PSYC 235 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Ejaculation, Dysphoria
29 Nov 2016
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Module 10: sexual dysfunctions, paraphilic disorders, and gender dysphoria i. Resolution phase: decrease in arousal occurs after orgasm (particularly in men) Plateau phase: brief period occurs before orgasm. Women may enter the arousal phase first, then the desire phase. Only about 50% of women experience regular orgasm. Sexual urges that occur in response to sexual cues or fantasies. Subjective sense of sexual pleasure and physiological signs of sexual arousal. Males: feelings of inevitability of ejaculation followed by ejaculation. Females: ejaculation or contractions of the walls of the vagina. Persistent or recurrently deficient (or absent) sexual/erotic thoughts or fantasies and desire for sexual activity. Consider factors such as age and socio-cultural context. One of: (1) difficulty obtaining erection; (2) difficulty maintaining erection until completion of sexual activity; (3) decreased erectile rigidity. Occurs during 75-100% of occasions of sexual activity. Less common, may be easily accommodated for by the couple. Ejaculation within 1 minute of vaginal penetration, more common, decreases with age.
