Sexual Dysfunction Flashcards
Individuals find it difficult to function adequately while having sex
Sexual dysfunction
Sexual arousal occurs primarily in the context of inappropriate objects or individuals.
Paraphilic disorders
Refers to a strong attraction or liking
Philia
Indicates the attraction is abnormal.
Para
Disorder where there is incongruence and psychological distress and dissatisfaction with the gender one has been assigned at birth (boy or girl).
Gender dysphoria
Sex with the opposite sex
Heterosexual behavior
Sex with the same sex
Homosexual behavior
Human sexual response cycle (5)
Desire phase
Arousal stage
Plateau phase
Orgasm phase
Resolution phase
Human sexual response cycle:
Sexual urges occur in response
to sexual cues or fantasies.
Desire phase
Human sexual response cycle:
A subjective sense of sexual pleasure
and physiological signs of sexual arousal
Arousal stage
Increased flow of
blood into the penis
Penile tumescence
Blood pools in the pelvic area
Vasocongestion
Erect nipples
Breast tumescence
Human sexual response cycle:
Brief period occurs before orgasm
Plateau phase
In males, feelings of the inevitability of ejaculation, followed by ejaculation; in females, contractions of the
walls of the lower third of the vagina.
Orgasm phase