PSYC 235 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Photoplethysmogram, Strain Gauge, Tampon
15 Nov 2017
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Member of sage lab: sexuality and gender lab. Sexual arousal: emotional state initiated by processing external or internal sexual stimuli. Interviews/questionnaries: interview, how would you describe interest in sex, do you have sex fantasies, do you experience genital sensations during sexual activity, do you ever have problems reaching orgasm, questionnarie. November 30, 2015: female sexual functioning index. Medical exam: drugs, recent surgery, urological or gynaecological issues, hormones, used to determine presence of medical conditions that may affect sexual arousal, assess ability of individual to become sexually aroused. Psychophysiological assessment: penile plethysmography (ppg) for men, penile strain gauge, rubber band filled with mercury that assesses change in penile circumference as man experiences erection, this changes electrical properties of hg within band and the. Self reported sexual arousal: types of questions, how sexually aroused do you feel, how sexually aroused do your genitals feel, timing of questions, before, during, after.
