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Question 1

Masters and Johnson's approach to explaining the process of human sexual response, encompassing four arbitrarily divided phases: 
1)
2)
3)
4)

Answer 1

EPOR Model

1) excitement
2) plateau
3) orgasm
4) resolution

Question 2

The first phase in EPOR model in which physical changes of sexual arousal occurs

Answer 2

Excitement phase

Question 3

Second phase in EPOR, sexual arousal level off (reaches a plateau) and remains at an elevated level of excitement

Answer 3

Plateau phase

Question 4

Mythical substances that are thought to enhance sexual arousal and desire

Answer 4

aphrodisiac

Question 5

Swelling of erectile tissues due to increased blood flow during sexual arousal

Answer 5

vasocongestion

Question 6

Darkening or reddening of the skin of the chest area that occurs in some people during sexual arousal

Answer 6

Sex flush

Question 7

A widening of inner two-thirds of the vagina during sexual arousal

Answer 7

tenting

Question 8

Third stage in the EPOR model, during which sexual excitement and pleasure reach a climax

Answer 8

Orgasmic phase

Question 9

In males, the buildup of sperm and semen in the urethral bulb just prior to being expelled through the urethra

Answer 9

emission

Question 10

In males, the sensation produced during the emission phase of ejaculation that expulsion of semen in imminent, reflexive, and cannot be stopped; often referred to as the “point of no return”

Answer 10

Ejaculatory inevitability

Question 11

In males, the contraction of pelvic muscles that force semen through the urethra and out of the body through the penis

Answer 11

Expulsion

Question 12

In females, a pair of glands on either side of he urethra that in some women may produce a fluid that is expelled during orgasm; also known as the paraurethral glands

Answer 12

Skene’s glands

Question 13

Fourth and last stage in EPOR model, during which sexual structures return to their unaroused state; also referred to as deturmescence

Answer 13

Resolution phase

Question 14

A period of time following orgasm when a person is physically unable to become aroused to additional orgasms

Answer 14

Refractory period

Question 15

An alternative to masters&johnson’s EPOR model of — — — developed by Helen Singer Kaplan that features the three stages of — , — ,and — .

Answer 15

Kaplan’s 3-Stage Model
Human Sexual Response
Desire, excitement, orgasm

Question 16

Persistently low level of desire for sexual activity or lack of sexual fantasies; also known as inhibited sexual desire

Answer 16

hypoactive sexual desire

Question 17

Model of human sexual response based on the psychological and cognitive stages of —, —, —, and —

Answer 17

Erotic stimulus pathway theory

Seduction, sensations, surrender, reflection

Question 18

Model of female sexual response incorporating a larger variety of factors than previous models, including —, —, —, and — issues

Answer 18

New view of women’s sexual problems

Physical, cognitive, social, and relationship