Sexuality At Different Life Stages

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Sexuality at Different Life Stages PSY265 Sexuality at Different Life Stages The following cases that will be discussed concern adolescent sexuality, adult mature sexuality and persons with disabilities sexuality. These are just a fraction of the conversations we could have about human sexuality in our society, all our sexual situations can vary greatly between one other. With so many problems and issues that take place in our lives, that can affect our sexual demeanors in positive or negative ways. These cases will give us a insight into some common issues of concern. Anna: Adolescent Sexuality Anna is growing up and developing interest that all young ladies do concerning situation that involves sex. Anna’s current situation is that she is involved with an older boy. He has increased her anxiety about sex and sexual intercourse, because he is putting unrealistic demands on her about having sex. She also feels torn between wanted to make her boyfriend happy and obeying her parents’ wishes. As Anna’s mother warns her about having an older boyfriend, and that he wants to take advantage of her; Anna needs to take heed in what her mother is saying. Anna needs to learn about making healthy sexual decisions before deciding to try making other people happy, mainly her boyfriend. What any adolescent needs to do is sit down and identify their personal value system. She could make better and more informed decisions if she explores her moral values. Also by exploring the difference between her boyfriends, and her mother’s motives she could come up with a list of pros and cons. Anna will then learn to base her decision on having sex based on her own feelings instead of the feelings of her mother and / or boyfriend. If Anna decision making leads her to not want to engage in sexual intercourse with her boyfriend, her boyfriend should respect and support her
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