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Did you know sex has a profound impact on mental health? In this video, we explore the surprising connection between intimacy and mental well-being. Learn how a healthy sex life can reduce stress, boost mood, and improve overall mental health. Watch now and discover the benefits!

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00:00Hey, Psych2Goers, how much do you know about sex?

00:04Whether you know a lot or not much,

00:06there are quite a lot of interesting things sex can do

00:09to our minds and bodies that you might not know.

00:12What are these things, you may ask?

00:14Well, here are six things sex does to your mind and body.

00:18Number one, sex may help increase your cognitive capacity.

00:23According to a study published

00:24in the Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin,

00:27simply thinking about a sexual encounter

00:29may enhance analytical thinking.

00:32The study states that it suggests that when in love,

00:35people typically focus on a long-term perspective,

00:38which should enhance holistic thinking

00:40and thereby create thought,

00:42whereas when experiencing sexual encounters,

00:45they focus on the present and on concrete details,

00:48enhancing analytic thinking.

00:50Because people automatically activate

00:52these processing styles when in love

00:54or when they experience sex,

00:56subtle or even unconscious reminders of love versus sex

01:00should suffice to change processing modes.

01:02Another 2010 study published in the PLOS One using rats

01:08found that sexually active rodents had more neurons

01:11in the part of their brain called the hippocampus

01:14when compared to virgin rats.

01:16This part of the brain has an important role

01:19in memory and learning.

01:21Researchers noticed that when sexual activity

01:23later stopped among rodents,

01:25they lost those advancements in brain power.

01:28Number two, sex may boost self-esteem.

01:32Everyone's different, but according to psychologists,

01:35sex may aid in boosting your self-esteem.

01:38Psychologist Ryan Anderson explained in Psychology Today

01:42that lack of sex can lead to feelings of angst,

01:44self-doubt and inadequacy.

01:47And there is strong evidence that feelings of self-worth

01:50and identity are strongly associated with sex.

01:53He goes on explaining that social pressure

01:56may come into play with this.

01:58He also notes that often sex therapists

02:00and marriage counselors agree that couples

02:02that engage in regular sex with each other

02:05have far greater self-esteem than those who don't.

02:09Everyone's scenario is different.

02:11For some, sex isn't a priority

02:13and might not affect their self-esteem as much as others.

02:16But for others, sex can't help but make you feel good

02:19both in mind and body in more ways than one.

02:22Number three, frequent sex may help heart health.

02:27According to a study published

02:28in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health,

02:32frequent sex may decrease a male's risk

02:34for a fatal heart attack.

02:36Results from the research study revealed

02:38that males who had sex two times or more a week

02:41had a lesser chance of a fatal heart attack

02:43than those who had sex not quite as much.

02:46The study noted additional findings on strokes

02:48and their connections to frequent sex,

02:50stating middle-aged men should be heartened

02:53to know that frequent sexual intercourse

02:54is not likely to result in a substantial increase

02:57in the risk of strokes

02:59and that some protection from fatal coronary events

03:02may be an added bonus.

03:04Number four, it can alter your pain perception.

03:07Sex can alter your pain perception?

03:10Yep, and it's all thanks to a part of our brain

03:13called the hypothalamus.

03:15According to some research,

03:16sex may alter your pain perception,

03:18making you feel less pain.

03:21The section of the brain called the hypothalamus

03:23releases the feel-good hormone, oxytocin,

03:26also known as the love hormone,

03:28during orgasm or arousal.

03:30Researchers at Rutgers University

03:32found that this release of oxytocin

03:34may help women feel less pain.

03:37This can be especially true during menstruation.

03:40Another study published

03:41in the Bulletin of Experimental Biology and Medicine

03:44found that extremely low doses of oxytocin

03:47reduce pain sensitivity in men,

03:49lowering one's pain threshold by 56.5%.

03:54Number five, sex can take work for long-term partners.

03:58There's a popular belief among many young people

04:00that sexual satisfaction can diminish

04:02with time in long-term relationships,

04:05but it actually just takes a bit of work.

04:07Recent research from the University of Toronto

04:10recognized that effort is required

04:12if you wanna have a great sex life

04:14with your long-term partner.

04:15So don't expect it to be wonderful every time

04:18if you don't put in some work every now and then.

04:20A healthy relationship with communication and effort

04:24can equal a healthy and happy sex life.

04:26And number six, sex before an important event

04:30may lower your level of stress.

04:32Looks like sex may just help your grades

04:34on your university final exams.

04:36A 2006 research study published

04:38in the journal Biological Psychology

04:41had subjects take part in stressful activities.

04:44These included giving a public speech

04:46or taking a difficult math quiz.

04:48Subjects who had sex before the test

04:50had lower blood pressure and lower levels of stress.

04:53This was then compared to those who had no sex,

04:56those who masturbated,

04:57and those who had sexual contact without intercourse.

05:00The study even claims that penile vaginal intercourse, PVI,

05:04but not other sexual behavior

05:06is associated with better psychological

05:08and physiological function.

05:10You may just have to thank not only yourself,

05:12but your partner as well for that A plus on your math exam.

05:16So which of these were you most surprised to hear about?

05:19Let us know in the comments down below.

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