10.8 CHAPTER REVIEW

Gender and Sexuality

KEY POINTS

Introduction: Gender and Sexuality

Gender Stereotypes and Gender Roles

Gender-Role Development: Blue Bears and Pink Bunnies

Human Sexuality

Sexual Behavior

Sexual Disorders and Problems

KEY TERMS

Match each of the terms on the left with its definition on the right. Click on the term first and then click on the matching definition. As you match them correctly they will move to the bottom of the activity.

Question

AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome)
erectile dysfunction (ED)
female orgasmic disorder
gender
gender roles
gender schema theory
gender-role stereotypes
genito-pelvic pain/penetration disorder
human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
hypoactive sexual desire disorder
intersex
male orgasmic disorder
paraphilia
paraphilic disorder
premature ejaculation
sex
sexual dysfunction
sexual orientation
sexually transmitted infections (STIs)
social learning theory of gender-role development
transgender
transsexual
Any of several forms of nontraditional sexual behavior in which a person's sexual gratification depends on an unusual sexual experience, object, or fantasy.
In females, sexual dysfunction characterized by consistent delays in achieving orgasm or the inability to achieve orgasm.
Condition in which a person's psychological gender identity conflicts with his or her biological sex.
The theory that gender roles are acquired through the basic processes of learning, including reinforcement, punishment, and modeling.
The beliefs and expectations people hold about the typical characteristics, preferences, and behavior of men and women.
The direction of a person's emotional and erotic attraction toward members of the opposite sex, the same sex, or both sexes.
Any of several infectious diseases that are transmitted primarily through sexual intercourse or other intimate sexual contact. Also known as sexually transmitted diseases, or STDs.
A sexual dysfunction characterized by genital pain before, during, or after intercourse.
The cultural, social, and psychological meanings that are associated with masculinity or femininity.
A transgendered person who undergoes surgery and hormone treatments to physically transform his or her body into the opposite sex.
The behaviors, attitudes, and personality traits that are designated as either masculine or feminine in a given culture.
A retrovirus that infects, destroys, and reduces the number of helper T cells in the immune system, producing AIDS.
Disease caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which selectively attacks helper T cells in the immune system, progressively weakening the body's ability to fight infections and diseases.
A sexual dysfunction characterized by little or no sexual desire.
A consistent disturbance in sexual desire, arousal, or orgasm that causes psychological distress and interpersonal difficulties.
A sexual disorder in which a person engages in a paraphilia that causes distress or harm to that person or to someone who is the target of their paraphilia, or that causes impairment in that person's life.
In males, sexual dysfunction characterized by a recurring inability to achieve or maintain an erect penis.
In males, sexual dysfunction characterized by delayed orgasm during intercourse or the inability to achieve orgasm during intercourse.
The theory that gender-role development is influenced by the formation of schemas, or mental representations, of masculinity and femininity.
Condition in which a person's biological sex is ambiguous, often combining aspects of both male and female anatomy and/or physiology.
In males, sexual dysfunction characterized by orgasm occurring before it is desired, often immediately or shortly after sexual stimulation or penetration.
The biological category of male or female as defined by physical differences in genetic composition and in reproductive anatomy and function. (2) The behavioral manifestation of the sexual urge; sexual intercourse.

KEY PEOPLE

Sandra Lipsitz Bem (1944–2014) American psychologist who has conducted extensive research on sex roles and gender identity; proposed gender schema theory to explain gender-role development. (p. 410)

Virginia E. Johnson (1925–2013) American behavioral scientist who, along with William H. Masters, conducted pioneering research in the field of human sexuality and sex therapy. (p. 416)

William H. Masters (1915–2001) American physician who, along with Virginia E. Johnson, conducted pioneering research in the field of human sexuality and sex therapy. (p. 416)