Similarities And Differences In Our Sexual Responses

Front 1

_____ observed and recorded physiological responses from hundreds of people engaged in sexual activity.

Back 1

Masters and Johnson

Front 2

Masters and Johnson divided the physiological responses during sex into four phases: _____, _____, _____ and _____. This pattern of responses is often referred to as the _____.

Back 2

excitement, plateau, orgasm, resolution, sexual response cycle.

Front 3

Other researchers have organized the sexual response cycles into fewer or more phases than Masters and Johnsons', and this chapter follows the model of sex therapist _____ and includes _____ as the first phase.

Back 3

Helen Kaplan, desire

Front 4

The first physiological response in the excitement phase for both men and women is a _____ response, which results in _____ in men and _____ in women.

Back 4

Vasocongestive, penile erection, vaginal lubrication

Front 5

In women, physiological arousal does not correlate well with _____, which depends more on relationship and intimacy needs.

Back 5

subjective arousal

Front 6

During the _____ phase in women, the tissues of the outer third of the vagina become swollen with blood, causing the vaginal opening to narrow. The response is referred to as the _____.

Back 6

plateau, orgasmic platform

Front 7

During the plateau phase in women, the clitoris _____.

Back 7

pulls back against the pubic bone and disappears beneath the clitoral hood

Front 8

Early in the plateau phase, the _____% of all women and about 25% of all men experience a rash on the skin called _____.

Back 8

50-75, sex tension flush

Front 9

At the time of orgasm, both men and women have _____ in specific tissues that initially occur every 0.8 seconds.

Back 9

rhythmic muscular contractions

Front 10

Recent studies indicate that the real essence of orgasm is not in the genitals, but in the _____.

Back 10

brain

Front 11

Men's and women's descriptions of orgasm are _____.

Back 11

Similar

Front 12

Men's orgasms occur in two stages, _____ and _____.

Back 12

emission/expulsion

Front 13

The expulsion of semen from the penis is called _____.

Back 13

ejaculation

Front 14

After men have an orgasm, their physiological responses generally dip below plateau, during which time they cannot have another orgasm. This period is called the _____.

Back 14

refractory period

Front 15

Unlike most men, some women can have _____, defined as two or more orgasms in quick succession without dropping below the plateau level.

Back 15

multiple orgasms

Front 16

The return to the unaroused state is called the _____.

Back 16

resolution

Front 17

By most estimates, only _____% of adult women experience orgasm regularly during intercourse.

Back 17

50-75

Front 18

Masters and Johnson claimed that all women in good health are capable of reaching orgasm during intercourse, but Helen Kaplan and others believed that many women are incapable of reaching orgasm during intercourse without simultaneous _____ stimulation.

Back 18

clitoral

Front 19

Freud believed that there were two types of female orgasms, one caused by _____ stimulation and another by _____ sensations.

Back 19

clitoral, vaginal

Front 20

Masters and Johnson originally claimed that all female orgasms were identical and were focused in the _____.

Back 20

clitoris.

Front 21

Some women report having experienced different types of orgasms, and work conducted in the 1980s revealed that many of these women had a sensitive area on the _____ wall of the vagina called _____.

Back 21

front, G-spot

Front 22

Stimulation of the G-spot sometimes resulted in _____ during orgasm.

Back 22

emission of fluid

Front 23

In some women the fluid was identified as urine, but in others it contained an enzyme found in secretions from men's _____.

Back 23

prostate gland

Front 24

Most women say that the size of a partner's penis is _____ for their pleasure during intercourse.

Back 24

not important

Front 25

Many people have tried to enhance their sexual desire or performance by taking substances called _____, but there is little evidence that they have any real effect.

Back 25

aphrodisiacs

Front 26

True/False: The first physiological signs of arousal in men occur within seconds, but take several minutes to begin in women.

Back 26

False

Front 27

True/False: Many women do not separate desire from excitement.

Back 27

True

Front 28

True/False: Vaginal lubrication is actually super-filtered blood plasma.

Back 28

True

Front 29

True/False: The presence of vaginal lubrication means that a woman is ready to begin sexual intercourse.

Back 29

False

Front 30

True/False: both men and women can experience nipple erection during the excitement phase.

Back 30

True

Front 31

True/False: When the clitoris pulls back and disappears beneath the clitoral hood, it means that a women is less sexually aroused than before.

Back 31

False

Front 32

True/False: The secretion of fluids from the vaginal walls may slow down if the plateau phase is prolonged.

Back 32

True

Front 33

True/False: Generally speaking, descriptions of orgasm written by women can be easily distinguished from those written by men.

Back 33

False

Front 34

True/False: Orgasm and ejaculation occur at the same time in men and are actually the same event.

Back 34

False

Front 35

True/False: The rhythmic muscular contractions during orgasm recorded my Masters and Johnson are not strongly related to a persons subjective sensations of pleasure.

Back 35

True

Front 36

True/False: A full orgasm for men, with ejaculation, is almost always followed by a refractory period.

Back 36

True

Front 37

True/False: Some people who have suffered severe spinal cord injuries can experience orgasm.

Back 37

True

Front 38

True/False: The walls of the inner 2/3rds of the vagina are very sensitive to touch, thus making penis length an important factor during intercourse.

Back 38

False

Front 39

True/False: There is more variation in penis length in the unaroused condition than in the erect state.

Back 39

True

Front 40

True/False: Alcohol excites the central nervous system and enhances sexual performance.

Back 40

False

Front 41

True/False: Regular long term use of marijuana can lower testosterone levels and decrease sperm production.

Back 41

True

Front 42

True/False: A man's penis size is related to his height, weight, and race.

Back 42

False

Front 43

True/False: Regular use of cocaine often leads to erectile problems and difficulty reaching orgasm.

Back 43

True

Front 44

True/False: There is a strong relationship between vaginal vasocongestion and a women's subjective sense of sexual arousal.

Back 44

False

Front 45

specific sensations cause the individual to seek out or become receptive to sexual experiences.

Back 45

desire

Front 46

Penis starts to become erect, vaginal lubrication begins, nipples become erect, clitoris most prominent, scrotum thicken and helps pull the testicles toward the body, walls of the inner two-thirds of the vagina begin to balloon out, labia majora flatten and spread apart.

Back 46

excitement phase

Front 47

Cowper's glands secrete a few drops of clear fluid, labia minora become engorged with blood, clitoris pulls back against the pubic bone, sex tension flush appears, outer third of the vagina becomes engorged with blood, nipples appear to be less erect, testicles increase in size from 50-100%

Back 47

plateau phase

Front 48

rhythmic muscular contractions occur in outer vagina, uterus, and anal sphincter muscles, rhythmic muscular contractions in vas deferens, prostate gland, urethra, and anal sphincter muscles, in men a fluid is emitted from the urethra

Back 48

orgasm phase

Front 49

blood drains from breasts, outer third of the vagina, labia minora, and clitoris, blood drains from the penis and testicles, return to the unaroused state

Back 49

resolution phase

Front 50

penis starts to become erect, labia minora become engorged with blood, vaginal lubrication begins, sex tension flush appears, clitoris is most prominent, outer third of the vagina becomes engorged with blood, testicles increase in size from 50-100%

Back 50

vasocongestive response

Front 51

Tissues becoming filled with blood during sexual arousal is called _____

Back 51

vasocongestion

Front 52

Some women emit a fluid during orgasm that comes from the _____.

Back 52

urethra

Front 53

Most women and many men get a skin rash called the _____ when they become highly sexually aroused.

Back 53

sex tension flush

Front 54

The engorgement and swelling of the outer third of the vagina was named the _____ by Masters and Johnson

Back 54

orgasmic platform

Front 55

A sensitive area that is found of the front wall of the vagina in about 10% of all women is called the _____.

Back 55

G-Spot

Front 56

After ejaculating, most men have a period of time called the _____ during which it is impossible for them to have another orgasm

Back 56

refractory period