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Chapter 6 Flashcards

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Brain and Sexual Arousal

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  • Brain plays an important role in sexuality
  • We do not all respond similarly to the same stimuli in sexual arousal
  • Cultural influences play an important role
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Sexuality and Diversity

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  • There are universal biological mechanisms for sexual arousal
  • Particular sexual stimuli and behaviors that people find arousing are greatly influenced by cultural conditioning
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Limbic System

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Subcortical brain system composed of several interrelated structures that influences the sexual behavior of humans and other animals

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Cerebral Cortex

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Outer layer of the brain’s cerebrum that controls higher mental processes

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Dopamine

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Neurotransmitter that facilitates sexual arousal and activity

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Serotonin

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Neurotransmitter that inhibits sexual arousal and activity

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Erogenous Zones

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Areas of the body that are particularly responsive to sexual stimulation

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Primary Erogenous Zones

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Areas of the body that contain dense concentrations of nerve endings

  • Genitals, buttocks, anus, perineum, breasts
  • Does not always mean it produces sexual arousal
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Secondary Erogenous Zones

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Areas of the body that have become erotically sensitive through learning and experience

  • Depends on the person and where they like to be touched
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Pheromones

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Certain odors produced by the body that relate to reproductive functions

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Senses and Sexual Arousal

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  • touch
  • vision
  • smell
  • taste
  • hearing
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Touch

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  • Some areas of your body are more sensitive than others

- Primary and secondary erogenous zones

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Vision

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  • Males more aroused by visual stimuli than females
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Smell

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  • All cultures are different in what odors and scents are upon them
  • Pheromones by the body play a role in this
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Taste

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  • A very minor role in sexual arousal

- Some people can detect and appreciate certain tastes

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Hearing

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  • Some prefer sexually arousing words and noises while other prefer silence
  • This can be helpful in direction during sexual intercourse
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Aphrodisiac

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Substance that allegedly arouses sexual desire and increases the capacity for sexual activity

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Anaphrodisiac

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Substance that exhibits sexual desire and behavior

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Steroid Hormones

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Sex hormones and the hormones of the adrenal cortex

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Neuropeptide Hormones

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Chemicals produced in the brain that influence sexuality and other behavioral functions

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Oxytocin

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Neuropeptide produced in the hypothalamus that influences sexual response and interpersonal attraction

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Castration

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Surgical removal of the testes

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Orchidectomy

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Surgical procedure for removing the testes

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Hypogonadism

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Impaired hormone production in the testes that results in testosterone deficiency

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Kaplan’s Three Stage Model

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Desire, Excitement, Orgasm
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Master and Johnson’s Four-Phase Model

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Excitement, Plateau, Orgasm, Resolution

- Problems: simplified, too literal interpretation of plateau stage, not to be used as a personal standard

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Vasocongestion

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Engorgement of blood vessels in particular body parts in response to sexual arousal

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Myotonia

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Muscle tension

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Excitement Phase

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First phase of the sexual response cycle. Engorgement of the sexual organs and increases in muscle tension, heart rate, and blood pressure occur

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Sex Flush

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Pink or red rash that can appear on the chest or breasts during sexual arousal

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Plateau Phase

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Second phase of the sexual response cycle. Muscle tension, heart rate, blood pressure, and vasocongestion pressure

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Orgasm

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Third phase of the sexual arousal cycle. Series of muscular contractions of pelvic floor muscles occurring at the peak of sexual arousal

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Resolution Phase

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Fourth phase of the sexual response cycle. Sexual systems return to their nonexcited state

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Refractory Period

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Period of time following orgasm in the male, during which he cannot experience another orgasm

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Aging in the Sexual Response Cycle (Older Women)

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  • decreased vaginal lubrication
  • decreased vagina flexibility
  • more rapid resolution
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Aging in the Sexual Response Cycle (Older Men)

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  • lengthened time to erection
  • loss of ejaculatory inevitability
  • more rapid resolution and longer
  • refractory period (hours to days)
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Differences Between Sexes

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  • greater variability in sexual response

- refractory periods

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Multiple Orgasms

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More than one orgasm experienced within a short time period

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