PSY 3171 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Vaginismus, Dyspareunia, Sex Education

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 3171
• Professor: Guergana Roumenova Mileva;

Document Summary

Religion plays a large role in our views towards sex: Sexual intercourse only procreate ( should not enjoy yourself) No sexual activities with someone who could not conceive. Tissot (1766: treatise on the ills of onanism (solitary masturbation) Dr john kellogg: masturbation causes: lassitude(lack of energy and motivation), dullness, untrustworthiness, ill health, rounded shoulders. The dsm-2 (1968) considered homosexuality as a disorder: treatment included trying to changr male attraction to those of the same sex. In america: 2003 legal nationwide to have same-sex activity, 1973 no longer considered mental illness, 2015 same-sex marriage legal nationwide, used to believe to pray the gay away. First we need to know what normal is within the context of sex so that we can examine abnormal behaviors: frequency of behavior. Individual perception of the behavior and whether it is a problem. Need for research to establish a norm.