This course explores cultural beliefs and messages about sex and the human body and helps develop an
understanding of how these impact optimal sexual functioning. An overview of male and female reproductive
processes (menstrual cycle, menopause, sperm production and ejaculation) will be provided, as well as,
discussions on internal male organs and prostate problems. Students will learn to describe the role of hormones
in male and female sexual behavior, Masters and Johnson four-phase sexual response cycle, and Kaplan’s threephase
cycle of sexual response and how to apply that knowledge in a clinical setting.