PSYC 235 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Photoplethysmogram, Strain Gauge, Sexual Arousal

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 235
• Professor: Dean A Tripp

Document Summary

Sexual arousal emotional state initiated by processing external or internal sexual stimuli. Non sexual: increased bp, heart rate, body temperature, pupil dilation, laboured breathing. Genital: vasocongestion (swelling of labia and vaginal walls), lubrication of the vagina, clitoral/penile erection, temperature of genitals. Questionnaires (female sexual functioning index fsfi, iief erectile. Medical examinations (drugs, surgery, hormones, urinary/gynecological flow issues) Vpp, cpp, ppg can be positioned independently (ldi and thermal imaging require researcher in room) No genital contact with ldi or thermal imaging. 1st and 2nd trimester in sexual desire and activity. Drop in 3rd trimester that persists into postpartum period. 80+% of sexual problems in men and women postpartum. 6-week postpartum check-ups done by medical teams. How physical pathologies (birth/labour factors) affect resumption of pain-free intercourse. New mother perceives partners desire to be lower, causes them to be. New mother"s sexual desire positively associated with her perceptions less interested of partner"s desire. Inverse relationship between relationship satisfaction and solitary sexual behaviour.