Men's Health Education: Analyzing the Physiological Development and Sexual Psychology of Puberty

Sexual Physiology in Adolescence

(I) Main Contents of Sexual Physiology

Sexual psychology is the reflection in the brain of people regarding the differences between the sexes and the relationship between them. Its structure is complex and mainly includes the following:

1. Sexual Perception. People perceive the differences between primary and secondary sexual characteristics of men and women through perception. Primary sexual characteristics are the sexual features present at birth, namely the characteristics of the male and female reproductive organs. Secondary sexual characteristics are the physical differences between men and women other than the reproductive organs. People are often easily perceptible of the secondary sexual characteristics of the sexes and use them to distinguish between men and women. Sexual perception also includes the perception obtained by the subject when their own external genitalia are stimulated, resulting in sexual pleasure.

2. Sexual Attention and Interest. Sexual attention and interest are the attention and interest in the opposite sex, and therefore also have an attraction to the opposite sex. Young men and women show obvious sexual attention and interest in each other, especially unmarried young people who have a strong attention and interest in the opposite sex. Generally speaking, a woman's appearance, figure, and adornments easily attract men's attention and interest, while a man's robust physique and refined demeanor easily attract women's attention and interest.

3. Sexual Emotions. This refers to feelings towards the opposite sex. Based on the intensity and nature of these feelings, sexual emotions can be divided into three levels: first, general platonic sexual emotions; second, friendship between opposite sexes; and third, romantic love between opposite sexes, including sexual pleasure in marital relationships and sexual intercourse.

4. Sexual Thinking. This refers to thoughts about the opposite sex. Sexual thinking occupies an important position in the structure of sexual psychology. Human emotions are constrained by reason, and sexual thinking controls the direction and intensity of sexual emotions. The level of sexual thinking has a significant impact on young people's romantic relationships and how well they handle relationships with the opposite sex.

5. Sexual Imagination. This refers to imagining the opposite sex. This includes imagining one's behavior and speech when meeting the opposite sex during courtship, imagining the opposite sex while masturbating, and imagining the joy of the wedding night.

6. Sexual Will. This refers to the coordination and control of actions taken by the subject towards the opposite sex. People with strong sexual willpower can control their sexual desires according to social moral requirements; conversely, those with strong willpower are easily swayed by sexual impulses and may engage in deviant behavior.

7. Sexual Interaction. This refers to interactions with the opposite sex. Both married and unmarried men and women have a need for sexual interaction.

8. Sexual Intention. This refers to people's desire for sexual love. Sexual intention is the essential difference between sexual and non-sexual love. Generally, feelings of camaraderie and friendship between opposite sexes do not include sexual intention, while romantic love between opposite sexes does. The level of coordination of sexual intentions between spouses has a certain impact on the satisfaction of their sexual desires and the development of their relationship. If sexual intention arises between opposite sexes in a non-romantic relationship, the moral values ​​of our spiritual civilization should be used to restrain the emergence of sexual intention.

9. Sexual Desire. This refers to the need for sexual behavior. Sexual desire can be divided into two types: the need for physical contact with the opposite sex and the need for relief from sexual tension, achieved through intercourse with the opposite sex. These two types of sexual desire are distinct yet interconnected. In marital sexual life, the former prepares for the latter, while the latter is the result of the former's development.

10. Sexual Behavior. This refers to the behavior during sexual intercourse between men and women. Sexual behavior is the means of satisfying sexual desire. Sexual behavior is a fundamental condition for human reproduction; without it, women cannot conceive (except through artificial insemination). Therefore, sexual behavior satisfies both sexual desire and the need for procreation.

The development of sexual psychology primarily depends on the development of sexual organs and their functions. The increased secretion and action of sex hormones during puberty lead to rapid development of sexual organs and maturation of sexual function. This is accompanied by a high sensitivity to sexual information, and various related sensations can excite the sexual center, producing self-pleasure. This is the earliest form of sexual perception, always accompanied by a thrilling sexual experience, and even some bizarre fantasies. During the thought process, the subject continuously connects new sexual perception information with previously stored information about sex, gradually understanding certain sexual issues and developing corresponding sexual awareness. For example, during the thought process, sexual perception information is constantly linked to stored information about "opposite-sex objects," gradually understanding the meaning of "opposite-sex objects" and developing corresponding sexual awareness. Sexual perception information is constantly linked to stored information about marriage, gradually understanding the meaning of "marriage" and developing corresponding sexual awareness. Sexual perception information is also constantly linked to stored information about "sexual morality," gradually understanding the meaning of "sexual morality" and its relationship to one's own sexual behavior, developing corresponding sexual awareness. As an individual gradually develops sexual awareness and matures, they gradually form a view of love, which, as sexual self-awareness, regulates the subject's sexual behavior.