Chapter 9: Sexual Disorders

Question 1

A sexual disorder in which the client finds it difficult to function adequately while having sex

Answer 1

sexual dysfunction

Question 2

A sexual disorder or deviation in which sexual arousal occurs almost exclusively in the context of inappropriate objects or individuals

Answer 2

paraphilic disorders

Question 3

no interest in sex (men)

Answer 3

hypoactive sexual desire disorder

Question 4

no interest in sex (women)

Answer 4

female sexual interest/arousal disorder

Question 5

delay, absence, or decreased intensity of orgasm

Answer 5

Female Orgasmic Disorder

1 in 4 women have this

Question 6

females, pain during sex, tensing of pelvic floor muscles during sex

Answer 6

genito-pelvic pain/penetration disorder

fear/anxiety about pain during sex can cause it

Question 7

men, ejaculation too early for the couple

Answer 7

premature ejaculation

problem declines with age

~1 minute

Question 8

difficulty achieving or maintaining an erection

Answer 8

erectile disorder

Question 9

Step to assessing sexual behavior

Answer 9

1) interview and examination (rule out medical causes)
2) psychophysiological evaluation
3) test arousal and erections
* 4) penile strain gauge and vaginal photoplethysmograh

Question 10

What is the best intervention?

Answer 10

education

Question 11

Sexual attraction to nonhuman objects

Answer 11

fetishistic disorder

Question 12

persistent pattern of seeking sexual gratification from rubbing up against unwilling others

Answer 12

frotteuristic disorder

Question 13

observing an unsuspecting individual undressing, naked, or engaged in sexual activity

Answer 13

voyeurism

Question 14

exposure of genitals to unsuspecting strangers

Answer 14

exhibitionism

Question 15

sexual arousal with the act of cross-dressing

Answer 15

transvestic disorder

Question 16

inflicting pain or humiliation to attain sexual gratification

Answer 16

sexual sadism

Question 17

suffering pain or humiliation to attain sexual gratification

Answer 17

sexual masochism

Question 18

sexual attraction to prepubescent children

Answer 18

pedophilic disorder

Question 19

Causes?

Answer 19

largely natural, largely what works for the person as they engage in it they condition it

Question 20

Treatment?

Answer 20

can pair arousal with an aversive stimulus, typically bad smell, they smell it and the arousal is gone

conditioning

Question 21

trapped in the body of the wrong sex

Answer 21

gender dysphoria

Question 22

born with multiple genital parts

Answer 22

intersexuality