Week 2 Flashcards
Why is self report on sexual behaivour an difficult way to undrtsand sexual norms
People may face stigma so they portray sexual behaviour to be more or less than the truth
What were the four Phases of the Masters and Johnson normal sexual cycle response
Desire Phase, Excitiment Phase, Orgasmic Phase, Resolution Phase.
Which four criteria must be met to be clinnically diagnosed as having a sexual dysfunction
Occur up to 75% of the time for the past 6 months , cause clinical distress, not due to a medical condition, present during solo and duo sex.
What is a life long sexual dysfunction?
Dysfunction present from the first sexual expereince.
What is an acquired sexual dysfunction
When the dysfunction has developed after a period of normal sexual function
What is a generalised sexual Dysfunction
Dysfunction not limited to a certain type of stimulation, situation or partner
What is Situational Sexual dysfuction
dysfunction which only occures during certain types of stimulation, situation or partner.
e.g. a women expereinces pain while having sex with her partner but not during masturbation
What is the most common cause of Genito-Pelvic Pain Disorder
Sexual Abuse
What is the link between sex and alcohol
people are more willing to have sex but are not more aroused
List a biological disorder which can result in sexual dysfunction
Cadiovascular disorder leads to anxiety in sex as poeple fear they may have a heart attack
What are some social and contural contributions to sexual dysfunctions
Christianity no sex before marriage. Islam only have sex when tyring to have a child. Peron seeting high expectations. pressure to have sex to be cool
What are some negative or traumatic contributions to sexual dysfunctions
Rape, incest and intial negative expereinces of sexual exposure
Provide an example of how socially transmited attitude and interact with a relationship
having pressure put on you to have kids and make a family can cause anxiety and effect intimacy
what are the three ways to treat social dysfunction through education
Altering Myths, Cognitive/behavioural therpay and schema therapy
What is Dynamic therapy for sexual dysfunction
Increasing commincation between partners
Why are antidepressants contoversal for sexual dysfunction treatmment
they can decrease anxiety but also lower sex drive
What is the defintion of a paraphilia
Intense, persistent and reoccurent sexual attraction to unusual objects or sexual activities lasting around 6 months
Why is the prevalence of Paraphilias underestimated?
We only know the occurence of these events based on crime rates. Illegal self acts are not often self reported. Not all paraphilias are criminal and not all are distressing to an individual.
What is Voyeurisitc Disorder
Observation of unsuspecting others who are nakes, disrobing or engaging sexual activity
What is transvestic disorder?
Fantasies urges or behaviours involving cross dressing
What is exhibitionistic Disorder
Fantasies urges or behaviours involoving showing ones genital to unsuspecting strangers
What is Frotteuristic Disorder
Fantasies urges or behaviours invloving touching or rubbing against an unconsenting person
What is the difference between sadism and masichism?
Sadism is the desire to cause physical/phsycological suffering to another person while masochism is the desie to be humiliated, beatedn or made to suffer
Which Paraphilia has ‘equal’ male to female ratio
Both Sadism and Masochism
What are two biological factors which could contribute to paraphilias
Excess male hormone levels, and nuerological differences such as temporal lobe chnages.
What are developmental/psychological factors which could contribute to paraphilias
Disordered relationships as well as physical or sexual abuse during chilhood. OCD.
How do you treat paraphilia
There is no real treatment so instead there is a focus on minimising harm to others
What is rescripting fantasy does it work.
Engage in deviant fantasy at the moment of climax you switch your thought to more healthy and normative sex acts. Not much evidence that it works
What are biological treatments
Castration and other medication such as antidpressents.
Gender Dysphoria
when someone feels like there biological sex doesn not match their psychological and emotional identity
describe the desire phase of the sexual response cycle
sexual interest or desire/arousing fanatsies or thoughts
what is the excitment phase
increased blood flow to genitalia, erections and lubrication of the vagina
describe the resolution phase
occues after the excitment phase, in men there is a refractory period but this does not exist in women
what are the three catergories of sexual dysfunction listed in the DSM-V
desire, interest
orgasmic disorders
sexual pain
what is a spectator role
the one having sex is so concerned about how they do that they are rather observing themsleves and impedeing natural sexual behaviour
