Psych 1216 - Human Sexuality
Review #1
Chapter 1
1)Discuss the early evolution of human sexuality, from quadrupeds to bipeds.
2)What contributions were made to sexuality by:
a)the Early Egyptians
b)the Hebrews
c)the Greeks
d)the Romans
e)India
i)What did the Kama Sutra teach?
ii)What is the ritual act of sati?
f)China
i)What is the yin and yang?
3)Discuss the impact of Early Christianity on sexuality?
a)What did Jesus say about sex?
4)Discuss sexuality during the Middle Ages.
5)Discuss the influence of Islam on sexuality.
a)What was a haram?
i)What is a eunuch and what was a eunuch’s purpose?
6)How did sexuality change during the:
a)Renaissance?
b)Reformation?
i)What were the views of Martin Luther and John Calvin?
c)Age of Enlightenment
d)Victorian Era
i)What did Sylvester Graham propose?
7)Discuss sex in Early America:
a)What role did Anthony Comstock have on sexuality?
i)Describe the nature of sexuality by the late 19th century (Victorian Era)?
b)During the 20th century?
i)What was Women’s Suffrage?
ii)What did Margaret Sangor do?
iii)Discuss Gay Liberation.
(1)What was the Stonewall Riot of 1969?
(2)What was the view of gays by the American Psychiatric Association by 1973?
Chapter 2
1)Discuss Freud’s Psychodynamic Theory:
a)The Unconscious, Libido, Thanatos
b)The Id, Ego, Superego and the principles of each
c)Psychosexual Stages of Development
i)What occurs during each?
(1)What is fixation? Identification?
2)Discuss Behaviorism.
a)Discuss Classical Conditioning.
i)What are: UCS, UCR, CS, CR, Neutral Stimulus?
b)Discuss Operant Conditioning.
i)What are: reinforcers, punishers?
ii)What is Behavior Modification?
c)What is Social Learning Theory?
3)What is Cognitive Theory?
4)What is Humanistic Theory?
a)What is self-actualization?
b)What did Abraham Maslow propose?
c)What did Carl Rogers propose?
i)What is unconditional positive regard?
5)Discuss Biological Theory
a)Discuss Evolutionary Theory.
6)Briefly describe:
a)Sociological Theory
b)Feminist Theory
c)Queer Theory
7)Describe:
a)Case Studies
b)Surveys
c)Interviews
d)Direct Observation
e)Participant Observation
f)Correlational Studies
i)Describe a correlation coefficient and what it tells us.
g)Experimental Studies
i)What are Independent and Dependent Variables?
8)Briefly discuss problems and issues in Sex Research:
a)Ethical Issues
b)Volunteer Bias
c)Sampling Problems
d)Reliability
Chapter 3
1)Describe the influences of the following on communication:
a)Cultural and Ethnic Context
b)Social Context
c)Psychological Context
2)What is Onion Theory?
3)Describe the three goals of communication.
4)Discuss communication and gender:
a)The two categories of communication skills
b)Quantity of communication
5)Describe communication and culture: low vs. high context cultures
6)Discuss types of communication:
a)Nonverbal
i)Describe:
(1)Proximity
(2)Eye contact
(3)Touching
b)Briefly discuss each of the following in sexual communication:
c)What are issues with computer-mediated communication?
7)Briefly discuss issues with Sexual Communication:
a)Feeling Good about Yourself
b)Self-Disclosure
c)Trusting Your Partner
d)Nonverbal Communication
e)Obstacles
8)Discuss the following issues in Listening:
a)Active Listening
b)Being an Effective Listener
c)Message Interpretation
d)Negative Feelings & Criticism
e)Non-constructive Communication
f)Fighting
9)Discuss Conflict Resolution:
a)Strategies
b)Negotiation
i)Agreement as a gift
ii)Bargaining
iii)Coexistence