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Understanding Sexual Behaviors and Practices

This document discusses various topics related to human sexuality including celibacy, erotic dreams and fantasies, masturbation, different types of sexual activities and positions, and Tantric intercourse. It provides information on the types and reasons for celibacy, prevalence of erotic dreams and fantasies, perspectives on and purposes of masturbation, and details various sexual acts including kissing, touching, manual and oral stimulation, anal play, and intercourse positions. It also mentions Maltz's levels of sexual expression and notes that Tantric intercourse is a spiritual practice involving focus on the partner through control of orgasm.

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Understanding Sexual Behaviors and Practices

This document discusses various topics related to human sexuality including celibacy, erotic dreams and fantasies, masturbation, different types of sexual activities and positions, and Tantric intercourse. It provides information on the types and reasons for celibacy, prevalence of erotic dreams and fantasies, perspectives on and purposes of masturbation, and details various sexual acts including kissing, touching, manual and oral stimulation, anal play, and intercourse positions. It also mentions Maltz's levels of sexual expression and notes that Tantric intercourse is a spiritual practice involving focus on the partner through control of orgasm.

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Chapter 8

Sexual Behaviors
Celibacy

Types of Celibacy

Complete celibacy

Partial celibacy
Reasons for or Benefits of Celibacy

Religious, moral beliefs

Waiting for the appropriate person

Learning about other aspects of self

Health considerations

During substance abuse recovery


Erotic Dreams

Expression and exploration of desires taking


place within the mind

Most males, two thirds females

Nocturnal orgasm
Erotic Fantasy

Can occur during daydreams, masturbation, or


during sexual encounters

95% of women and men fantasize

Fantasy content among heterosexual and non-


heterosexual individuals are similar, except for
sex of imagined partner
Sexual Fantasy

Function of sexual fantasies


Source of pleasure and arousal
Overcome sexual anxiety
Acceptable expression of socially unacceptable
behavior
Gender similarities and differences
Fantasies: Help or Hindrance?
Most research points to helpful
Perspectives on Masturbation

Traditional Condemnation

Viewed as non-procreational
Erroneous health concerns
Freud considered it immature

Contemporary research has established that it is


not harmful
Purposes for Masturbation

Relieves sexual tension

Means of self-exploration

Assists in physical relaxation


Self-Pleasuring Technique

Follow your moral values

Set aside adequate time and relax

Experiment with different types of touch


Male Masturbation
Female Masturbation
Maltz Levels of Sexual Expression

Maltz levels of sexual expression


Sexual energy as a force
Positive
+1 = positive role fulfillment
+2 = making love
+3 = authentic sexual intimacy
Negative
-1 = impersonal interaction
-2 = abusive interaction
-3 = violent interaction
Maltz Hierarchy of Sexual Interaction
Kissing and Touching

Kissing
Cross-cultural practices and attitudes toward kissing

Touching
Cornerstone of human sexuality
Whole body is responsive
Personal preferences
Specific erogenous zones
Tribadism
Manual Stimulation of Genitals

Individual differences with regard to manual


stimulation

Most women need consistent touching through


orgasm

Men may not like to be touched just after orgasm


Oral-Genital Stimulation

Types: cunnilungus and fellatio

Acceptance varies

More unmarried people engaging in oral sex


now than reported in Kinseys survey
Oral-Genital Stimulation
Oral-Genital Stimulation
Sources of Unpleasant or Bitter-Tasting
Ejaculate
Anal Stimulation

Prevalence is lower than other forms of sexual


activity

Health risk (HIV, other infections)

Lubricants and gentle insertion needed

Anilingus/ Rimming
Coitus and Coital Positions

Position variations

Man or woman above

Face-to-face

Side-lying

Rear entry
What Is Your Favorite Intercourse
Position?
Coital Positions
Coital Positions
Coital Positions
Coital Positions
Tantric Intercourse

Eastern path to spiritual enlightenment

Sexual expression considered a form of spiritual


meditation

Involves control and delay of male orgasm with


focus on harmony with partner

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