sexual motivation pt 1

Question 1

sexual orientation

Answer 1

emotional, romantic, and/or erotic attraction to other people or no people

Question 2

sexual response cycle

Answer 2

divided into 4 phases including excitement, plateau, orgasm, and resolution

Question 3

excitement

Answer 3

phase of the sexual response cycle that involves sexual arousal

Question 4

plateau

Answer 4

phase of the sexual response cycle that falls between excitement and orgasm

Question 5

orgasm

Answer 5

peak phase of the sexual response cycle associated with rhythmic muscle contractions (and ejaculation)

Question 6

resolution

Answer 6

phase of the sexual response cycle following orgasm during which the body returns to its unaroused state

Question 7

refractory period

Answer 7

time immediately following an orgasm during which an individual is incapable of experiencing another orgasm

Question 8

gender identity

Answer 8

individual’s sense of being male, female, neither of these, both of these, or another gender

Question 9

gender dysphoria

Answer 9

diagnostic category in DSM-5 for individuals who experience enduring distress as a result of their gender identity not aligning with their sex assigned at birth