Chapter 17: Sexual disorders and sex therapy Flashcards
Sexual disorder
A problem with sexual response that causes a person mental distress.
Lifelong sexual disorder
A sexual disorder that has been present ever since the person began sexual functioning.
Acquired sexual disorder
A sexual disorder that develops after a period of normal functioning.
Hypoactive sexual desire (HSD)
A sexual disorder in which there is a lack of interest in sexual activity; also termed inhibited sexual desire or low sexual desire.
Discrepancy or sexual desire
A sexual disorder in which the partners have considerably different levels of sexual desire.
Female sexual interest/arousal disorder
A diagnosis in DSM-5 that encompasses lack of interest in sexual activity and absent or reduced arousal during sexual interactions. The diagnosis is limited to women.
Female sexual arousal disorder (FSAD)
A sexual disorder in which there is a lack of response to sexual stimulation.
Erectile disorder
The inability to have or maintain an erection.
Lifelong erectile disorder
Cases of erectile disorder in which the man has never had an erection sufficient to have intercourse.
Acquired erectile disorder
Cases of erectile disorder in which the man at one time was able to have satisfactory erections but can no longer do so.
Premature (early) ejaculation
A sexual disorder in which the man ejaculates too soon and thinks he cannot control when he ejaculates. Also called rapid ejaculation.
Delayed ejaculation
A sexual disorder in which the man cannot have an orgasm, even though he is highly aroused and has had a great deal of sexual stimulation; also called male orgasmic disorder.
Female orgasmic disorder
A sexual disorder in which the woman is unable to have an orgasm.
Situational orgasmic disorder
A case of orgasmic disorder in which the woman is able to have an orgasm in some situations but not in others.
Dyspareunia
Painful intercourse.
Genito-pelvic pain/penetration disorder
The term in the DSM-5 for pain during sex or vaginismus, which tend to occur together.
Vaginismus
A sexual disorder in which there is a spastic contraction of the muscles surrounding the entrance of the vagina, in some cases so severe that intercourse is impossible.
Organic factors of sexual disorders
Physical factors, such as disease or injury, that cause sexual disorders.
Prior learning
Things that people learned earlier that now affect their sexual response.
Immediate causes
Various factors that occur in the act of lovemaking that inhibit sexual response.
Cognitive interference
Negative thoughts that distract a person from focusing on the erotic experience.
Spectatoring
Masters and Johnson’s term for acting as an observer or judge of one’s own sexual performance; thought to contribute to sexual disorders.
Behavior therapy
A system of therapy based on learning theory, in which the focus is on the problem behavior and how it can be modified or changed.
Sensate focus exercise
A part of the sex therapy developed by Masters and Johnson in which one partner caresses the other, the other communicates what is pleasurable, and there are no performance demands.
