AP Psychology Chapter 11: Gender & Sexuality

315321116	Sex	either of the two categories (male or female) into which most organisms are divided
315321117	Gender	in psychology, the biologically and socially influenced characteristics by which people define male and female
315321118	Gender Roles	behaviors that tend to be associated with being male or female
315321119	Gender Identity	your identity as it is experienced with regard to your individuality as male or female
315321120	Transsexuals	people who identify with a different sex and sometimes undergo hormone treatment and surgery to change their sex
315321121	Social-Cognitive Theory	emphasizes that people learn by observing the behavior of models and acquiring the belief that they can produce behaviors to influence events in their lives
315321122	Gender-Schema Theory	the theory that children learn from their cultures a concept of what it means to be male and female and that they adjust their behavior accordingly.
315321123	Evolutionary Theory	in psychological science, a theory that emphasizes the inherited, adaptive value of behavior and mental activity throughout the history of a species
315321124	Sociocultural Theory	An emergent theory that holds that development results from the dynamic interaction between each person and the surrounding social and cultural forces.
315321125	Androgyny	showing characteristics of both sexes
315321126	Sexual Response Cycle	the four stages of sexual responding described by Matsters and Johnson-excitement, plateau, orgasm, and resolution.
315321127	Vasocongestion	In the sexual response cycle, engorgement of the blood vessels, particularly in the genital area, due to increased blood flow
315321128	Clitoris	the erectile structure located at the front of the vulva; area of stimulation for female
315321129	Sexual Orientation	an enduring sexual attraction toward members of either one's own sex (homosexual orientation) or the other sex (heterosexual orientation).
315321130	Myotonia	increased muscle tension.
315321131	Refractory period	a resting period after orgasm, during which a man cannot achieve another orgasm.
315321132	Alfred Kinsey	regarded by some as the father of the scientific study of human sexuality. Published a series of reports which described common sexual behaviors in the US
315321133	Homophobia	prejudice against (fear or dislike of) homosexual people and homosexuality
315321134	Paraphilias	Sexual disorders in which sexual arousal occurs almost exclusively in the context of inappropriate objects or individuals.
315321135	Fetishism	a paraphilia in which a nonhuman object is the preferred or exclusive method of achieving sexual excitement
315321136	Transvestism	deriving sexual arousal and pleasure from dressing in the clothing of the opposite sex
315321137	Voyeurism	a paraphilia in which a person has repeated and intense sexual desires to observe unsuspecting people in secret as they undress or to spy on couples having intercourse and may act upon these desires
315321138	Exhibitionism	Obtainment of sexual gratification by exposing one's genitals to involuntary observers
315321139	Pedophilia	a paraphilia in which a person has repeated and intense sexual urges or fantasies about watching, touching, or engaging in sexual acts with prepubescent children and may carry out these urges or fantasies
315321140	Sexual Sadism	obtaining sexual gratification from humiliating or physically harming a sex partner
315321141	Sexual Masochism	Paraphilia in which sexual arousal is associated with experiencing pain or humiliation.
315321142	Sexual Dysfunctions	dysfunctions in which the appetitive or psychophysiological changes of the normal sexual response cycle are inhibited
315321143	Hypoactive sexual disorder	Apparent lack of interest in sexual activity or fantasy that would not be expected considering the person's age and life situation.
315321144	Sexual aversion disorder	extreme and persistent dislike of sexual contact or similar activities
315321145	Male erectile disorder	a dysfunction in which a man repeatedly fails to attain or maintain an erection during sexual activity
315321146	Female sexual arousal disorder	sexual dysfunction involving an absence of sexual arousal and unresponsiveness to most or all forms of erotic stimulation
315321147	Orgasmic disorders	difficulty reaching orgasm or reaching orgasm more quickly than desired
315321148	Premature ejaculation	inability of man to inhibit orgasm as long as desired
315321149	Performance Anxiety	the fear of performing inadequately and a related tension experienced during sex
315321150	Sensate-focus exercise	Developed by Masters and Johnson, Exercises designed to reduce anxiety and teach mutual pleasuring through non-genital touching in non demanding situations.
315321151	Rape	any form of sexual intercourse that takes place against a person's will
315321152	Statutory rape	the act of unlawful sexual intercourse by an adult with someone under the age of consent, even if the minor is a willing and voluntary participant in the sexual act.
315321153	Sexual harassment	comments, gestures, or physical contacts of a sexual nature that are deliberate, repeated, and unwelcome