sexual disorders

Question 1

Criteria for Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder

Answer 1

• Persistently deficient or absent sexual fantasies and desires, as judged by the clinician
• Causes marked distress or interpersonal problems
• Not due to a medical illness, another Axis I disorder or
  the effects of a drug

Question 2

Criteria for Sexual Aversion Disorder

Answer 2

• Persistent avoidance of almost all sexual contact
• Causes marked distress or interpersonal problems
• Not due to another Axis I disorder

Question 3

Female Sexual Arousal Disorder

Answer 3

-Persistent inability to attain or maintain sexual excitement adequate for completion of sexual activity
- Causes marked distress or interpersonal problems
- Not due to a medical illness, another Axis I disorder, or
the effects of a drug

Question 4

Male Erectile Disorder

Answer 4

• Persistent inability to attain or maintain an erection adequate for completion of sexual activity
• Causes marked distress or interpersonal problems
• Not due to a medical illness,another Axis I disorder, or
  the effects of a drug

Question 5

Female and Male Orgasmic Disorder

Answer 5

• Persistent delay in or absence of orgasm after a normal period of sexual arousal
• Not explained by age, sexual experience, or adequacy of sexual stimulation
• Causes marked distress or interpersonal problems
• Not due to a medical illness, another Axis I disorder (except another sexual dysfunction), or the effects of a drug

Question 6

Premature Ejaculation

Answer 6

• Persistent tendency to ejaculate after minimal stimulation and before the man wishes it
• Not explained by the man’s age, novelty of the situation or the partner, or recent frequency of sexual contacts
• Causes marked distress or interpersonal problems
• Not due to the effects of a drug

Question 7

Dyspareunia

Answer 7

• Recurrent genital pain associated with sexual intercourse
• Causes marked distress or interpersonal problems
• Not due to vaginismus, lack of vaginal lubrication, another Axis I disorder, medical illness, or the effects of a drug

Question 8

Vaginismus

Answer 8

• Recurrent spasm of the outer third of the vagina interferes with intercourse
• Causes marked distress or interpersonal problems
• Not due to another Axis I disorder or to the physiological effects of a medical illness

Question 9

Biological factors for sexual dysfunction

Answer 9

• vascular system such as atherosclerosis
• diseases that affect the nervous system such
  as diabetes, multiple sclerosis, and spinal cord injury;
  -low levels of testosterone or estrogen;
  -heavy alcohol use before sex; chronic alcohol dependence; and heavy cigarette smoking
  -antidepressant drugs like Prozac and Zoloft = delayed orgasm and not wet.

Question 10

Psycho social factors

Answer 10

• sexual contact during childhood

arousal disorder in women and premature ejaculation and low sex drive in men.