Chapter 16

Question 1

performance anxiety

Answer 1

worries about one’s ability to perform sexually, that interferes with experiencing pleasure

Question 2

erectile dysfunction

Answer 2

the inability to develop or maintain an erection of sufficient rigidity to engage in intercourse

Question 3

psychogenic

Answer 3

stemming from psychological causes

Question 4

iatrogenic

Answer 4

originating from medical, pharmacological or surgical treatment

Question 5

aphrodisiac

Answer 5

a substance alleged to induce sexual desire

Question 6

phosphodiesterase type-5 inhibitors

Answer 6

drugs that work by helping to dilate the arteries of the penis

Question 7

intra-vaginal ejaculatory latency

Answer 7

the duration from the moment of vaginal penetration until ejaculation into the vagina

Question 8

anorgasmia

Answer 8

persistent inability to have an orgasm

Question 9

bibliotherapy

Answer 9

the use of readings in therapy

Question 10

spectotoring

Answer 10

monitoring ones own sexual performance rather that simply enjoying giving and receiving pleasure

Question 11

sensate focus exercises

Answer 11

sex therapy exercises developed by Masters and Johnson that involve couples focusing on the sensation of being touched by each other

Question 12

non-demand genital pleasuring

Answer 12

An element of Masters and Johnson’s sensate focus exercises in which couples focus on stimulating each others genitals without focusing on intercourse