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Lesson 7 - Sexual Behaviors

This document provides an overview of sexual behaviors and paraphilias. It defines sexual behavior as actions interpreted as expressing sexual motivation or intentions, including erotic behaviors involving primary or secondary erogenous zones. Sexual behaviors are categorized as auto-erotic (self-directed), homoerotic (same-sex), or heteroerotic (other-sex), and include behaviors like masturbation, intercourse, and oral sex. Paraphilias involve unusual sexual interests or acts, and can become clinically significant paraphilic disorders if they last over six months and cause distress. Common paraphilic disorders discussed include exhibitionism, fetishism, pedophilia, and voyeurism.

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Lesson 7 - Sexual Behaviors

This document provides an overview of sexual behaviors and paraphilias. It defines sexual behavior as actions interpreted as expressing sexual motivation or intentions, including erotic behaviors involving primary or secondary erogenous zones. Sexual behaviors are categorized as auto-erotic (self-directed), homoerotic (same-sex), or heteroerotic (other-sex), and include behaviors like masturbation, intercourse, and oral sex. Paraphilias involve unusual sexual interests or acts, and can become clinically significant paraphilic disorders if they last over six months and cause distress. Common paraphilic disorders discussed include exhibitionism, fetishism, pedophilia, and voyeurism.

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Lesson 7: Sexual Behaviors

INTRODUCTION
Behavior – actions
 overt - observable
 covert – not readily observable by the naked eye

 We act because…
Motivation – something that drives us to do
something
Response to stimuli (something that incites to
action or exertion or quickens action)
Achieve pleasure or avoid pain.
Achieve a goal.
INTRODUCTION
Behavior – readily measurable
 Frequency – how many times an action is done
in a span of time
 Duration – how long does an action take place
 Intensity – magnitude by which it is done
 Diversity – variation of a similar behavior done in
various context
SEXUAL BEHAVIORS
Sexual Behavior – actions that humans agree to
interpret as an expression of their sexual motivations
or intentions.
 Erotic behavior– involves any of the primary or
secondary erotic zones.
 Primary erogenous zones – very sensitive to
touch such as mouth, anus, genitals and nipples.
 Secondary erogenous zones – supportive of
the primary zones in eliciting response.
SEXUAL BEHAVIORS
TYPES OF SEXUAL BEHAVIOR ACCORDING
TO THE AIM OF THE BEHAVIOR
1. Auto-erotic – self-directed
 masturbation – stimulation of one’s own genitals
2. Homoerotic – oriented to the same sex.
3. Heteroerotic – oriented to the other sex.
SEXUAL BEHAVIORS
Copulation – insertion of penis to the vagina
Non-copulation – hugging, kissing, caressing
 Fellatio – oral stimulation of the penis
 Cunnilingus – oral stimulation of the vagina
 Anal sex – stimulation or penetration of the anal
orifice.
PARAPHILIAS

Paraphilia – is when an individual gets sexually


aroused by an object, a person or a circumstance
that are unusual.
Paraphilic disorder – when the urge or act lasts
for at least six months and is a manifestation of
clinically significant distress.
PARAPHILIAS

Common Paraphilic disorder


1. Exhibitionism – pleasure from exposing one’s
genitals to nonconsenting people.
2. Fetishism – arousal from non-living objects
3. Frotteurism – touching or rubbing one’s body or
genitals to nonconsenting people.
4. Pedophilia – arousal from children
5. Sexual masochism – arousal from actual suffering
or humiliation.
6. Sexual sadism – arousal from actually inflicting
pain to others.
7. Transvestic fetishism – (for heterosexual males
only) arousal from wearing clothing by the opposite
sex during sexual activities
8. Voyeurism – observing other people engaged in
sexual activities.
Reference

Peralta, E.P., Botor, N.J., & Laude, T.M.


(2019). A Course Module for Gender and
Society: A Human Ecological Approach.
Manila: Rex Book Store
End of Lesson 7

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