COLLAB 2D03 Lecture 13: Chapter 13 FULL NOTES 4th Ed
23 Feb 2019
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Types of sexual dysfunctions: apa diagnostic & statistical manual of mental disorders 2000 (4th ed) classifies as: Acquired (develop following a normal period of sexual function) Situational (affect sexual functioning in only some situations) 4 categories: sexual desire disorders, persistent or recurrent lack of sexual desire or aversion to sexual contact, hypoactive sexual desire disorder. Little or no sexual interest more common among women. Appreciate affection and intimacy but no interest in genital stimulation. Issues: no standard definition of low sexual desire and many impose a male model of what is normal sexually on women: biological and psychological factors. Hormonal deficiencies, anxiety, depression, dissatisfaction with relationship, all contribute to lack of desire: medical conditions. Testosterone deficiencies, thyroid overactivity/underactivity, temporal lobe epilepsy, hypogonadism: medications to control anxiety or hypertension may reduce desire, men tend to be older than women with this disorder, sexual aversion disorder. Some researchers consider it to be a sexual phobia or sexual panic state.
