Sexual disorders Flashcards
Categories of sexual disorders
Paraphilias and sexual dysfunction disorders
Sexual dysfunction disorders
In women: Female sexual arousal/desire disorder, female orgasmic disorder, genito-pelvic pain/penetration disorder
In men: male hyposexual desire disorder, erectile disorder, premature/delayed ejaculation
What is sexual response cycle?
Desire, excitement, plateau, orgasm, resolution
Two causes of sexual dysfunction according to Masters and Johnson
Immediate causes (performance fears, adaptation of spectator role), distal causes (sociocultural, biological, sexual traumas, homosexual inclination)
Treatments for sexual dysfunction
Anxiety reduction, couples therapy, directed masturbation, sexual skills and communication training, medication and physical treatment, procedures to change thoughts and attitudes
What are paraphilias?
Recurrent sexual attraction to unusual objects or sexual activities
Which are the paraphilias according to the DSM-5?
Fetishistic, transvestic, pedohebephilic, voyeuristic, exhibitionistic, frotteuristic, sadism, masochism