Sex disorders Flashcards
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Define- Sexual dysfunction
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- Characterized by a clinically significant impairment in one’s ability to respond to sexually or to experience sexual pleasure
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Define - Gender dysphoria
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- Feelings of distress are experienced due to, the absence of congruence between one’s birth-assigned sex and one’s gender identity
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What is the sexual response cycle
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- Sexual response cycle = the changes that occur in the body during sexual arousal, orgasm, and return to unaroused state
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What is the Masters and Johnston response cycle
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- Masters and Johnstons response cycle: excitement, plateau, orgasm, resolution
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What is the Kaplan model, and what distinction does it make?
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- Kaplan model
○ Desire, excitement, orgasm
○ Important distinction is that desire is primarily psychological
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What is hypersexuality called in men/women
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- “nymphomania” = excessively increased sexual desire in women
- ” satyriasis” = excessively increased sexual desire in men
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What are some risk factors for sexual dysfunction
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- Risk factors for sexual dysfunction: diabetes, heart disease, UT disorders, chronic illness, depression and anxiety
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What other conditions can affect sexual dysfunction
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- depression
- anxiety
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What is fetishistic disorder
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- Recurrent and intense sexual arousal from either the use of nonliving objects or a highly specific focus on a non genital body part or parts
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What is transvestic disorder
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- A person who cross-dresses to produce or enhance sexual excitement
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What is sadism and masochism disorder
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- Sexual sadism: a sexual preference towards inflicting pain or psychological suffering on others
- Sexual masochism: individuals who enjoy experiencing pain or humiliation from others
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What is exhibitionist disorder
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- Exposing genitals to unsuspecting and nonconsenting individuals
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What is voyeuristic disorder
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- Voyeur = indiv who experience recurrent or intense sexual arousing urges/fantasies or behaviors involving the observation of unsuspecting indiv who are naked, disrobing, or engaged in sexual activity
- Essential that the person of interest must be unaware that they are being watched
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What is frotteuristic disorder
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- Is touching or rubbing up against a noncompliant person so that the frotteur can become sexually aroused and in many cases reach orgasm
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What is pedophilic disorder
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- Individuals who exhibit a predominant sexual interest in, or preference towards prepubescent children
- Characterized by recurrent, intense sexually arousing fantasies, sexual urges, or behaviors involving sexual activity with a prepubescent child
