Chapter 11: Gender and Sexual Disorders Flashcards
Gender identity
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
Gender dynamics
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
Gender role
The outward, attitudes, and traits that a culture deems masculine or feminine
Sex reassignment surgery
A procedure in which a person’s genitals (and breasts) are surgically altered to appear like those of the other sex
Peraphilia
An intense and persistent sexual interest that is different than the usual fondling or genital stimulation with “normal physically mature consenting human partners”
Paraphilic disorder
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
Exhibition disorder
A paraphilic disorder in which sexual fantasies, urges, or behaviors involve exposing one’s genitals to an unsuspecting person
Voyeuristic disorder
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
Frotteuristic disorder
A paraphilic disorder in which recurrent, intense, sexually arousing fantasies, sexual urges, or behaviors involve touching or rubbing against a nonconsenting person
Pedophilic disorder
A paraphilic disorder in which recurrent sexually arousing fantasies, sexual urges, or behaviors involve a child who has not yet gone through puberty
Sexual sadism disorder
A paraphilic disorder in which recurrent sexually arousing fantasies, urges, and behaviors inflict or would inflict, physical or psychological suffering on a nonconsenting person
Sexual masochism disorder
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
Fetishistic disorder
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
Transvestic disorder
A paraphilic disorder which the person cross-dresses for sexual arousal and experiences distress or impaired functioning because of the cross-dressing
Sexual dysfunctions
Sexual disorders that are characterized by problems in the sexual response cycle
Sexual response cycle
The four stages of sexual response - excitement, plateau, orgasm, resolution - outlines by Masters and Johnson
Male hypoactive sexual desire disorder
A sexual dysfunction characterized by a persistent or recurrent lack of erotic or sexual fantasies or an absence of desire for sexual activity
Erectile disorder
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
Female sexual interest/arousal disorder
A sexual dysfunction characterized by a woman’s persistent or recurrent lack of or reduced sexual interest or arousal; formerly referred to as frigidity
Female orgasmic disorder
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
Delayed ejaculation
A sexual dysfunction characterized by a man’s delay or absence of orgasm
Premature (early) ejaculation
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
Genito-pelvic pain/penetration disorder
A sexual dysfunction in women characterized by pain, fear, or anxiety related to the vaginal penetration of intercourse
Sensate focus exercises
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
