The Three Factors 1

绪论 - 什么是性行为?
人类的性行为要素
人类性行为的三要素的定义

① 性能力(sexual capacity)

  • 即发生性唤起和达到性高潮的能力。它依赖于个人的一般身体状况和尤其依赖于神经与肌肉系统的状况。这种能力在人与人之间差异非常大，甚至同一个体此一时、彼一时差异也相当大。例如，同一个人在幼儿期、孩童期、青春期、成人期和老年期具有完全相异的性能力。

② 性动机(sexual motivation)

  • 即从事性行为的欲望。可能受到体内特定激素的影响，但是似乎主要依赖于心理因素。在任何特殊情形下，社会条件作用(social conditioning)[1]和特殊的环境是性动机的非常重要的因素。因而，性动机同样在人与人之间和同一个体此一时彼一时之间差异相当大。

③ 性行动(sexual performance)

  • 即性行为的客观数量。不仅依赖于生理与心理因素，而且依赖于时机。毋庸置疑，性行动的极限量受到性能力的制约。

[1]. 社会条件作用(social conditioning)：某一对象逐步将渴望的行为和先前无关的刺激因素联系起来的行为改变过程。——译者注。
Introduction - What is sexual behavior?

Factors in Human Sexual Behavior

The Three Factors 1

Sexual capacity (i.e., the ability to become sexually aroused and reach orgasm) depends on a person's general physical condition and especially on the functioning of the nervous and muscular systems. This capacity varies from one individual to another and even from time to time in the same individual. For example, the same person usually has quite different sexual capacities in infancy, childhood, adolescence, adulthood, and old age.

 Sexual motivation (i.e., the desire to engage in sexual activity) may be influenced by the level of certain hormones in the body, but seems mostly dependent on psychological factors. Very important are social conditioning and the special circumstances in any particular situation. Thus, sexual motivation also varies greatly from one individual to the next and from one time to another in the same individual.

 Sexual performance (i.e., the objective amount of sexual activity) depends not only on physiological and psychological factors, but also on opportunity. Needless to say, at its upper extreme performance is limited by capacity.

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