Classic and contemporary approaches to the assessment of female sexuality are discussed. General approaches, assessment strategies, and models of female sexuality are organized within the conceptual domains of sexual behaviors, sexual responses desire, excitement, orgasm, and resolution , and individual differences, including general and sex-specific personality models. Where applicable, important trends and relationships are highlighted in the literature with both existing reports and previously unpublished data. The present conceptual overview highlights areas in sexual assessment and model building that are in need of further research and theoretical clarification. Research in female sexuality is fractionated. Significant contributions in specific areas, such as assessment, treatment, or understanding sexual phenomena have not necessarily led to offshoot contributions in related areas. The present contribution discusses issues in the assessment of female sexuality from the organizational framework of concepts rather than measures.
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Patient information: See related handout on sexual behaviors in children , written by the author of this article. Sexual behaviors in children are common, occurring in 42 to 73 percent of children by the time they reach 13 years of age. Developmentally appropriate behavior that is common and frequently observed in children includes trying to view another person's genitals or breasts, standing too close to other persons, and touching their own genitals. Sexual behaviors become less common, less frequent, or more covert after five years of age. Sexual behavior problems are defined as developmentally inappropriate or intrusive sexual acts that typically involve coercion or distress.
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Despite recent media attention and potential public health importance, little is known about the prevalence and nature of sexting. Using a large school-based sample of adolescents, we examined the prevalence of sexting behaviors, as well as its relation to dating, sex, and risky sexual behaviors. Data are from Time 2 of a three-year longitudinal study. Participants self-reported their history of dating, sexual behaviors, and sexting sent, asked, been asked, bothered by being asked. A total of public high school students The sample consisted of African American
T his week you may have heard about the Utah lewdness law , which a judge refused to overturn in a judgment against a woman who removed her top in her own home while applying drywall, and was seen by her stepchildren doing it. What little research there is on the topic suggests fears around the harms of parental nudity are exaggerated. One UCLA study that followed families over a period of 18 years found no negative effects among adolescents who observed their parents naked regularly when they were between the ages three to six. One of the main benefits to seeing a parent naked is that a child gets to see what a normal, naked adult body looks like. By contrast, seeing women with stretch marks, pubic hair and lumpy parts gives children more realistic expectations. If they want to see what boobs look like, they will Google it. Some fear exposing a child to nudity will ruin them in some way, or at least embarrass them — but these concerns are unfounded. It also means that they have a better model for talking about sex in a healthy way. Of course, strict guidelines need to be set. Parents need to accept other families will have different rules that need to be respected, too.
