Chapter 11: Gender and Sexual Disorders

Question 1

Gender identity

Answer 1

The subjective sense of being male and female (or having the sense of more fluid identity, outside the binary categories of male and female), as these categories are defined by a person’s culture

Question 2

Gender dynamics

Answer 2

A psychological disorder characterized by an incongruence between a person’s assigned gender at birth and the subjective experience of his or her gender, and that incongruence causes distress

Question 3

Gender role

Answer 3

The outward, attitudes, and traits that a culture deems masculine or feminine

Question 4

Sex reassignment surgery

Answer 4

A procedure in which a person’s genitals (and breasts) are surgically altered to appear like those of the other sex

Question 5

Peraphilia

Answer 5

An intense and persistent sexual interest that is different than the usual fondling or genital stimulation with “normal physically mature consenting human partners”

Question 6

Paraphilic disorder

Answer 6

A category of disorder characterized by paraphilias that lead to distress, impaired functioning, or harm - or risk of harm - to the person or to other

Question 7

Exhibition disorder

Answer 7

A paraphilic disorder in which sexual fantasies, urges, or behaviors involve exposing one’s genitals to an unsuspecting person

Question 8

Voyeuristic disorder

Answer 8

A paraphilic disorder in which sexual fantasies, urges, or behaviors involve observing someone who is in the process of undressing, is nude, or is engaged in sexual activity, when the person being observed has neither consented to nor is aware of being observed

Question 9

Frotteuristic disorder

Answer 9

A paraphilic disorder in which recurrent, intense, sexually arousing fantasies, sexual urges, or behaviors involve touching or rubbing against a nonconsenting person

Question 10

Pedophilic disorder

Answer 10

A paraphilic disorder in which recurrent sexually arousing fantasies, sexual urges, or behaviors involve a child who has not yet gone through puberty

Question 11

Sexual sadism disorder

Answer 11

A paraphilic disorder in which recurrent sexually arousing fantasies, urges, and behaviors inflict or would inflict, physical or psychological suffering on a nonconsenting person

Question 12

Sexual masochism disorder

Answer 12

A paraphilic disorder in which the person repeatedly becomes sexually aroused by fantasies, urges, or behaviors related to being hurt - specifically, being humiliated or made to suffer in other ways - and this arousal patten causes significant distress or impairs functioning

Question 13

Fetishistic disorder

Answer 13

A paraphilic disorder in which the person repeatedly uses nonliving objects or nongenital body parts to achieve or maintain sexual arousal and such an arousal pattern causes significant distress or impairs functioning

Question 14

Transvestic disorder

Answer 14

A paraphilic disorder which the person cross-dresses for sexual arousal and experiences distress or impaired functioning because of the cross-dressing

Question 15

Sexual dysfunctions

Answer 15

Sexual disorders that are characterized by problems in the sexual response cycle

Question 16

Sexual response cycle

Answer 16

The four stages of sexual response - excitement, plateau, orgasm, resolution - outlines by Masters and Johnson

Question 17

Male hypoactive sexual desire disorder

Answer 17

A sexual dysfunction characterized by a persistent or recurrent lack of erotic or sexual fantasies or an absence of desire for sexual activity

Question 18

Erectile disorder

Answer 18

A sexual dysfunction characterized by a man’s persistent difficulty obtaining or maintaining an adequate erection until the end of sexual activity, or a decrease in erectile rigidity; sometimes referred to as impotence

Question 19

Female sexual interest/arousal disorder

Answer 19

A sexual dysfunction characterized by a woman’s persistent or recurrent lack of or reduced sexual interest or arousal; formerly referred to as frigidity

Question 20

Female orgasmic disorder

Answer 20

A sexual dysfunction characterized by a woman’s normal sexual excitement not leading to orgasm or to her having diminished intensity of sensations of orgasm

Question 21

Delayed ejaculation

Answer 21

A sexual dysfunction characterized by a man’s delay or absence of orgasm

Question 22

Premature (early) ejaculation

Answer 22

A sexual dysfunction characterized by ejaculation that occurs within a minute of vaginal penetration and before the man wishes it, usually before, immediately during, or shortly after penetration

Question 23

Genito-pelvic pain/penetration disorder

Answer 23

A sexual dysfunction in women characterized by pain, fear, or anxiety related to the vaginal penetration of intercourse

Question 24

Sensate focus exercises

Answer 24

A behavioral technique that is assigned as homework in sex therapy in which a person or couple seeks to increase awareness of pleasurable sensations that do not involve genital touching, intercourse, or orgasm