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Chapter 13 - Sexual Disorders and Genetic Variation Flashcards

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Sexual Dysfunction

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people cannot respond normally in key areas of sexual functioning, make it difficult or impossible to enjoy sexual intercourse

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For phases of sexual response

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desire, excitement, orgasm and resolution

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Desire phase

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consists of an interest in or urge to have sex, sexual attraction to others and for many people, sexual fantasies

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Male hypoactive sexual desire disorder

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persistently lack or have reduced interest in sex and engage in little sexual activity

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Female sexual interest/arousal disorder

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lack normal interest in sex and rarely initiate sexual activity

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Biological causes of low sexual drive

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  • high level of prolactin
  • low level of testosterone
  • high or low estrogen (from the pill or biology)
  • excessive activity of dopamine and serotonin
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Psychological causes of low sexual drive

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a general increase in anxiety, depression or anger

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Sociocultural causes of low sexual drive

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  • situational pressures
  • unhappy relationships
  • divorce
  • people who need more space but arent getting any
  • females level of emotional well-being
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Excitement phase

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marked by changes in the pelvic region, generally physical arousal, increases in heart rate, muscle tension, blood pressure and rate of breathing

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Erectile Disorder

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Persistently fail to attain or maintain an erection during sexual activity

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Biological causes of Disorders of excitement

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  • hormonal imbalance
  • any condition that reduces blood flow into the penis (CHD)
  • damage to the nervous system (diabetes)
  • medications and substance abuse
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Nocturnal penile tumescence

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  • erections during sleep

- healthy man is likely to have 2 to five erections

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Psychological Problems of disorders of excitement

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  • performance anxiety

- spectator role

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Sociocultural problems of disorders of excitement

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  • loss of job
  • financial stress
  • marital stress
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Orgasm Phase

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a person’s sexual pleasure peaks and sexual tension is released as the muscles in the pelvic region contract or draw together rhythmically

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Premature Ejaculation

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  • persistently researches orgasm and ejaculates within 1 minute of beginning sexual activity
  • can be related to anxiety or hurried masturbation experience in adolescents
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Delayed ejeculation

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  • persistently is unable to ejaculate or has very delayed ejaculations during sexual activity with a partner
  • due to low testosterone, spinal cord injury and neurological diseases
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Female orgasmic disorder

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persistently fail to reach orgasm, have very low intensity orgasms, or have a very delayed orgasm

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Biological cause of female orgasmic disorder

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  • diabetes
  • multiple sclerosis
  • drugs and medication
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Psychological cause of female orgasmic disorder

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  • depression

- memories from childhood trauma

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Sociocultural causes of female orgasmic disorder

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  • stressful events
  • traumas
  • relationships may help produce fears
  • attitudes that characterize sexual problems
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Genito-pelvic pain/penetration disorder

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muscles around the outer third of the vagina involuntarily contract, preventing entry of the penis

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Vaginismus

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  • Can percent a couple from having intercourse

- usually a learned fear response

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Dyspareuia

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  • vaginal or pelvic pain during intercourse without the contractions of the muscles
  • could be tied to penis colliding with parts left of the hymen or protein in semen
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Behavioral theorists treatment of sexual dysfunctions

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  • try to reduce the fears that they believed were causing the dysfunction
  • sex therapy
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Affectual Awareness

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Patients visualize sexual scenes in order to discover any feelings of anxiety, vulnerability, and other negative emotions they may have concerning sex

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Instruction Training

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help them change their negative reactions to sex

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Erectile disorder treatments

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  • tease technique

- viagra

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Directed Masturbation Training

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a woman is taught step by step how to masturbate effectively and eventually reach orgasm during sex

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Paraphillias

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Patterns in which people repeatedly have intense sexual urges or fantasies or display sexual behaviors that involve objects or situations outside sexual norms

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Fetishistic disorder

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  • recurrent, intense sexual urges, sexual arousing fantasies, or behaviors that involve the use of a nonliving object or nongenital body part often to the exclusion of all other stimuli
  • electric shock therapy was used to try to fix this
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Tranvestic Disorder

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feels recurrent and intense sexual arousal from dressing in clothes of the opposite gender

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Exhibitionistic disorder

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experiences recurrent and intense sexual arousal form exposing his genitals to an unsuspecting individual

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Voyeuristic disorder

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experiences recurrent and intense sexual arousal from observing an unsuspecting individual who is naked, disrobing or engaging in sexual activity

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Frotteuristic Disorder

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experiences repeated and intense sexual arousal from touching or rubbing against a non-contesting person

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Pedophilic Disorder

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experiences equal or greater sexual arousal from children than from physically mature people

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Sexual Masochism disorder

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repeatedly and intensely sexually aroused by the act of being humiliated, beaten, bound or otherwise made to suffer

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Hypoxphilia

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people strangle or smother themselves in order to get a sexual pleasure

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Sexual Sadism disorder

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usually male, is repeatedly and intensely sexually aroused by the physical or psychological suffering of another individual

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Transgender

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People who believe their sexual identity is different from the sex they were assigned

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Ego dystonic homosexuality

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experience of extreme distress over one’s homosexual orientation

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gender reassignment surgery

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  • surgery is preceded by 1 to 2 years of hormone replacement
  • involves double mastectomy’s , splitting of penis to form a vagina, boob job’s etc
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Gender Dysphoria

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feel severe anxiety, depression, display substance abuse, and may have thoughts of suicide

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