Sexual Dysfunctions And Gender Dysphoria

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What is normal sexuality?

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Normal vs. "Abnormal" sexual behaviour

Normative data, cultural considerations, gender differences and age

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What are considered as factors relating the normal behaviour of sexuality

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What are the types of sexual dysphoria disorders?

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Sexual dysfunctions, paraphilias and gender dysphoria

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Dysphoria

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a state of unease and dissatisfaction

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Sexual response cycle

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Desire (phase 1)

Arousal (phase 2)

Orgasm (phase 3)

Resolution (phase 4)

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Gender

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An individuals sense of identifying as male, female or another gender identity

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Sex hormones

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Direct the physical development of biological sex characteristics and help activate sexual behaviour

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Sexual dysfunctions

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Disorders involving either a disruption of the sexual response cycle or pain during intercourse

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Sexual dysfunctions are:

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Lifelong, qcquired, generalised and situational

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What are the sexual desire/arousal disorders?

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Male hypoactive sexual desire disorder, female sexual interest/arousal disorder, erectile dysfunction

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What is the male hypoactive sexual desire disorder?

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Little or no interest in sexual activity. Decreased frequency of fantasies and intercourse. Most common complaint. Can result from underlying psychological problem such as depression, stress and conflict.

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Less sexual desire

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What is the female sexual arousal disorder?

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Difficulty achieving and maintaining adequate lubrication.

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Sexual aversion disorder

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Uninterested in sex. Disgusted or frightened by sex and avoids it. Extreme aversion to sex. Can be related to sexual trauma history

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Orgasm disorders

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In men: delayed ejaculation

In women: the condition is referred to as female orgasmic disorder. Unable to achieve orgasm even with adequate desire and arousal. Common complaint in female adults.

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What are the sexual pain disorders?

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Genito-pelvic pain/penetration disorder and vaginismus

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What is genito-pelvic pain/penetration disorder?

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Marked pain during intercourse, sometimes extreme. Adequate sexual desire, arousal and orgasm

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What is vaginismus?

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Muscles surrounding the vagina contract involuntary - making sexual intercourse painful for women. Sexual trauma can be a cause. Usually responsive to treatment

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How do you assess sexual behaviour?

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Interviews, medicine and psychological methods

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Interviews for sexual behaviour

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Clinician must demonstrate comfort, assess multiple dimensions. Sexual attitudes, behaviours, sexual response cycle, health and relationship issues.

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Medical treatment for sexual behaviour

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Medication side effects and physical conditions

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Paychological treatments for sexual behaviour

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Exposure to erotic material, sexual arousal response

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What are the causes of sexual dysfunctions?

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Biological: physical disease, medical illness, medication and drugs.

Psychological: anxiety, performance anxiety.

Social and cultural: erotophobia, trauma, lack of communication. Often a subtle combination of all three factors.

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Treatment of sexual dysfunctions

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Psychosocial interventions: education (highly effective) eliminate performance anxiety.

Medical interventions: oral tablets, drug injections, surgery.

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Paraphilic disorders

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A paraphilia that causes distress or impaired functioning in the individual. A paraphilia is a condition that is characterized by abnormal sexual desires.

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Nature of Paraphilic disorders

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Sexual attraction and arousal, socially inappropriate objects/people. Associated with distress and impairment or harm. Related to anxiety, mood and substance abuse.

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Fetishistic disorder (paraphilia)

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Sexual attraction to non living objects

to non living objects.

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A type of paraphilia

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Voyeuristic disorder (paraphilia)

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Observing an unsuspecting individual undressing

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A type of paraphilia

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Exhibitionistic disorder (paraphilia)

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Achieving sexual arousal & gratification by exposing genitals to strangers

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A type of paraphilia

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Frotteuristic disorder

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Unwanted touching in public

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A type of paraphilia

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Transvestic disorder

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Sexual arousal associated with dressing as opposite sex

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A type of paraphilia

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Sexual sadism and masochism

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Associated with inflicting pain or humiliation

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Causes of paraphilic disorders

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Social deficits, inappropriate arousal from early experiences, sexual problems, high sex drive

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Treatment for paraphilic disorders

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Psychosocial: behavioural - target deviant and inappropriate sexual associations. Orgasmic reconditioning.

Prevention: cognitive behavioural therapy

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Gender dysphoria

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Feels trapped in the body of the wrong sex. Assumes identity of the desired sex. Must distinguish from: transvestic fetishism, disorders of sex development.

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Cisgenderism

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Sociocultural ideology that promotes and reinforces dominant binary gender systems, provides justifications for stigma towards transgender people and delegitimizes peoples own understanding of their genders and bodies

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Gender dysphoria causes

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Biological: likely genetic contributions, hormones, higher levels of testosterone or estrogen

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Treatment

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Sex reassignment surgery: have to had 1 or 2 years in opposite sex role.