Summary lectures psychology of sexuality
Summary lectures psychology of sexuality.............................................................................1
Summary lectures psychology of sexuality.............................................................................1
Lecture 1 | Introduction.......................................................................................................6
Lecture 1 | Introduction.......................................................................................................6
Sex as a computer metaphor....................................................................................6
Sex as a noun...........................................................................................................6
Talking about sex feels awkward, yet sex is all around us........................................7
Associations with the word sex.................................................................................7
But, what is sex?.......................................................................................................7
How do people have sex?.........................................................................................7
1. Not........................................................................................................................ 7
2. Solitary sexual behaviours....................................................................................8
Lecture 2 | How and why do people have sex?...................................................................9
Lecture 2 | How and why do people have sex?...................................................................9
3. Partnered sexual behaviours................................................................................9
Four basic positions................................................................................................10
Reaching orgasm and the orgasm gap...................................................................10
How do people define having sex?.........................................................................11
Coital imperative.....................................................................................................11
How do homosexual people define having sex?.....................................................11
What is sex?........................................................................................................... 11
The ‘sexual career’ in the Netherlands....................................................................12
Former beliefs about sex........................................................................................12
Why humans have sex............................................................................................12
Why humans have sex: differences between men and women are small...............12
Lecture 3 | Sex and culture: the role of religion and science.............................................13
Lecture 3 | Sex and culture: the role of religion and science.............................................13
1. The traditional Christian view.....................................................................................13
1. The traditional Christian view.....................................................................................13
The traditional Christian view on sexuality..............................................................13
Bonobos do it missionary........................................................................................13
The consequences of the traditional Christian view on sexuality............................14
The traditional Christian view on sexuality..............................................................14
Sexual suppression can lead to erotic art...............................................................14
Sexual suppression can lead to sexual abuse........................................................15
Pope Francis on homosexuality..............................................................................15
Correlation between religion and tolerance of homosexuality -0.78........................15
Religiosity and sexuality..........................................................................................15
Gay conversion therapy or reparative therapy........................................................16
The traditional Christian church splintered, many people are no longer religious....16
, 2. The traditional science view.......................................................................................16
2. The traditional science view.......................................................................................16
Victorian era (1837 - 1901).....................................................................................16
From religion to science, from sinful to unhealthy...................................................16
Anti-masturbation devices.......................................................................................17
John Harvey Kellogg M.D.......................................................................................17
Victorian era: prostitution and porn.........................................................................17
Victorian era: archeological finds in a secret museum............................................17
1870/1880 invention of the vibrator.........................................................................17
Vibrator from massage rod to magic wand..............................................................18
Vibrators in all shapes, sizes and colours...............................................................18
Lecture 4 | Sex and culture: the sociological view, Freud, radical political view................18
Lecture 4 | Sex and culture: the sociological view, Freud, radical political view................18
3. The sociological view.................................................................................................19
3. The sociological view.................................................................................................19
The sociological view..............................................................................................19
Protecting the people: movie inspection.................................................................19
November 1976, the police of Maastricht confiscated the movie Deep Throat........19
Netherlands: Kijkwijzer & United States: MPAA......................................................20
Pornography legislation, censorship in general.......................................................20
Weird laws in the United States: remnants of the sociological view on sexuality....20
Self-censorship.......................................................................................................20
Censorship on Facebook and Instagram................................................................20
Counter movement against censorship...................................................................21
4. The Freudian view.....................................................................................................21
4. The Freudian view.....................................................................................................21
Sigmund Freud.......................................................................................................21
Sometimes repression fails.....................................................................................21
Freudian dream symbols........................................................................................21
Sometimes repression fails.....................................................................................22
The solution lies in sublimation...............................................................................22
5. The radical political view............................................................................................22
5. The radical political view............................................................................................22
The radical political view on sexuality.....................................................................22
Sigmund Freud and Wilhelm Reich.........................................................................22
Wilhelm Reich.........................................................................................................23
The radical political view on sexuality.....................................................................23
6. A simple learning view...............................................................................................23
6. A simple learning view...............................................................................................23
A simple learning model..........................................................................................23
Maslow’s hierarchy of needs...................................................................................23
A simple learning model..........................................................................................24
Alfred Kinsey........................................................................................................... 24
Shere Hite............................................................................................................... 24
, Masters and Johnson.............................................................................................24
Masters and Johnson’s Sexual Response Cycle....................................................25
A simple learning model..........................................................................................25
Sexual behaviour....................................................................................................25
Lecture 5 | Sex and culture: simple learning view, biopsychosocial view, sexology
research............................................................................................................................ 27
Lecture 5 | Sex and culture: simple learning view, biopsychosocial view, sexology
research............................................................................................................................ 27
A simple learning view............................................................................................27
Sexual behaviour....................................................................................................27
Non-experimental research: case-study.................................................................28
Non-experimental research: survey........................................................................28
Non-experimental research: observation................................................................28
Non-experimental research: observation, various additional measurement methods
............................................................................................................................... 29
Experimental research............................................................................................29
Research methods..................................................................................................29
7. A biopsychosocial view..............................................................................................30
7. A biopsychosocial view..............................................................................................30
A biopsychosocial view on sexuality.......................................................................30
The psycho-somatic circle of sex - Bancroft............................................................30
Spontaneous and responsive desire.......................................................................31
Responsive desire ≠ abnormal................................................................................32
Sexual response cycle - extended version..............................................................32
Views on sexuality..................................................................................................32
The psychology of the human body........................................................................33
Sexual response cycle............................................................................................33
Lecture 6 | Psychology of the male physiology, male sexual response cycle....................33
Lecture 6 | Psychology of the male physiology, male sexual response cycle....................33
Psychology of the male physiology.........................................................................33
The psychology of the human body........................................................................34
Sexual response cycle............................................................................................34
Psychology of the male physiology.........................................................................34
Male - external anatomy.........................................................................................34
Global map of male circumcision............................................................................35
Size of the foreskin.................................................................................................35
Male - external anatomy.........................................................................................35
Male - internal anatomy..........................................................................................36
Male sexual response cycle....................................................................................37
Coolidge effect........................................................................................................39
Sperm facts............................................................................................................ 39
Characteristics of the penis.....................................................................................39
Psychology of the penis..........................................................................................39
Penis dimensions....................................................................................................40
Lecture 7 | Psychology of the female physiology...............................................................40
, Lecture 7 | Psychology of the female physiology...............................................................40
Psychology of the female physiology......................................................................40
Women - anatomy of secondary sex characteristics...............................................40
Characteristics of female breasts............................................................................41
Attribute preferences according to women and men...............................................41
Psychology of female breasts.................................................................................41
Obsession with/function of female breasts..............................................................42
Pubic wig seller.......................................................................................................43
Female Genital Mutilation worldwide......................................................................43
Female Genital Mutilation.......................................................................................43
Reasons for Female Genital Mutilation...................................................................44
Characteristics of the vulva and vagina..................................................................45
Psychology of the vulva and vagina........................................................................45
Lecture 8 | Female physiology, female sexual response cycle..........................................45
Lecture 8 | Female physiology, female sexual response cycle..........................................45
Psychology of the vulva and vagina........................................................................45
Female genital cosmetic surgery............................................................................46
Jamie McCartney - the great wall of vagina............................................................46
Body dissatisfaction (in the U.S.)............................................................................46
Female - internal anatomy......................................................................................46
Clitoris..................................................................................................................... 47
Clitoris and penis....................................................................................................47
Female - internal anatomy......................................................................................47
Female fluids as a response to sexual stimulation, sexual arousal and orgasm.....47
Vaginal squirting.....................................................................................................47
Female - internal anatomy......................................................................................48
Hormonal or Copper Intrauterine Device (IUD).......................................................48
Female - internal anatomy......................................................................................48
Female sexual response cycle................................................................................48
Female orgasm.......................................................................................................50
Lecture 9 | Coitus, ovulation, pregnancy, gender..............................................................50
Lecture 9 | Coitus, ovulation, pregnancy, gender..............................................................50
Female orgasm.......................................................................................................50
Sex, masturbation and orgasm - the orgasm gap...................................................51
Male-orgasm imperative.........................................................................................51
Sexual behaviour in the Netherlands......................................................................51
Coitus..................................................................................................................... 51
Coitus - the first time...............................................................................................52
Coitus - duration.....................................................................................................52
Coitus - the consequences - pregnancy..................................................................52
The psychology of ovulation...................................................................................53
Pregnancy.............................................................................................................. 53
Sex [noun].............................................................................................................. 54
Biological ambiguity................................................................................................54
Sex versus gender..................................................................................................55
Gender roles are learned........................................................................................55
Summary lectures psychology of sexuality.............................................................................1
Summary lectures psychology of sexuality.............................................................................1
Lecture 1 | Introduction.......................................................................................................6
Lecture 1 | Introduction.......................................................................................................6
Sex as a computer metaphor....................................................................................6
Sex as a noun...........................................................................................................6
Talking about sex feels awkward, yet sex is all around us........................................7
Associations with the word sex.................................................................................7
But, what is sex?.......................................................................................................7
How do people have sex?.........................................................................................7
1. Not........................................................................................................................ 7
2. Solitary sexual behaviours....................................................................................8
Lecture 2 | How and why do people have sex?...................................................................9
Lecture 2 | How and why do people have sex?...................................................................9
3. Partnered sexual behaviours................................................................................9
Four basic positions................................................................................................10
Reaching orgasm and the orgasm gap...................................................................10
How do people define having sex?.........................................................................11
Coital imperative.....................................................................................................11
How do homosexual people define having sex?.....................................................11
What is sex?........................................................................................................... 11
The ‘sexual career’ in the Netherlands....................................................................12
Former beliefs about sex........................................................................................12
Why humans have sex............................................................................................12
Why humans have sex: differences between men and women are small...............12
Lecture 3 | Sex and culture: the role of religion and science.............................................13
Lecture 3 | Sex and culture: the role of religion and science.............................................13
1. The traditional Christian view.....................................................................................13
1. The traditional Christian view.....................................................................................13
The traditional Christian view on sexuality..............................................................13
Bonobos do it missionary........................................................................................13
The consequences of the traditional Christian view on sexuality............................14
The traditional Christian view on sexuality..............................................................14
Sexual suppression can lead to erotic art...............................................................14
Sexual suppression can lead to sexual abuse........................................................15
Pope Francis on homosexuality..............................................................................15
Correlation between religion and tolerance of homosexuality -0.78........................15
Religiosity and sexuality..........................................................................................15
Gay conversion therapy or reparative therapy........................................................16
The traditional Christian church splintered, many people are no longer religious....16
, 2. The traditional science view.......................................................................................16
2. The traditional science view.......................................................................................16
Victorian era (1837 - 1901).....................................................................................16
From religion to science, from sinful to unhealthy...................................................16
Anti-masturbation devices.......................................................................................17
John Harvey Kellogg M.D.......................................................................................17
Victorian era: prostitution and porn.........................................................................17
Victorian era: archeological finds in a secret museum............................................17
1870/1880 invention of the vibrator.........................................................................17
Vibrator from massage rod to magic wand..............................................................18
Vibrators in all shapes, sizes and colours...............................................................18
Lecture 4 | Sex and culture: the sociological view, Freud, radical political view................18
Lecture 4 | Sex and culture: the sociological view, Freud, radical political view................18
3. The sociological view.................................................................................................19
3. The sociological view.................................................................................................19
The sociological view..............................................................................................19
Protecting the people: movie inspection.................................................................19
November 1976, the police of Maastricht confiscated the movie Deep Throat........19
Netherlands: Kijkwijzer & United States: MPAA......................................................20
Pornography legislation, censorship in general.......................................................20
Weird laws in the United States: remnants of the sociological view on sexuality....20
Self-censorship.......................................................................................................20
Censorship on Facebook and Instagram................................................................20
Counter movement against censorship...................................................................21
4. The Freudian view.....................................................................................................21
4. The Freudian view.....................................................................................................21
Sigmund Freud.......................................................................................................21
Sometimes repression fails.....................................................................................21
Freudian dream symbols........................................................................................21
Sometimes repression fails.....................................................................................22
The solution lies in sublimation...............................................................................22
5. The radical political view............................................................................................22
5. The radical political view............................................................................................22
The radical political view on sexuality.....................................................................22
Sigmund Freud and Wilhelm Reich.........................................................................22
Wilhelm Reich.........................................................................................................23
The radical political view on sexuality.....................................................................23
6. A simple learning view...............................................................................................23
6. A simple learning view...............................................................................................23
A simple learning model..........................................................................................23
Maslow’s hierarchy of needs...................................................................................23
A simple learning model..........................................................................................24
Alfred Kinsey........................................................................................................... 24
Shere Hite............................................................................................................... 24
, Masters and Johnson.............................................................................................24
Masters and Johnson’s Sexual Response Cycle....................................................25
A simple learning model..........................................................................................25
Sexual behaviour....................................................................................................25
Lecture 5 | Sex and culture: simple learning view, biopsychosocial view, sexology
research............................................................................................................................ 27
Lecture 5 | Sex and culture: simple learning view, biopsychosocial view, sexology
research............................................................................................................................ 27
A simple learning view............................................................................................27
Sexual behaviour....................................................................................................27
Non-experimental research: case-study.................................................................28
Non-experimental research: survey........................................................................28
Non-experimental research: observation................................................................28
Non-experimental research: observation, various additional measurement methods
............................................................................................................................... 29
Experimental research............................................................................................29
Research methods..................................................................................................29
7. A biopsychosocial view..............................................................................................30
7. A biopsychosocial view..............................................................................................30
A biopsychosocial view on sexuality.......................................................................30
The psycho-somatic circle of sex - Bancroft............................................................30
Spontaneous and responsive desire.......................................................................31
Responsive desire ≠ abnormal................................................................................32
Sexual response cycle - extended version..............................................................32
Views on sexuality..................................................................................................32
The psychology of the human body........................................................................33
Sexual response cycle............................................................................................33
Lecture 6 | Psychology of the male physiology, male sexual response cycle....................33
Lecture 6 | Psychology of the male physiology, male sexual response cycle....................33
Psychology of the male physiology.........................................................................33
The psychology of the human body........................................................................34
Sexual response cycle............................................................................................34
Psychology of the male physiology.........................................................................34
Male - external anatomy.........................................................................................34
Global map of male circumcision............................................................................35
Size of the foreskin.................................................................................................35
Male - external anatomy.........................................................................................35
Male - internal anatomy..........................................................................................36
Male sexual response cycle....................................................................................37
Coolidge effect........................................................................................................39
Sperm facts............................................................................................................ 39
Characteristics of the penis.....................................................................................39
Psychology of the penis..........................................................................................39
Penis dimensions....................................................................................................40
Lecture 7 | Psychology of the female physiology...............................................................40
, Lecture 7 | Psychology of the female physiology...............................................................40
Psychology of the female physiology......................................................................40
Women - anatomy of secondary sex characteristics...............................................40
Characteristics of female breasts............................................................................41
Attribute preferences according to women and men...............................................41
Psychology of female breasts.................................................................................41
Obsession with/function of female breasts..............................................................42
Pubic wig seller.......................................................................................................43
Female Genital Mutilation worldwide......................................................................43
Female Genital Mutilation.......................................................................................43
Reasons for Female Genital Mutilation...................................................................44
Characteristics of the vulva and vagina..................................................................45
Psychology of the vulva and vagina........................................................................45
Lecture 8 | Female physiology, female sexual response cycle..........................................45
Lecture 8 | Female physiology, female sexual response cycle..........................................45
Psychology of the vulva and vagina........................................................................45
Female genital cosmetic surgery............................................................................46
Jamie McCartney - the great wall of vagina............................................................46
Body dissatisfaction (in the U.S.)............................................................................46
Female - internal anatomy......................................................................................46
Clitoris..................................................................................................................... 47
Clitoris and penis....................................................................................................47
Female - internal anatomy......................................................................................47
Female fluids as a response to sexual stimulation, sexual arousal and orgasm.....47
Vaginal squirting.....................................................................................................47
Female - internal anatomy......................................................................................48
Hormonal or Copper Intrauterine Device (IUD).......................................................48
Female - internal anatomy......................................................................................48
Female sexual response cycle................................................................................48
Female orgasm.......................................................................................................50
Lecture 9 | Coitus, ovulation, pregnancy, gender..............................................................50
Lecture 9 | Coitus, ovulation, pregnancy, gender..............................................................50
Female orgasm.......................................................................................................50
Sex, masturbation and orgasm - the orgasm gap...................................................51
Male-orgasm imperative.........................................................................................51
Sexual behaviour in the Netherlands......................................................................51
Coitus..................................................................................................................... 51
Coitus - the first time...............................................................................................52
Coitus - duration.....................................................................................................52
Coitus - the consequences - pregnancy..................................................................52
The psychology of ovulation...................................................................................53
Pregnancy.............................................................................................................. 53
Sex [noun].............................................................................................................. 54
Biological ambiguity................................................................................................54
Sex versus gender..................................................................................................55
Gender roles are learned........................................................................................55
