Sexuality - Female

Question 1

What part of the brain is the emotional center in which romantic love comes from?

Answer 1

hypothalamus

Question 2

Fisher concluded in her research studies that romantic love is a fundamental ______________ ____________.

Answer 2

human drive

Question 3

Describe lust

Answer 3

craving for sexual gratification, biological sexual surging

Question 4

Describe love

Answer 4

infatuation (intense, short lived passion) with a particular partner

Question 5

Describe attachment

Answer 5

A calm, secure union with a long-term partner, including pair-bonding (forming a close relationship through courtship and sexual activity), monogamy, parenthood, and kinship (sharing characteristics….affinal relationship)

Question 6

List and describe the three drives by Fisher:

Answer 6

1. Lust is like animal attraction…you desire to have sex with any semi-appropriate partner
2. Romantic Love causes you to focus on one specific partner
3. Attachment makes you want to live with a partner long enough to raise a child (assuming you want to have a child)

Question 7

Eroticism is another word for ___________.

Answer 7

arousal

Question 8

True or false: We are looking for receptivity and responsivity to pleasure and erotic touch which facilitates arousal and orgasm.

Answer 8

true

Question 9

True or false, 1 in 6 women experience the male pattern of one orgasm during intercourse without using additional stimulation.

Answer 9

true

Question 10

True or false: On average, women are orgasmic during 70% of sexual encounters.

Answer 10

true

Question 11

What is the main sexual disorder females are diagnosed with?

Answer 11

Female sexual interest / arousal disorder (study it! Slides 8-10 in powerpoint)

Question 12

List 3 influential components of female sexual arousal

Answer 12

1. cognitive / mental
2. emotional
3. physical

Question 13

Etiology for female sexual interest / arousal disorder could include:

Answer 13

relationship issues
unsatisfactory sexual response
internal sexual conflict
sexual trauma
sexual ambivalence

Question 14

What are the 5 main categories (boxes) of etiology for female sexual interest / arousal disorder?

Answer 14

1. physical
2. psychological
3. emotional
4. relational
5. spiritual

Question 15

What are the treatment approaches for Female sexual arousal / interest disorder?

Answer 15

• couple’s sex therapy is preferred treatment
• individual sessions intermixed
• this is a couple’s issue

Question 16

What are two effective treatment approaches for female sexual interest / arousal disorder?

Answer 16

CBT & Mindfulness based interventions