sexual response, sex therapy, sex ed Flashcards
freud thoughts on clitoral and vaginal orgasms
clitoral was immature and childish, vaginal was mature and adult like
kinseys thoughts on male and female
females and males are similar in anatomy and physiology, but females have a lesser sexual capacity
first people to look at sexual response
masters and jhonson
rosemary basson
circular model of sexual response
approach reasons for circular model of sexual response
going into sexual encounter to get a positive result (to have fun)
avoidance reasons for circular model of sexual response
going in to the encounter to avoide neg results (get it out of the way, not be nagged)
what is sexual stimuli
turn ons
sexual arousal
physical aspects (heart rate etc) and emotional aspects (feeling in the mood)
what makes a sexual disorder
when it causes psychological distress or interpersonal difficulty
what percent of men and women in the last 6 months had sexual problems
59% men and 68% women
sexual problem categories
desire, excitement, orgasm, pain
2 sets of types of sexual problems
lifelong vs acquired
situation vs generalized
female disorders
interest/arousal disorders: 36%
orgasmic disorder: 10-42%
penetration disorder: 8-15%
male disorders
hypoactive sexual desire
erectile disorder
premature ejaculation
new view critiques
treat male and female as similar when they are importantly different, ignore relational context of sexuality and desires for emotional intimacy