PSY 3122 Lecture 5: Oct 05-16
11 Feb 2017
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1980 they raised questions about the model from masters and johnson the model from masters and johnson is useful for mechanical problems. But what is the most common problem (for people seeking sex therapy): sex drive. Whether its low desire or high desire sexual desire discrepancies between two people. Hrsc: description of physiological aspects but not of psychological or cognitive. How frequently the individual wants to have sex: psychological arousal. How turned on you feel during sex. Measured: through self-report measures this is characterized by during sex and not before or after: physiological readiness. How physiologically ready you are to continue doing what you"re doing lubrication, erection: orgasm. They take into account the components of hrsc but they also add the cognitive/affective components. Small sample sizes for studying this this is because it is difficult to get people to participate in these types of sex studies. Consent/ethical issues when looking at research with children and older adults.
