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26 Cards in this Set
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What is Normal Sex? |
-Multiple Partners -Mostly Heterosexual -Mostly Monogamous -Condom Use has Increased -Over 50% of college women still practice unsafe sex -Older populations are still active |
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Gender Differences in Sexual Behavior |
Masterbation: Males > Females Casual Premarital Sex: Males > Females No Gender Difference in: -Attitudes about homosexuality -Sexual Satisfaction -Masterbation Gap in views about sex: Females (Love) Males (Arousal) |
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Development of Sexual Orientation |
Nature vs Nurture |
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Nature of Gender Dysphoria |
-Man or Woman? -Goal is not sexual -Trapped in body of wrong sex -Transexualism or Transgendered -Independent of Sexual Arousal patterns -Rare (Smaller countries in Europe suggest that roughly 1 per 30,000 adult males and 1 per 100,000 adult females seek sex reassignment surgery) |
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Causes of Gender Dysphoria |
-No specific biological link -Probably learned early in life |
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Gender Dysphoria Treatment |
-Sex reassignment surgery -Costs 25-30,000 -Cost double for Female to Male -Female to Male adjust better -Psychosocial treatment |
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Types of Sexual Dysfunctions |
-Sexual Desire Disorders -Sexual Arousal Disorders -Orgasm Disorders -Sexual Pain Disorders (75-100%) |
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Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder |
-No interest in Sexual activity -Limited to Men Only in DSM-5 |
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Sexual Interest/Arousal disorder |
-Females only -Common (20%) -How much sex is enough? |
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Sexual Aversion Disorder |
No longer in the DSM-5 |
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Erectile Disorder/Female Sexual Arousal Disorder |
-Problem NOT desire, but Arousal -Males: "impotence" (Maintaining/Achieving an erection) -Females: "frigidity" (Maintaining/Achieving Lubrication) |
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Premature or Delayed Ejaculation/Female Orgasm Disorder |
-Adequate Arousal and desire, but unable to achieve Orgasm -Common in females, rare in males 50-75% of women NEVER experience regular Orgasm during intercourse |
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Genito-Pelvic Pain/Penetration Disorder |
-New to DSM-5 -Dyspareunia: Intercourse associated with pain -Rare in males, common in women (Vaginismus) |
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Assessment of Sexual Function |
Interviews through medical evaluation psychophysiological assessment: -Listen to Audiovisual erotica Material -Measure Arousal directly -Penile Strain Guage -Vaginal Plethysmograph |
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Causes of Sexual dysfunction |
Biological: -Diabetes and Kidney Disease -Cardiovascular Disease -Chronic Illness -Perscription Medications -Using Alcohol and other Drugs
Psychological: -More than performance anxiety -Performance anxiety involves (arousal, cognition, and negative affect) -The role of distraction -Arousal level is underestimated Social/Cultural: -Learn that sexuality is negative -Traumatic sexual experiences -Poor interpersonal relationship -Inaccurate beliefs and myths |
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Treatment for Sexual Dysfunction |
Medications Psychosocial treatments -Psychieducation about sex -Eliminate Performance Anxiety -Gradual Process of building intimacy -Several other available treatments (TREATMENTS MAY WORK) |
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Paraphilic disorders |
Para - "beyond" or "amiss" Philia - "love" Sexual stimulation requiring bizarre or unusual acts, imagery, or objects |
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Fetishism |
Attraction to non-living objects -inattimate objects -tactile stimulants -parts of the body |
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Exhibitionism |
"The Flasher" -Exposes genitals to unsuspecting strangers -Element of Risk is Important -Not Harmless -Many Rape/Molest |
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Voyeurism |
"Peeping Tom" -Watching unsuspecting strangers naked or undressing |
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Transvestic Fetishism |
"Cross Dresser" -Sexual Arousal by dressing in clothes of the opposite sex -Most are male heterosexual -Most are married |
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Sexual Sadism and Masochism |
The "Sadist" -Sexual aroused by inflicting pain, humiliating, dominating, beating The "Masochist" -Suffers from Pain/humiliation -helps the sadist |
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Pedophilia and Incest |
Pedo: -Sexual attraction to children -more aroused to young children Incest: -children related to perpetrator -may be aroused to adults |
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Other forms of Paraphilia |
Frotteurism - Rubbing Necrophilia - Corpses Klismaphilia - Enemas Coprophilia - Feces Zoophilia - Animals Scatologia - Obscene phone calls |
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Psychosocial Contributions to causes of Paraphilic disorders |
-Inability to develop adequate relationships -Early "unusual" Sexual experiences -Persons early sexual fantasies -excessive sex drive and suppression -specific causes are still unclear |
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Psychosocial treatment of Paraphilic disorders |
-Suppression (Paradoxically backfires) -Covert Sensitization -Orgasmic Reconditioning -Relapse Prevention
(TREATMENT WORKS)
-Drug treatments: Anti-Androgens Reduces testosterone levels -eliminates sexual desire/fantasy -use for sex offender -only temporary solution |
