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Module 27 12 3 14 * 3 immigrants 4 Nasty – aggressive Twenge 2001, Told students after a personality test that they were the type to end up alone later in life, became more likely to engage in self-defeating behaviors than students who were told they would have rewarding relationships. Module 27 12 3 14 * Module 27 12 3 14 * Problems in a person’s desire for or ability to have satisfying sexual activity. Affects 30-50% of U.S. adults. Most respond to psychotherapy and/or drugs. Common Problems: Erectile disorder Premature ejaculation Arousal disorder (women) Vaginismus Module 27 12 3 14 * Preview Question 9: How do sex hormones influence human sexual development and arousal? Module 27 12 3 14 * Sex is good for you, if you are with someone you are fond of, the time is right, and you enjoy this form of exercise and sell expression. Stroking and massage trigger the production of oxytocin and the endorphins, brain chemicals that can relax and produce feelings of attachment.40 Sex helps you keep your skin, muscles, and other bodily tissues in tone. It offers the opportunity to create novelty and excitement. And with orgasm, the brain releases oxytocin in women and vasopressin in men-chemicals associated with feelings of attachment. But sex is not only good for relaxation, muscle tone, and giving and receiving pleasure; it is often associated with elevated levels of testosterone. And testosterone can promote the production of dopamine, the liquor that fuels romance. Curiously, even seminal fluid can potentially contribute to romantic passion. Psychologist Gordon Gallup and his collaborators report that this broth that surrounds sperm contains dopamine and norepinephrine, as well as tyrosine, an amino acid the brain needs to manufacture dopamine.41 This ejaculate also contains testosterone, which can elevate the sex drive; various estrogens, which aid feminine sexual arousal and orgasm; and oxytocin and vasopressin, which encourage feelings of union with a partner. I