To many people, sexuality seems to be something external, and the media and advertising strongly support this myth. It seems that sexuality can be acquired by putting on lipstick, learning to bat your eyelashes, pumping up your muscles, putting on a fashionable shirt and getting a fashionable haircut. Of course, external attractiveness is an important component that ensures success in attracting attention. But, alas, only external attractiveness does not reveal such a big topic as sexuality! You can bring your appearance in accordance with the prescriptions that society dictates to us, but still feel shackled and insecure, as before, not experiencing pleasure from sexual relations with a partner. I want to reveal a little the versatility of such a necessary human need and function as sexuality. And to show that, in addition to all of the above, there are a huge number of factors that influence our sexuality. Perhaps this knowledge will help you learn more about your own sexuality, or, at least, assess how familiar you are with your sexuality. First of all, let's start with the very concept of sexuality. By definition, human sexuality is a combination of biological, psychophysiological, mental and emotional reactions, experiences and actions of a person. All of the listed reactions and actions are associated with the manifestation and satisfaction of sexual desire. Sexuality is an innate need and function of the human body, the same as the process of breathing, digestion, etc. A person is born with a certain physiological sexual potential, then sexuality is formed within the framework of individual life experience. In general, human sexuality is determined by the interaction of biological, mental and sociocultural factors. Let's consider the first factor; the physiological factor. Each person is born with a certain sexual potential; during the course of life, it may turn out that the person secretes insufficient amounts of the hormone and, with the necessary treatment, sexual function is restored, etc. There are many such examples when the presence, disease or change in hormonal levels affects a person’s sexuality. In this case, going to a doctor and carrying out appropriate treatment returns the person his seemingly lost sexuality. The cultural factor. Each culture has its own character of acceptable manifestations of sexual feelings. For example: Puritan culture which expressed a religious attitude and rejection of earthly pleasures, including sexual ones. Puritan culture is characterized by censorship prohibitions related to the topic of sexuality in literature and art, and even medicine. False ideas about the dangers of sexual relations were spread, for example, that masturbation causes impotence, blindness, etc. The final position of Puritanism was weakened in the 20th century by sexual revolutions in the West, but in some countries its influence continues to remain quite high. In other cultures, on the contrary, we can observe the absence of prohibitions on the manifestations of sexuality and taboos associated with sexuality. The manifestation of sexuality in such a culture is the same physiological phenomenon as the need for food and sleep, etc. Depending on the cultural environment in which a person was brought up, such ideas and ideas about sexuality he has. Habits, culture and upbringing very often influence the occurrence of sexual difficulties. The psychological factor is of greatest interest to me as a specialist in the field of psychology and is an important component in the formation of sexuality. Very often, the influence of a psychological factor contributes to the emergence of sexual difficulties in a person. I will list some reasons for possible sexual difficulties: - ignorance of one’s desires, needs, lack of one’s own eroticism due to the psychological immaturity of the individual; - unsuccessful sexual experience, which can.