PSY3032 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Gender Dysphoria, Secondary Sex Characteristic, Sexual Dysfunction
11 Oct 2018
School
Department
Course
Professor
Document Summary
Apa defines it as a heterogeneous group of disorders that are typically characterized by a clinically significant disturbance in a person"s ability to respond sexually or to experience sexual pleasure . Societal and cultural beliefs influence what constitutes as normal or desirable sexual behaviour. On the contrary, in 19th to early 20th century views that excessive masturbation in childhood was widely. Historical changes have influenced people"s attitudes and experiences of sexuality e. g. , as the number of people accessing sexual content on internet increases, people are more open minded about sex. In some cultures, sexuality is viewed as an important part of wellbeing and pleasure, whereas in others, sexuality is seen as relevant only from procreation. Historical perspectives of sexual orientation and gender identity. Until 1973, homosexuality was listed as a sexual disorder. Only with the pressure of activist groups did they eliminate the category of homosexuality and the substitution of sexual orientation disturbance.
