Female sexual arousal disorder

Frigidity, also know as Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder (HSDD) is a term used to describe lack of or low sex drive in women. It is also avoidance of any to all sexual contact. The DSMIV-TR describes frigidity as “characterized by disturbance in sexual desire and in the psycho-physiological changes that characterize the sexual response cycle and cause marked distress and interpersonal difficulty.” [3A American Psychiatric Association, DSM-IV-TR.] Frigidity can happen to any woman at any age. An…

A Critique on Reclaiming Your Sexual Self Through an Empirical Perspective Many theories exist in trying to explain the reason for a woman’s lack of sexual desire, with various treatments that are being studied and suggested to revive one’s sexual desire. In Reclaiming Your Sexual Self: How You Can Bring Desire Back into Your Life, Hall uses a psychosocial approach to explain why one might lose their sexual desire and how they can reclaim it on their own. The focus of this paper will be to…

Sexual dysfunction is a topic that is very rarely talked about in the public eye. Our society is exceptionally sexualized through advertisements, and even general social gatherings are fueled with sexual intentions. It is almost taboo for our society to think that people have troubles with sexuality or intimacy, but in fact it is not that uncommon. The articles below all have a unique perspective that informs the public of sexual dysfunction in one way or another. This paper will primarily be…

philos which means “loving”. Individuals that have a paraphilic disorder have unusual patterns of sexual attraction that involve arousal sexually in response to something they like to engage in. Many paraphilia’s are harmless and victimless. The DSM-5 has a list of abnormal patterns that are looked upon as mental disorders that involve emotional distress. For some individuals engaging in their acts is their only way of achieving sexual arousal. Roughly 50% of paraphiliacs are married and most of…

there are disorders relating to human sexuality which have been identified as mental health disorders as well as classified in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Fifth Edition (DSM5) as Sexual Dysfunction. What are Sexual Dysfunctions? There is a wide range of explanations for Sexual Dysfunctions ranging from low blood flow to the genital area to other causes such as anxiety, depression or other traumatic experience. For Sexual Dysfunction to be classify as Mental…

studies the sexual disorders through three individuals: the couple (Jan and Mel,) Dave, and Gene. Each individual who participates in this research has one type of disorder or another which causes them unable to control their aggressive sexuality or lack of sexual desire. Surprisingly, sex is not controlled by genital but the human brain. Five main types of sexual disorders are as follow: sexual deviation, gender dysphoria, sexual dysfunction, arousal disorders, and desire disorders. Dr. Robert…

Nymphomania a mental disorder that is exhibited through excessive sexual behavior in woman. Whether or not nymphomania is a true mental disorder is argued over in medical society, but there is evidence to indicate that the compulsive sexual behaviors are a serious mental illness. Nymphomania may begin as a “result of environment, heredity, and life events. It may also be linked to a chemical imbalance in the brain” (Majumdar, S. R). History Throughout history there has been a stigma with women…

Gillen, M. M., Lefkowitz, E. S., & Shearer, C. L. (2006). “Does Body Image Play a Role in Risky Sexual Behavior and Attitudes?” Journal of Youth & Adolescence, 35(2), 230-242. doi:10.1007/s10964-005-9005-6 This article focuses on how body image and an individual’s sexuality are associated. Topics covered include risky sexual behaviors, attitudes towards sexuality, body image, attitudes about condoms, and sexual double standard attitudes. The article explains how body image is just as much a…

two people, Virginia Johnson Masters and William H. Masters did a major scientific study on the human sexual response. Masters and Johnson started their study during the 1957 and 1965. Around this time, talking about the scientific reasoning behind having sex was not well known. People only knew that sex was a reason for creating life and for pleasure. In 1966, they published their book, “Human Sexual Response,” and it became popular in an instant. Around this time people’s views on sex were…

accepting to people’s different ideas of arousal and pleasure. Although, there has to be a line drawn somewhere. So, when is it considered abnormal? According to The Fundamentals of Abnormal Psychology it is considered abnormal when it falls under the category of a paraphilic disorder. “Paraphilias are patterns in which individuals repeatedly have intense sexual urges or fantasies or display sexual behaviors that involve objects or situations outside the usual sexual norms.” Comer…