The Dual Comparison Theory

Focusing on just natural clarifications of human conduct, the Biological Theory trusts that physiological variables tremendously affect sexual conduct. Scholars regularly take a gander at anomalous hormonal and androgenic levels in the body and cerebrum to depict freak sexual practices as in rising hormones are identified with physical changes that advance sexual excitement, climax, discharge, and other sexual movement. "In spite of the fact that a survey of natural studies indicates clashing results about the relationship between

Human sexuality is a common phrase for all, and anything, pertaining to the feelings and behaviors of sex for the human race. Sexuality has been a topic that has been discussed and studied for as far back as 1000 years B.C. and is still being studied today. As the discussion of sexuality has progressed through history, theories have been created based on research and experiments that scholars have implemented, based on their own perceptions of human behavior. Out of the many theories that pose to explain sexual behavior, Sexuality Now explained ten that are seemed to be the most overlapped, and built off of theories. Of these theories, two that were discussed in the text were the behavioral and sociological theory. These two theories cover some of the basic ideas of what could possibly influence a person’s sexuality.

·         List and define the four stages of Masters and Johnson’s human sexual response cycle. (Page 217) Excitement, plateau, orgasm, resolution

Bettering oneself is excellent and much-needed for a happy and successful life. However, if people constantly compare themselves to others, the betterment they have achieved is counteracted. No longer is the change for the individual person, but it is a change to mold into the conformity of society. Seeking change to please oneself and seeking change to please others are two different ideologies.

Advertisers, politicians, drug corporations and crime bosses all understand the power of sexual stimulation in motivating humans. Complete industries are headquartered on ways to boost sexual prowess or to satisfy these urges. Nevertheless all these ways only dissipate the sexual vigour in unproductive or wasteful ways or they lead to more damaging uses of the strong sexual power.

A full functional analysis of Leader X’s feeling, thoughts, events and behaviors both preceding and following his use of pornography will be conducted. As well as exploring the function that pornography is playing in his life. By doing this I will be able to determine what is causing Leader X to use pornography, for example if he is using it to escape stress or using it as a way to feel better about himself or even as a way to escape from a situation. Leader X will be taught stimulus control strategies which will involve destroying and removing all pornography he has and in addition to this he will be taught how to use imagery. By teaching Leader X imagery he will he will be equipped with a way to survive his urges to use pornography as well as learn that if he resists his urges they will subside.

Although irrational, many of these drives originated during childhood. According to this theory a child’s first six years of life is divided into three stages. These three stages, characterized by a type of sexual pleasure, are as follows, oral stage, anal stage, and phallic stage. Oral stage is present during infancy. It holds the idea that the mouth is the erotic body part. The anal stage, present throughout toddlerhood, holds the idea that the anus is the erotic body part. The last stage, phallic stage, is present during the preschool years. This stage holds the idea that the child’s libido declares his or her genitalia as their erogenous zone. After these three stages there is latency, and then genital stage (Berger, 2008).

Everyone has a sense of self. This idea of self is how a person maps out who they are in the world, but one way a person can develop a sense of self is by making social comparisons. Social comparisons are when a person defines their sense of worth based on how they compare with others. They base these comparisons on things such as looks, social status, and abilities.

According to the interdependence theory, there are four kinds of relationships that are based on our comparison level, comparison level for alternatives, and outcomes. This means that our judgments of what we feel like we deserve from our partners, what we believe we can get from other potential partners, and the subjective net reward of our relationship all affect which type of relationship that we are in. When our outcomes outweigh our comparison level and comparison level for alternatives, we feel that there are more rewards to our relationship and we do not think that we will get more benefits from another potential partner; as a result, we would be in a happy, stable relationship. An example is a couple that do each others' chores and

One of the interesting outcome that has been revealed with the studies of sexuality might be the behavior of masturbation. According to Alfred Kinsey in the 1950s, a sex researcher who studied about sexual behavior in human, concluded three main points about masturbation as; it is harmless, it is not a substitute for intercourse, and it acts as important role in women’s sexuality because its practice helps women to achieve orgasm during intercourse. However, recent research shows some incompatible outcomes of masturbation unlike Kinsey’s report. In the article, Immature psychological defense mechanisms are associated with women’s greater desire for and actual engaging in masturbation by Stuart Brody and Susan Nicholson reports that women who

The desire for sex expression comes at the head of the list of stimuli, which most effectively "step-up" the vibrations of the mind and start the "wheels" of physical action . Eight of these stimuli are natural and constructive. Two are destructive. The list is here presented for the purpose of enabling you to make a comparative study of the major sources of mind stimulation. From this study it will be readily seen that the emotion of sex is, by great odds, the most intense and powerful of all mind stimuli.

The ‘better-than-average’ (or BTAE) effect states that certain individuals would evaluate themselves more positively than the average person. Within this, there is argument to suggest that there are both positive and negative implications linked to this theory. The concept of ‘self’ plays a large role in discovering whether these factors affect the individual, whereas social comparison is also a great aspect in understanding how the better-than-average effect can include itself into everyday society, therefore creating an unrealistic divide between different groups.

In 1997 Whipple and Brash-McGreer proposed a circular sexual response pattern for women. It comprises four stages (see Figure 2): seduction (encompassing desire), sensations (excitement and plateau), surrender (orgasm), and reflection (resolution). This model demonstrates that pleasant and satisfying sexual experiences may have a reinforcing effect on the woman, leading to the seduction phase of the next sexual experience. If, during reflection, the sexual experience was not satisfactory, she may not have a desire to repeat the experience. (Whipple et al , 1997)

Judging one's worth in the world through social comparisons is central not only to human psychological functioning, but also critical to the survival of individual animals in many species (O’Brien) I have caught myself on many occasions making comparisons at the gym. I hate that I do it, but it is natural. I do both though, I compare downward and upward. If I see a girl that is skinny at the gym I am automatically making those upward comparisons thinking that she is better than I am. I also catch myself looking at someone that is bigger than me to make myself feel better about how I look. In contrast to upward comparisons, downward comparison theory (Wills, 1981) predicts that people experiencing negative feelings or cognitions about themselves

This paper will explore the physiological phenomena during sex and if it holds to be proven about all creatures. Sigmund Freud invented Psychoanalysis, which is the theory and therapy of treating people who suffer from nervous disorders by researching the unconscious mind that makes us repress or push our urges and desires. From Psychoanalysis, stems Psychosexual development, which believe that from birth humans experience sxual energy going through five stages in their life. This theory could have inspired the two researchers between the late 1950s and early 1960s, William H. Masters and his partner, Virginia E. Johnson. Masters and Johnson deeply investigated the physiological changes a male and female experience during sex and how long