Sexual Disorders

Question 1

What are Male Sexual Disfunctions and their location on sexual arousal response cycle

Answer 1

1. Male Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder: Desire phase. Less sexual desire
2. Erectile Disorder: Won’t get to plateau phase. Can’t keep an erection.
   Premature and Delayed Ejactulation. happens in the resolution phase

Question 2

What is a disorder?

Answer 2

, a disfunction (not working in the way its evolved to work) in psychological sense and distress

Question 3

What are female sexual dysfunctions

Answer 3

1. Female Sexual/Interest Arousal Desire: Low interest in sexual activity (there are all types fo reasons)
   - Interference between desire and excitement (cues aren’t seeming to function as someone may prefer)
2. Female Orgasmic Disorder: Lack of orgasm regardless of amount of stimulation
   - Between orgasm and resolution (can feel desire and such but no orgasm)
3. Genito-Pelvic Pain/Penetration Disorder: pelvic pain during genital sensation or internal

Question 4

How prevalent are sexual dysfunctions?

Answer 4

4% men and 3.6% of women will report at least one

Question 5

What are the sex differences in their disfunctions?

Answer 5

• Male dysfunction commonly relates to performance (a pill helps change the physiological stuff making the mechanisms work for males), whereas females dysfunctions commonly relate to sexual feelings

Question 6

What are treatments used for treating sexual dysfunctions and evidence to support their integration

Answer 6

biopsychosocial comprehensive approach.

Individuals in the waitlist condition using CBt to refrain believes and challenging assumptions works better compared to control condition