Ch. 3 Health Vocab.

Intimacy

Emotional component of love, including feelings of closeness, warmth, openness, and affection

Passion

Sexual component of love, including, attraction, romance, excitement, and physical intensity

Commitment

The decision aspect of the relationship, the pledge to stay with a partner through good and bad

Nonverbal communication

Communication that takes place without words, mainly through body language

Metamessage

The unspoken language of a communication; the meaning behind the message, conveyed by nonverbal behavior and by situational factors such as how, when, and where the message is delivered

Assertiveness

The ability to stand up for oneself without violating other people's rights

Sex

A person's biological status as a male or female, usually established at birth by the appearance of the genitals

Intersex

A general term used for a variety of conditions when a person is born with a reproductive or sexual anatomy that doesn't seem to fit the typical definitions of female or male

Gender

Masculine or feminine behaviors and characteristics considered appropriate for a male or female in a particular culture

Gender role

Set of behaviors and activities a person engages in to conform to society's expectations of his or her sex

Transgender

Having a sense of identity as a male or female that conflicts with one's biological sex; transgendered individuals experience absence of inappropriateness about their sex and identify strongly with the other sex

Gender identity

Internal sense of being male or female

Sexual orientation

A person's emotional, romantic, and sexual attraction to a member of the same sex, the other sex, or both

Heterosexuality

Emotional and sexual attraction to members of the other sex

Homosexuality

Emotional and sexual attraction to the members of the same sex

Bisexuality

Emotional and sexual attraction to the members of both sexes

Homophobia

Irrational fear of homosexuality and homosexuals

Cohabitation

Living arrangement in which 2 people of the opposite sex live together as un married partners

Blended families

Families in which one or both parents bring a child or children from a previous marriage

Community

A group of people connected in a way that transcends a casual attachment

Values

Set of criteria for judging what is good and bad that underlies moral decisions and behavior

Spirituality

The experience of connection to self, others, and the community at large, providing a sense of purpose and meaning

Service learning

Form of education that combines academic study with community service