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| What are the 5 stages of the sexual response cycle? |
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Definition
1. Desire
2. Excitement
3. Plateau
4. Orgasm
5. Resolution |
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| Describe the desire phase of the sex response cycle |
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Definition
| the interest in sexual activity |
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| Describe the excitement phase of the sex response cycle |
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Definition
-begins with fantasy or physical contact
-characterized by erection in guys
-vaginal lubrication, labial swelling, clitoral erection in females
-increased BP and nipple erection in both sexes |
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| Describe the plateau phase of the sex response cycle |
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Definition
Men: increased testicle size, secretion of a few drops of seminal fluid
Women: contraction of the outer vagina, enlargement of the inner vagina
Both: facial flushing and increased pulse, blood pressure, and respiration |
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| Describe the orgasm phase of the sex response cycle |
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Definition
-men: ejaculation
-women: contractions of the uterus and lower one third of the vagina |
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| Describe the resolution phase of the sex response cycle |
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Definition
| muscles relax and cardiovascular state returns to baseline; men have a refractory period during which no orgasm can occur and women have women have little or no refractory period |
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Term
| What happens to the refractory period and the nature of the ejaculation as men age? |
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Definition
| Refractory period lengthens and intensity of ejaculation decreases |
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Term
| What are the 2 main types of psychiatric drugs implicated in sexual dysfunction> |
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Definition
SSRI's and anti-psychotics (block dopamine)
-dopamine enhances libido
-serotonin inhibits libido |
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Term
| Absence or deficiency of sexual desire or fantasies |
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Definition
Hypoactive sexual desire disorder
-the disroder must cause marked distress or interpersonal difficulty
-not caused by substance use or a general medical condition |
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Term
| Avoidance of genital contact with a sexual partner |
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Definition
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Term
| Disorders of the excitement and plateau phases |
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Definition
1. Male erectile dysfunction disorder--inability to attain an erection; may be primary (never had one) or secondary (acquired after a previous ability to maintain erections)
2. Female sexual arousal disorder--
inability to maintain vagina lubrication |
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| Disorders of the orgasmic phase. |
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Definition
1. Female orgasmic disorder: inability to have an orgasm after a normal excitement
2. Male orgasmic disorder:
achieves orgasm with great difficulty if at all
3. Premature ejaculation:
ejaculation earlier than desired time |
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Term
| involuntary muscle contraction of the outer 1/3 of the vagina during insertion of penis or object |
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Definition
Vaginismus
-common cause of dyspareunia
-use vaginal dilator to open up vagina |
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Term
| Premature ejaculation techniques |
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Definition
1. squeeze technique
2. start-stop (cessation of all penile stimulation when the man is near ejaculation)
3. SSRIs, TCAs |
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Term
| sexual disorders characterized by engagement in unusual sexual activities or preoccupation with unusual sexual urges or fantasies for at least 6 months that lead to impairment in daily functioning |
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Definition
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| sexual gratification from fantasies or behaviors involving sexual acts with children |
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| watching unsuspecting nude persons in order to obtain sexual pleasure |
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| exposure of one's genitals to strangers |
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| sexual preference for inanimate objects |
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Definition
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| sexual gratification in men (usually heterosexual) from wearing women's clothing |
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| Sexual pleasure in men from rubbing their genitals against unsuspecting women |
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| Sexual excitement from being humiliated or beaten |
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Definition
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| Sexual excitement from hurting or humiliating another |
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| sexual pleasure from engaging in sexual activity with dead persons |
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| sexual excitement from calling unsuspecting women and engaging in sexual conversations with them |
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Term
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Definition
1. Insight-oriented psychotherapy
-most common method where patients gain insight into the stimuli that cause them to act as they do
2. Behavior tx
aversive conditioning used to disrupt the learned behavior by coupling the the impulse with an unpleasant stimulus
3. Anti-androgens in men |
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