PSY/265 Sexuality at Different Life Stages Instructor: Rhettman Mullis, Jr. Date: June 17, 2012 By: Sue McClease Sexuality at Different Life Stages As a counselor in this scenario, I would like to know the exact age of Anna. I say this because adolescents range in age from about14 to 18. An eighteen year old girl would be more likely to understand the sexual response to her boyfriend and also the changes that has occurred in her body, better than a fourteen year old. I do know that girls nowadays are more educated about sex, than when I was young, however I do not know if they have a clear understanding of the body changes, hormonal changes and the sexual urges that they are experiencing at this stage in life and how to handle them.
Call to Action (You asked the question “How can I be successful at practicing abstinence?” According to the American pregnancy Association here are some helpful tips; Do things with friends or with groups, go on double dates, minimize physical interaction that could lead passionate moments and last but not least avoid situations when you’re alone. Q. Who is responsible for the problem? The problem with adults practicing abstinence it’s the act of doing so, it’s the fear of being judge for doing so. We are responsible for this being a good think for our youth and never really talked about in adulthood.
Although the free-love movement was full swing, single women had a hard time getting the pill. Still, freedom from fear of pregnancy, women had more latitude to choose partners and determine the timing and frequency of sex when women take the pill. Despite fear of pregnancy there was a powerful check on promiscuity information that was treated as the equivalent of pornography. The pill was embraced by millions of women for a very personal reason. According to a Time in 1964, they declared that the “second sexual revolution” was built on the message that “sex will save you and libido makes you free” .Everyone’s open-mindedness was the new normal; the pursuit of pleasure overtook the pursuit of
Starting in the 1970s, new patterns of treatment emerged that focused on offenders becoming more self-aware and teaching them to control their high-risk impulses. Current approaches to treating sex offenders include: Cognitive behavioral Counselors and therapists work toward changing sex offenders thoughts and patterns of arousal. Psycho educational Sex offenders often don't realize the impact of their behaviors on non-consenting adults and children. Offenders are made more aware of their responsibility for the acts they commit, and focus is placed on the offender's concern for his or her victim. Pharmacological Medication is used to reduce sexual arousal.
Surveys could be a good thing with the questionnaires and interviews if all the people were honest during the survey, or people could have been dishonest and didn’t want to reveal the truth maybe because they feel ashamed for masturbating at a young age or being sexually active before marriage. There are four different types of methods: case studies, survey, direct observation, and experimental method. There are advantages and disadvantages to each method. The advantages for Kinsey’s survey research method are people were more open to talk about sex and if Kinsey interviewed other ethnicities, he would have had different results. The disadvantages are that Kinsey only interviewed white, middle class and college
Hippie’s felt love should not be hidden from society, so hippie’s had sex quite openly. Changes were found very quickly when colleges began to allow co-ed dorms, meaning both girls and boys could live in them. The hippie’s also used sex as a motivation to stop fighting in the war. The slogan “Make Love Not War” became very popular around the United States. Pre-marital sex became a norm in the lives of young adults in the United States.
This paper will include a summary and evaluation of the above noted article. Summary This article explains that sexuality is a natural part of life that affects one’s identity as a human being, while allowing the opportunity to express affection as well as other bodily emotions (Pangman & Seguire, 2000). Society tends to think of older adults as asexual although in reality; many older adults continue to have sexually satisfying lives well into old age. As the older adult begins to experience chronic illness, sexuality is often ignored and society fails the person by failure to recognize that sexual health and well being are important to the older adult and giving them the sense of feeling devalued and unimportant (Pangman & Seguire, 2000). The article defines sexuality as “one of the most natural and basic aspects of one’s life as a human being” (Pangman & Seguire, 2000, p. 51).
Some believe the drug RU-486 or better known as the “morning after pill” is such an exception. However, some unplanned pregnancies happen due to result of rape or incest, which makes it safer to use the after morning pill because it does not come with as many risks as a surgical abortion. For instance, the only risk concern is the 97 out of 100 percent that the after morning pill will not work successfully. Although it is safer to seek other sources, such as adoption. It was found that at least 9,100 abortions each year are attributed to pregnancies that occur because of forced sexual intercourse, according to the Alan Guttmacher institute, “Stephanie Poggi of the National Network of Abortion Funds wrote in 2005.” This is smart to do instead of a surgical abortion, for the reason being that women have a chance of further complications.
About six out of 100 women will get pregnant if they don’t always use the shot. Condoms should still be used with both methods. Birth control doesn’t only help against pregnancy but it helps with medical issues as well. About one-point-five million women take birth control for other reasons than preventing pregnancy. It helps with menstrual cramps, extremely painful menstrual cycles, and premenstrual syndrome.
While parents cannot determine whether their children have sex, use contraception, or become pregnant, the quality of their relationships with their children can make a real difference (Miller, 1998). The family unit must be restored. Parental influence focusing on the issues surrounding adolescent sexuality may help many teens from becoming parents at an early age. A variety of factors contribute to teenage pregnancy. The breakdown in American society includes moral and ethical issues.