Chapter 9 Vocabulary

Question 1

gender identity

Answer 1

one’s psychological sense of being female or being male

Question 2

gender dysphoria

Answer 2

disorder in which an individual experiences significant personal distress or impaired functioning as a result of a discrepancy between his or her anatomic sex and gender identity

Question 3

transgender identity

Answer 3

a type of gender identity in which the individual has the psychological sense of belonging to one gender while possessing the sexual organs of the other

Question 4

paraphilic disorders

Answer 4

types of sexual disorders in which a person experiences recurrent sexual urges and sexually arousing fantasies involving nonhuman objects (such as articles of clothing), inappropriate or non-consenting partners (e.g., children), or situations producing humiliation or pain to oneself or one’s partner. The person has either acted on such urges or is strongly distressed by them

Question 5

exhibitionistic disorder

Answer 5

type of paraphilic disorder almost exclusively occurring in males in which the man experiences persistent and recurrent sexual urges and sexually arousing fantasies involving the exposure of his genitals to a stranger and either has acted on these urges or feels strongly distressed by them

Question 6

fetishistic disorder

Answer 6

type of paraphilic disorder in which a person uses an inanimate object or a nongenital body part (partialism) as a focus of sexual interest and as a source of arousal

Question 7

transvestic disorder

Answer 7

type of paraphilic disorder characterized by recurrent sexual urges and sexually arousing fantasies involving cross-dressing, in which the person has either acted on these urges or is strongly distressed by them

Question 8

voyeuristic disorder

Answer 8

type of paraphilic disorder characterized by recurrent sexual urges and sexually arousing fantasies involving the act of watching unsuspecting others who are naked, in the act of undressing or engaging in sexual activity, in which the person has either acted on these urges or is strongly distressed by them

Question 9

frotteuristic disorder

Answer 9

type of paraphilic disorder characterized by recurrent sexual urges and sexually arousing fantasies involving bumping and rubbing against non-consenting victims or sexual gratification. the person has either acted on these urges or is strongly distressed by them

Question 10

pedophilic disorder

Answer 10

type of paraphilic disorder characterized by recurrent sexual urges and sexually arousing fantasies involving sexual activity with prepubescent children

Question 11

sexual masochism disorder

Answer 11

type of paraphilic disorder characterized by sexual urges and sexually arousing fantasies involving receiving humiliation or pain, in which the person has either acted on these urges or is strongly distressed by them

Question 12

hypoxyphilia

Answer 12

paraphilic disorder in which a person seeks sexual gratification by being deprived of oxygen by means of using a noose, plastic bag, chemical, or pressure on the chest

Question 13

sexual sadism disorder

Answer 13

type of paraphilic disorder or sexual deviation characterized by recurrent sexual urges and sexually arousing fantasies involving inflicting humiliation or physical pain on sex partners, in which the person has either acted on these urges or is strongly distressed by them

Question 14

sadomasochism

Answer 14

sexual activities between consenting partners involving the attainment of gratification by means of inflicting and receiving pain and humiliation

Question 15

sexual assault

Answer 15

nonconsensual bodily contact for a sexual purpose

Question 16

aggravated sexual assault

Answer 16

sexual assault in which the victim is maimed or disfigured or has his or her life endangered

Question 17

sexual dysfunctions

Answer 17

psychological disorders involving persistent difficulties with sexual interest, arousal, or response

Question 18

male hypoactive sexual desire disorder

Answer 18

a type of sexual dysfunction in men involving a persistent or recurrent lack of sexual interest or sexual fantasies

Question 19

female sexual interest/arousal disorder

Answer 19

a type of sexual dysfunction in women involving either a lack of or greatly reduced level of sexual interest, drive, or arousal. women with problems becoming sexually aroused may lack feelings of sexual pleasure or excitement that normally accompany sexual arousal, or they may experience little or no sexual interest or pleasure

Question 20

erectile disorder

Answer 20

sexual dysfunction in males characterized by difficulty in achieving or maintaining erection during sexual activity

Question 21

female orgasmic disorder

Answer 21

type of sexual dysfunction in women involving difficulties achieving orgasm

Question 22

delayed ejaculation

Answer 22

type of sexual dysfunction in men involving persisting difficulties achieving orgasm

Question 23

premature ejaculation

Answer 23

type of sexual disfunction involving a persistent or recurrent pattern of ejaculation occurring during sexual activity at a point before the man desires it

Question 24

genito-pelvic pain/penetration disorder

Answer 24

persistent or recurrent pain experienced during vaginal intercourse or penetration attempts

Question 25

vaginismus

Answer 25

the involuntary spasm of the muscles surrounding the vagina when vaginal penetration is attempted, making sexual intercourse difficult or impossible

Question 26

performance anxiety

Answer 26

fear relating to the threat of failing to perform adequately

Question 27

sensate focus exerices

Answer 27

in sex therapy, mutual pleasuring activities between partners that are focused on the partners taking turns giving and receiving physical pleasure

Question 28

self-spectatoring

Answer 28

tendency to observe one’s behaviour as if one were a spectator of oneself. people with sexual dysfunctions often become self-spectators in the sense of focusing their attention during sexual activity on the response of their organs rather than on their partner or the sexual stimulation itself