded in its brain two

sexual response patterns, one for
mounting (masculine) behavior and one
for mounted (feminine) behavior.
Nervous System
responses,Factors
• apart from brain-controlled sexual
there is some reflex (i.e., not
brain-controlled) sexual response. This
reflex is mediated by the lower spinal
cord and leads to erection and ejaculation
for male, vaginal discharges and
lubrication for female when the genital
and perineal areas are stimulated.

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CHAPTER 2

UNPACKING THE SELF

the Physical and

the formation of male or female structures depends

Any intervention with the normal pattern of sex

•it isSexual Climax

• the spinal cord serves as a great

• the muscles contract in response to the

• Each individual has coded in its brain two

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