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Personal Assignment 4

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Q SOC 209: Human Sexualities Personal Assignment 4—10 points Horny Select either one of these two options. Choose the assignment that most interests you and, of course, you are comfortable exploring and expressing. Choose wisely from the standpoint of what you wish to gain from this assignment—not because you merely “have to.” Your assignment is due by midnight Friday, March 4. Submit your assignment in the designated online drop box. Be sure to (a) put your name at the top of your assignment, (b) when you upload your assignment be certain that it is saved in Word or Rich Text Format (RTF), and please (c) title the document you upload by your last name. OPTION ONE—Libido -vs- Arousal 1. Read the short blog “Libido Verses Arousal” at https://milehighpsychotherapy.com/blog/libido-vs-arousal 2. Define and explain the difference between libido and sexual arousal. 3. Define and explain the difference between spontaneous desire and responsive desire. 4. It is not uncommon for people to assume that their own experiences of desire are the same as how others experience desire. Since people clearly differ on levels of libido, arousal, spontaneous desire and responsive desire (just for starters) it’s easy to see why that is a completely misguided assumption. Identify at least 3 ways that failure to understand this diversity of experiences of desire can cause problems within romantic and sexual relationships. 5. If couples experience significant differences in libido, arousal, and the spontaneous or responsive nature of their respective desires, what can they do to either prevent or lessen the potential conflict? OPTION TWO—Who is Most Horny? It is often suggested that men (and boys) are more interested in sex than women (and girls). Such knowledge often passes as “common sense,” and there have long been theories to “explain” (or, maybe more accurate, justify if not excuse) this assumption on the grounds of “instinct,” genetic impulse, evolution, and nearly any other convenient framework that can legitimize the “fact” that men are more interested in sex than women. Then again, is that really true? There are many things that influence behaviors. Strong desires may be present, but lots of things influence if we can, or will, act on them. Thus, there is good reason to suggest that maybe women experience desire just as ?

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Libido is the frequency with which one wants to engage in sexual activities. Having sexual ideas or fantasies, as well as the urge to begin the sexual activity with a partner, are examples of libido. One helpful way to think about libido is as hunger or an appetite, as some people have a constant low-grade awareness of a voracious desire for sex, whereas others may experience a sudden onset of a voracious desire for sex; and many may never notice they have sexual hunger, even if months have passed without having sex ("Libido Vs Arousal — Mile High Psychotherapy"). Arousal, on the other hand, is the degree to which one becomes turned on or thrilled when one thinks about sex or begins to participate in sexual activity.