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| | Sexual selection - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | The sciences of evolutionary psychology, human behavioral ecology, and sociobiology study the influence of sexual selection in humans, though these are often controversial fields. | | | Because traits held to be due to sexual selection often conflict with the survival fitness of the individual, the question then arises as to why, in nature, in which survival of the fittest is considered the rule of thumb, such apparent liabilities are allowed to persist. | | | Sexual selection is the theory that competition for mates between individuals of the same sex drives the evolution of certain traits. |
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| | Sexual dysfunction - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Sexual problems were merely symptoms of a deeper malaise and the diagnostic approach was from the psychopathological. | | | Prior to Masters and Johnson the clinical approach to sexual problems was largely derived from the thinking of Freud. | | | Images of sexuality presented by society and the media often present people with unrealistic ideals of sexual behavior, whether of the ideals of chastity and sexual fidelity presented by religion, or the ideal of sexual inexhaustibility and promiscuous availability presented by pornography. |
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| | Sexual attraction - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Because human social behavior is often highly complex, a sexual relationship may entail one which, at its beginning, has little or no sexual behavior, and only after a period of time, which can be a courtship period, or a threshold such as marriage, does sexual activity enter the interaction patterns. | | | Sexual attraction, in species which reproduce sexually, is attraction to other members of the same species for sexual or erotic activity. | | | A strong aspect to sexual attraction is proportion. |
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| | Sexual abstinence - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Additionally, as sexual skills are learned over time, there may be long term consequences to a practice that deprives people of experience they may need in order to form an understanding of their own feelings and their compatibility with others. | | | Some groups that propose sexual abstinence consider it an essential means to reach a particular intellectual or spiritual condition, or that chastity allows one to achieve a required self-control or a self-consciousness. | | | While some teens may have weak sexual desire or few sexual opportunities and thus be able to maintain it successfully, others will have stronger desires, more opportunities or act under the influence of drugs, and will in these situations not be prepared to take precautions (using condoms or other contraceptives). |
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| | Sexual selection - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | The sciences of evolutionary psychology, human behavioral ecology, and sociobiology study the influence of sexual selection in humans, though these are often controversial fields. | | | Because traits held to be due to sexual selection often conflict with the survival fitness of the individual, the question then arises as to why, in nature, in which survival of the fittest is considered the rule of thumb, such apparent liabilities are allowed to persist. | | | Sexual selection is the theory that competition for mates between individuals of the same sex drives the evolution of certain traits. |
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| | Sexual network - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | A sexual network is a social network that is defined by the sexual relationships within a set of individuals. | | | Subgraphs, both large and small, can be defined within the overall sexual network graph; for example, people who frequent particular bars or clubs, belong to a particular ethnic group or take part in a particular type of sexual activity, or are part of a particular outbreak of an STD. | | | Liljeros et al., "The web of human sexual contacts", Nature, Vol. |
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| | Biological reproduction - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | In addition, sexual reproduction usually results in the formation of a life stage that is able to endure the conditions that threaten the offspring of an asexual parent. | | | Sexual reproduction is a biological process by which organisms create descendants that have a combination of genetic material contributed from two (usually) different members of the species. | | | Reproduction is a fundamental feature of all known life; each individual organism exists as the result of reproduction by an antecedent. |
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| | SOIS |
| | Sexual behavior refers to any behavior that a person might engage in that is sexual in nature (e.g., from specific forms of touching to kissing to masturbation to sexual intercourse). | | | Sexual arousal refers to the onset and heightening of physical sensations and uncontrollable bodily responses (often accompanied by sexual thoughts and feelings) of a sexual nature from a previously inactive state. | | | Sexual orientation identification refers to the process of recognizing and identifying with one's inborn tendencies toward same-sex and other-sex sexuality, which ranges from exclusive homosexuality to exclusive heterosexuality and includes various forms of bisexuality. |
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| | Natural selection - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | In sexual populations, genetic recombination and segregation/syngamy mix the DNA of two parents into that of offspring so that the latter are guaranteed to differ genetically from each other and from their parents. | | | Historically, because of the focus on evolution by natural selection, the emphasis has been on the selection of individual organisms that differ in some trait(s) which affect individual performance and result in a higher or lower reproductive output (so called positive and negative selection). | | | Darwin's theory of natural selection starts from the premise that traits in organisms vary in a non-preordained way among individuals. |
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| | Sexual differentiation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Sexual differentiation is the process of development of the differences between males and females from an undifferentiated zygote (fertilized egg). | | | Sexual differentiation in mammals is biased towards developing as a female, so that it is often said that female is the default developmental pathway. | | | The relationship of biological factors to more advanced and more specifically human aspects of differentiation, and especially the ways and degrees by which social and environmental influences contribute to psychological and behavioral differentiation, is less well understood and a common subject of political controversy. |
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| | Gender reassignment therapy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Sexual reassignment surgery is used for both the (re-)construction of male or female genitals specifically, this is also called genital reassignment surgery, or, often, for any surgical procedures which will reshape a male body into a body with a female appearance or vice versa | | | Gender reassignment therapy consists of hormone replacement therapy (HRT), various surgical procedures (see below), and epilation for transwomen, that is permanent hair removal on the face and body is accomplished with electrolysis or laser hair removal. | | | Mastectomy is the removal of female breasts and, in case of gender reassignment, the shaping of a male contoured chest. |
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| | ezeeDiabetes - Female Sexual Problems |
| | Sexual problems are associated with unsatisfying personal experiences and relationships, lack of physical and emotional satisfaction, and low feelings of happiness. | | | Proper sexual functioning depends on the sexual response cycle, which consists of an initial mental set or state of desire; the flow of blood to the genital areas (erection in men and swelling and lubrication in women) in response to arousal; orgasm; and resolution, or a general sense of pleasure and well-being. | | | A sexual problem may be "situational;" that is, specific to encounters with a certain person in a certain situation. |
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| | Sexual Attraction to Clients - The Human Therapist and the (Sometimes) Inhuman Training System |
| | Even if sexual attraction to clients is not viewed as a therapeutic offense, the acknowledgment of the attraction—as in the case of Searles (1959/1965) mentioned in the introduction—is often associated with feelings of vulnerability and trepidation. | | | Sexually intimate behavior between therapists and their clients has emerged as an increasingly serious problem within the profession, as revealed by an examination of the records in three arenas—ethics cases, malpractice suits, and licensing board hearings. | | | Even though sexual attraction for some psychologists remained unspoken to colleagues and clients, it nevertheless could find expression in the fantasy life and sexual behavior (not involving the client) of a minority of the profession. |
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| | Sexual disorder |
| | Sexual Compulsives Anonymous Members are encouraged to develop their own sexual recovery plan, and to define sexual sobriety for themselves. | | | Hypoactive sexual disorder A persistently reduced sexual drive or libido, not attributable to depression where there is reduced desire, sexual activity and reduced sexual fantasy. | | | Female sexual arousal disorder A failure of arousal and lubrication/swelling response. |
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| | Inhibited sexual desire - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Low sexual desire, however, may be a barometer of the emotional health of the relationship. | | | When both partners have low sexual desire, the issue of sexual interest level will not be problematic in the relationship. | | | Some couples will also need to focus on how they may sexually approach their partner in more interesting and desirable ways, and in how to more gently and tactfully decline a sexual invitation. |
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| | Sexual attraction - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Often, there is some element of the animal's body which is adapted to be sexually attractive to the opposite sex: the bright plumage and crests of some species of birds, for example. | | | In many species, there are behaviors which appear to be adapted for sexual display. | | | Sexual attractiveness of a person to another person depends on both persons; to some extent there's a universal agreement as to what is sexually attractive among a species, but individuals have subjective opinions as well. |
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| | Sexual assault - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | While associated with rape, sexual assault is much broader and the specifics may vary according to social, political or legal definition. | | | Police are concerned to enforce the laws forbidding sexual assault and gather evidence to identify and prosecute the offender. | | | Many argue that there are risk factors for sexual assault that lie with the victim; that is, certain behaviors by the victim exist may increase the chance of sexual assault. |
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| | Interpersonal relationship - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | When these relationships are in prohibited degrees, sexual intimacy in them would be the taboo of incest. | | | Casual relationships, relationships extending beyond one night stands that exclusively consist of sexual behavior, the participants of which may be known as fuck buddies or friends with benefits when limited to considering sexual intercourse or sexual partners in a wider sense. | | | Sexual partners may also be friends: the sexual relationship may either enhance or depreciate the friendship. |
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| | Sexual Medicine |
| | Sexual Medicine is the medical discipline that embraces the study, diagnosis and treatment of sexual health concerns of men and women. | | | Since health is a fundamental human right, so must sexual health also be a basic human right. | | | to the website of the Center for Sexual Medicine at Boston University School of Medicine. |
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| | Intimate relationship - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | In China, there is a type of romantic love called gan qing, which reflects the tenor of a social relationship between two people or two organizations. | | | An intimate relationship is a interpersonal relationship where there is a great deal of physical or emotional intimacy. | | | Love is an important factor in intimate relationships. |
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| | Running Head: SEXUAL COERCION AT FIRST SEXUAL INTERCOURSE |
| | Participants whose first sexual intercourse experience was consensual will engage in less risky sexual behaviors, exhibit less depressive symptoms, engage in less alcohol and drug use, exhibit less delinquent behaviors, and exhibit less truancy compared to those who were either verbally coerced or forced to during their first sexual intercourse. | | | The data consistently shows that adolescents whose first sexual intercourse experience was consensual exhibit less depression and delinquent behaviors than one or both of their coerced counterparts. | | | Findings of the post hoc analysis for age of first intercourse showed that black adolescents whose first sexual intercourse experience was consensual were significantly different from white adolescents regardless of the circumstances of their first sexual intercourse experience. |
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| | Human sexual differentiation |
| | According to the classical Witschi’s theory, seminiferous tubules originate from the mesonephros, the " medulla ", while ovarian tissue originates from the secondary sex cords formed from the germinal epithelium or " cortex " (62). | | | Sexual differentiation is conformed in the human during four successive steps: the constitution of the genetic sex, the differentiation of the gonads, the differentiation of the internal and the external genital tractus and the differentiation of the brain and the hypothalamus. | | | Fetal sexual differentiation is a very complicated series of events actively programmed, at appropriate critical periods of fetal life, which involves both genetic and hormonal factors leading to the sexual dimorphism observed at birth (Table 1). |
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| | Differential Diagnosis of Addictive Sexual Disorders Using the DSM-IV |
| | The paraphilias are characterized by recurrent, intense sexual urges, fantasies, or behaviors that involve unusual objects, activities, or situations that occur over a period of at least six months and cause clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning. | | | Addiction professionals who encounter both compulsive and impulsive sexual acting-out behaviors in their patients have experienced paradigm and nomenclature communication difficulties with mental health professionals and managed care organizations who utilize DSM terminology and diagnostic criteria. | | | In the differential diagnosis of sexual improprieties and excesses, Axis II characterologic disorders and traits are often contributory, or may be considered the primary etiology of paraphilic sexual behavior. |
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| | Sexual Reproduction: A Continuing Mystery to Evolutionists |
| | There are some basic problems concerning sexual reproduction that are still a puzzle to evolutionists and are very difficult to explain using any evolutionary models. | | | The evolutionist is faced with the problem of how sexual reproduction arose in the first place and how it is maintained given the obvious advantages of asexual reproduction. | | | Sexual reproduction and recombination are part of God's plan, since they limit the expression of mutated genes that would have had detrimental effects upon the individual who possessed the gene. |
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| | Sloan-Kettering - Sexual Medicine and the Oncology Patient (S-300) |
| | Sexual medicine has been defined as a scientific discipline that embraces the study, diagnosis, and treatment of sexual health concerns of men and women. | | | The student must demonstrate that he or she is sensitive to complex sexual health issues as it relates to cancer care, and that they are comfortable using the vocabulary of the genital anatomy. | | | Sexual medicine information sessions for the general public as well as dinner talks will also be a part of the educational curriculum. |
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| | Sexual intercourse - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | See human sexual behavior for a discussion of the broader sense of sexual intercourse, and for information on the wide variety of sexual activities there are to choose from. | | | A detailed description of the physiology of sexual arousal and orgasm can be found in the article Human sexual response cycle. | | | This controversy is beyond the scope of this article; interested readers are encouraged to read the articles on chastity, evolutionary psychology, and sexual morality. |
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| | Psychiatric Times |
| | There is a second group of sexual impulse disorders not currently classified as paraphilias because the particular sexual behaviors affected are not considered "deviant" with respect to contemporary cultural norms. | | | The effect of antiandrogens on sexual desire and associated fantasies, erections, urges and other sexual behaviors is usually evident by two to four weeks after the initiation of pharmacotherapy. | | | Disorders of sexual impulsivity can be pleomorphic and may include sexual arousal to behaviors that are socially "deviant" as well as "normal." In fact, inasmuch as paraphilia-related disorders may be common in paraphiliacs and also occur without the companion of the latter, paraphilia-related disorders may be the more prevalent form of sexual impulsivity. |
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| | Sexual reproduction |
| | Likewise it is essential to explain why the apparent benefit of the sexual unit is zero for the asexual self-replicator, and why it is two-fold and only two-fold for dioecious sexual organisms no matter whether the organism reproduces pairwisely, co-operatively, or eusocially. | | | But sexual reproduction can evolve by this mechanism only if the level of interactive competition is sufficiently high. | | | Sexual units with more than two individuals are not expected to evolve for the case of sexually produced offspring workers because the interactive quality of the male is transferred to the sexually produced offspring workers. |
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| | Sexual Relationship Scale |
| | Sexual relationships may also be viewed from a communal perspective which emphasizes caring and concern for a partner's sexual needs and preferences, or else from an exchange perspective which emphasizes a quid pro quo approach to sexual relations. | | | The Sexual Relationship Scale (SRS; Hughes and Snell, 1990) is an objective self-report instrument that was designed to measure communal and exchange approaches to sexual relationships. | | | The sexual communion subscale was significantly and positively correlated with the Communal Orientation scale for females and for the subjects as a whole; significant and positive correlations were also found between the sexual exchange orientation subscale and scores on the Exchange Orientation scale for males, females, and both together. |
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