Sex and Gender - Chapter 11 Content Flashcards
what are the 4 types of disorders that can happen among both men and women sexually?
Desire, arousal, orgasm and pain
What are the desires in the category of sexual desire?
MEN: male hypoactive sexual desire disorder
FEM: female sexual interest/arousal disorder
Define erectile disorder.
Recurring inability in some men to attain or maintain an adequate penile erection until completion of sexual activity. Last approx. 6 months and can be lifelong or acquired (after period of normal sexual function), can be generalized or situational too.
What are orgasm disorders?
MEN: delayed ejaculation, orgasmic disorder, premature ejaculation
FEM: female orgasmic disorder (delay or absence of orgasm)
What are all sexual pain disorders?
FEM: genito-pelvic pain/penetration disorder (can be lifelong or acquired) (vasginism)
Define vaginismus.
Recurring involuntary muscle spasms in the outer third of the vagina that interferes with sexual intercourse.
What are the 4 main steps taken to asses sexual behaviour?
- interview with the patients (describing sex life, fantasies, masturbation)
- thorough medical evaluation to rule out any medical problems (medications, surgeries, sexual hormones)
- psychophysiological assessment to measure the physiological aspect of sexual arousal (look at it when the patient is awake or asleep, can listen to erotic audio and their responsivity is recorded)
- sensate focus (take away the sex and focus on the physical intimacy)
Define paraphilic disorders.
A sexual disorder in which sexual arousal occurs almost exclusively in the context of inappropriate objects or individuals.
Define frotteurism disorder.
Sexual arousal from touching or rubbing against a nonconsenting person, such as on a crowded subway.
Define fetishistic disorder.
A long-term, recurring, intense, sexually arousing urge involving nonliving, unusual objects, which cause distress or impairment in life functioning.
Define voyeuristic and exhibitionistic disorders.
Voyeuristic: observing an unsuspecting individual undressing or naked in order to become aroused
Exhibitionistic: achieving sexual arousal and gratification by exposing one’s genetical to unsuspecting strangers.
Define transvestic disorder.
This is when sexual arousal is strongly associated with the act of dressing in clothes of the other sex (cross-dressing).
Define sexual sadism and masochism disorders.
Sadism: arousal is associated with inflicting pain or humiliation
Masochism: arousal is where you experience the pain or humiliation
Define pedophilic disorder.
This involves a strong sexual attraction towards children.
What is the main treatment for paraphilic disorders?
Covert sensitization and is a CBT intervention to reduce unwanted behaviours by having clients imagine the extremely aversive consequence of the behaviours to create a negative rather than positive association with them.
