| AIDS | A sexually transmitted infection that is caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which destroys the body's immune system.
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| androgens | The class of hormones that predominate in males and are produced by the testes in males and by the adrenal glands in both males and females.
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| bisexual | A person who is sexually attracted to people of both sexes.
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| chlamydia | A sexually transmitted infection caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomitis.
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| date or acquaintance rape | Coercive sexual activity directed at someone with whom the victim is at least casually acquainted.
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| double standard | A belief that many sexual activities are acceptable for males but not females.
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| estrogens | The class of hormones that predominate in females and are produced by the ovaries.
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| exhibitionism | A psychosexual disorder in which individuals expose their sexual anatomy to others to obtain sexual gratification.
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| fetishism | A psychosexual disorder in which an individual relies on inanimate objects or a specific body part for sexual gratification.
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| genital herpes | A sexually transmitted infection caused by a large family of virus with different strains.
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| gonorrhea | A sexually transmitted infection that is commonly called the "drip" or the "clap" and is caused by a bacterium from the gonococcus family.
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| HPV | A virus (human papillomavirus) that causes genital warts.
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| human sexual response pattern | Masters and Johnson developed this concept to describe four phases of physiological responses as individuals masturbated or had sexual intercourse: excitement, plateau, orgasm, and resolution.
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| incest | Sex between people who are close relatives. Incest is virtually a universal taboo.
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| masochism | A psychosexual disorder in which individuals derive sexual gratification from being subjected to physical pain inflicted by others or themselves.
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| paraphilias | Psychosexual disorders in which the source of an individual's satisfaction is an unusual object, ritual, or situation.
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| pedophilia | A psychosexual disorder in which the sex object is a child and the intimacy involves manipulating the child's genitals.
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| pheromones | Scented substances that are powerful sexual attractants in some animals.
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| psychosexual dysfunctions | Disorders that involve impairments in the sexual response pattern, either in the desire for gratification or the inability to achieve it.
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| rape | Forcible sexual intercourse with a person who does not give consent.
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| romantic script | Sex is synonymous with love. If a person develops a relationship and falls in love, it is acceptable to have sex whether married or not.
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| sadism | A psychosexual disorder in which individuals derive sexual gratification from inflicting pain on others.
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| sexual orientation | An enduring attraction toward members of one's own sex (homosexual orientation) or members of the other sex (heterosexual orientation).
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| sexual scripts | Stereotyped patterns of expectancies for how people should behave sexually.
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| sexually transmitted infections (STIs) | Diseases that are contracted primarily through sexual intercourse-vaginally as well as through oral-genital and anal-genital contact.
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| syphilis | A sexually transmitted infection caused by the bacterium Treponema palladium.
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| traditional religious script | Sex is accepted only within marriage.
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| transsexualism | A gender identity disorder in which an individual has an overwhelming desire to become a member of the opposite sex.
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| transvestism | A psychosexual disorder in which an individual obtains sexual gratification by dressing up as a member of the opposite sex.
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| voyeurism | A psychosexual disorder in which individuals derive sexual gratification from observing the sex organs or sex acts of others, often from a secret vantage point.
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