Sexual dysfunctions

Question 0

Attempts to measure a woman’s arousal

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Vaginal Plethysmograph

Question 1

Sexual Response cycle

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1. Desire Phase
2. Excitement Phase
3. Orgasm Phase
4. Resolution Phase

Question 2

3 Categories of Sexual Dysfunctions

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1. Sexual Arousal
2. Sexual Desire
3. Sexual Interest

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Deficient or absent sexual fantasies and urges

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Hypoactive sexual disorder

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Failure to attain or maintain an erection through completion of sexual activity

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Erectile disorder

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Persistent deficits in sexual interest, biological arousal, subjective arousal

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Sexual interest / arousal disorder in women

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Persistent absence of orgasm after sexual excitement

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Female orgasmic disorder

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Persistent difficulty in ejaculating

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Delayed ejaculation

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Persistent or recurrent pain during intercourse

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Genito-pelvic pain disorder

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2 immediate causes of sexual disorders

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• fears about performance

- adoption of spectator role

Question 10

Psychosocial factors

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Rape, childhood sexual abuse, and other degrading encounters

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Sexual abuse during childhood is associated with _______________

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Diminished arousal and desire

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_____ and _____ increase the risk of sexual dysfunctions

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Depression and anxiety

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Too much _____ and _____ impede sexual functioning

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Stress and exhaustion

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Instrument used to measure arousal in men

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Penile plethysmograph

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Treatments of Sexual Dysfunctions

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• Anxiety reduction
• directed masturbation
• procedures to change attitudes and thoughts
• skills and communications training
• couples therapy
• medication and physical treatment

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Gradual and systemic exposure to anxiety provoking aspects of the sexual situation

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Anxiety reduction

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To enhance women’s comfort with and enjoyment of their sexuality; helpful in treatment of orgasmic disorder

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Directed masturbation

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Clients are encouraged to focus on the pleasant sensations that accompany even incipient sexual desire disorder

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Procedures to change attitudes and thoughts

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Skill and communication training

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• To improve sexual skill and communication by showing videos demonstrating sexual techniques
• encourages couples to communicate their likes and dislikes

Question 20

• Group of disorders defined by recurrent sexual attraction to unusual objects or unusual sexual activities lasting at least 6 months
• types are differentiated according to the source of the arousal

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PARAPHILIAS

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• reliance on an inanimate object or a nongenital part of the body for sexual arousal
• recurrent and intense sexual urges towards these objects
• presence of the object is strongly preferred or even necessary for arousal

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FETISHISTIC DISORDER

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• when adults derive sexual gratification through sexual contact with prepubertal or pubescent children
• when they experience recurrent, intense, and distressing desires for sexual contact with children
• offender must be at least 18 years old or at least 5 years older than the child

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PEDOHEBEPHILIC DISORDER

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Sexual relations with close relatives for whom marriage is forbidden

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INCEST

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- intense and recurrent desire to obtain sexual gratification by WATCHING UNSUSPECTING OTHERS in a state of undress or having sexual relations - begins in adolescence - often have paraphilias but not elevated rates of other mental disorders

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VOYEURISTIC DISORDER

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- recurrent, intense desire to obtain sexual gratification by exposing one's genitals to an unwilling stranger - begins in adolescence - seldom an attempt to have actual contact with the stranger - triggered by anxiety and restlessness, as well as sexual arousal

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EXHIBITIONISTIC DISORDER

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- involves sexually oriented touching of an unsuspecting person - often occurs in crowded places - occurs with other kinds of paraphilias

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FROTTEURISTIC DISORDER

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Defined by an intense and recurrent desire to obtain or increase sexual gratification by INFLICTING PAIN or psychological suffering in another

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SEXUAL SADISM DISORDER

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Defined by an intense and recurrent desire to obtain or increase sexual gratification through being subjected to PAIN OR HUMILIATION

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SEXUAL MASOCHISM DISORDER

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- majority are men - androgens might play a role - sexual desire is higher for people with paraphilias

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NEUROBIOLOGICAL FACTORS

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- association of inappropriate stimuli to sexual arousal | - paraphilias are considered an outcome of inadequate social skills

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PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS

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Treatment

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- strategies to enhance motivation | - CBT