Sexual
Behavior
Sexual Behavior:
 R efers to a person’s capacity to arouse the sexual interest of
another, or, conversely, the sexual interest one feels toward
another. It is also defined as “an enduring pattern of romantic or
sexual attraction (or a combination of these); that is believed to
be independent of cultural and other social experiences.”
 the act of engagement in sexual activity, typically involving the
stimulation of the erogenous zone to derive sexual pleasure
between partners or with oneself
Common Types of Sexual
Behavior:
1.Sexual Fantasies
2.Masturbation
3.Coital Sex
4.Oral Sex
5.Anal Sex
A sexual fantasy or erotic fantasy is
a mental image or pattern
of thought that stirs a
person's sexuality and can create or
enhance sexual arousal.
Common Types of Sexual
Behavior:
1.Sexual Fantasies
2.Masturbation
3.Coital Sex
4.Oral Sex
5.Anal Sex
 Tactile stimulation of the body for
sexual pleasure.

Is way of exploring your own
sexual self and is a completely
natural activity . It is also,
therapeutic to an extent that the
pleasure one experiences from
masturbating relieves stress, and
anxiety and elevates one's mood
instantly
Common Types of Sexual
Behavior:
1.Sexual Fantasies
2.Masturbation
3.Coital Sex
4.Oral Sex
5.Anal Sex
 The term for vaginalpenile intercourse.
Common Types of Sexual
Behavior:
1.Sexual Fantasies
2.Masturbation
3.Coital Sex
4.Oral Sex
5.Anal Sex
 Oral stimulation of the male
or female sexual organ
Common Types of Sexual
Behavior:
1.Sexual Fantasies
2.Masturbation
3.Coital Sex
4.Oral Sex
5.Anal Sex
 Defined as penetration by the
anus of an object.
Society and Sexual Behavior
 Sexual Behavior considered normal
depends on the culture.
Cultural Attitudes towards Sexual Behavior
1. SEXUALLY RESTRICTIVE CULTURES
 Often possess a more rigid outlook on
2. SEXUALLY PERMISSIVE CULTURES
Of t en h o ld m o re p ro g res s ive v iew s a n d
s e xu al i t y a l o n g w i t h a d o m i n an t l y
a t t it u d es t o wa rd s ex u a lity a n d ex h ib it
n e g at i ve a t t i t u d e t o wa r d s a n y f o r m o f
m o re len ien c y in t h e eva lu a t io n a n d
s e xu al e x p r e s s io n a n d / o r a c t i v i t y. S e x
reg u la tio n o f s ex- rela ted b eh av io r.
m ay b e s e e n a s t a b o o, a n d r e l a t e d
b e h avi o r s m ay b e s t r i c t l y r e g u l a t e d o r
p r o h i b i t e d a l t o g e t h e r.
Cultural Attitudes towards Sexual Behavior
1. SEXUALLY RESTRICTIVE CULTURES
2. SEXUALLY PERMISSIVE CULTURES
Often possess a more rigid outlook on
Of t en h o ld m o re p ro g res s ive v iew s a n d
s e xu al i t y a l o n g w i t h a d o m i n an t l y n e g a t i ve
a t t it u d es t o wa rd s ex u a lity a n d ex h ib it
a t t i t u d e t o w a r d s a n y f o r m o f s e x u al
m o re len ien c y in t h e eva lu a t io n a n d
e x p r e s s io n a n d / or a c t i v i t y. S e x m ay b e s e e n
reg u la tio n o f s ex- rela ted b eh av io r.
a s t a b o o, a n d r e l a t e d b e h avi o r s m ay b e
s t r i c t l y r e g u l a t e d o r p r o h i b i t e d a l t o g e t h e r.
Cultural Attitudes towards Sexual Behavior
SOPHIA XEPOLEAS (RETRIEVED,2015)
 S o c i e t i e s g e n e ra l l y h ave n o r m s t h a t r e i n fo r c e t h e i r a c c e p t e d s o c i al s y s t e m o f s e x u a l i t y.
 W h a t i s c o n s i d e r e d n o r m al i n t e r m s o f s e x u al b e h av i o r i s b a s e d o n t h e m o r e s a n d va l u e s o f
s o c i e t y.
 I n d i vi d u al s a r e s o c i al i ze d t o s e x u al a t t i t u d e s b y t h e i r f a m i l y, e d u c a t i o n s y s t e m , p e e r s , m e d i a, a n d
religion.
 H i s t o r i c al l y, r e l i g i o n h a s b e e n t h e g r e a t e s t i n f l u e n c e o n s e x u al b e h avi o r s o f m o s t s o c i e t i e s , b u t i n
m o r e r e c e n t ye a r s , p e e r s a n d m e d i a h ave e m e r g e d a s t w o o f t h e s t r o n g e s t i n f l u e n c e s .
 N o r m at i ve s t an d a r d s o n s e xu a l b e h avi o r d i f f e r a c r o s s t h e w o r ld
Example
N o n - w e s t e r n s o c i e t i e s s u c h a s I n d i a a n d C h i n a va l u e d C h a s t i t y i n a p o t e n t i al m a t e , w h i l e We s t e rn
E u r o p ea n C o u n t ri es s u c h a s Sw e d en a n d N o r w ay – p l a c e a l i t t l e va l u e o n p r i o r s e x u al e x p e r i e n c e s .
References:
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_fantasy
• https://drsafehands.com/popular-topics/masturbation-addiction-inmales#:~:text=What%20is%20masturbation%3F,and%20elevates%20one's%20mood%
20instantly.