PSY240H1 Lecture : Textbook note-Chapter 16 Sexual Disorders
PSY240
CH 16: Sexual Disorders
Sexual Dysfunctions
x people have trouble engaging in and enjoying sexual relationships with other ppl
x 5 phases of sexual response cycle
o desire
o excitement/arousal
vasocogestion: filling of blood vessels and tissues with blood
mytonia: muscular tension
o plateau
also a pleasureable state
physiological arousal
o orgasm
discharge of neuromuscular tension
refractory period for men but not women (few minutes -> few hours)
o resolution
state of deep relaxation
x DSM diagnosis on pg. 579 table 16.1
Sexual Desire Disorders
x people have trouble engaging in and enjoying sexual relationships with other ppl
x DSM III included sexual disorders as a category
x Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder
o Little or no desire for sex
o Do not initiate in sexual activity or fantasy
o Not due to physiological problems
o Generalized sexual desire disorder: lack desire for all ppl.
o Situational sexual dersire disorder: lack desire only for their own partners
x Sexual aversion disorder
o Actively avoid sexual contact b/c it is anxiety inducing
Sexual Arousal Disorder
x Female: inability to attain or maintain the swelling lubrication response of sexual
excitement
o 20% prevalence rate
x Male: recurrent inability to maintain an erection until completion of sexual activity
o Life long form: never been able to sustain and maintain
o Acquired form: could in the past but can no longer now
o 4-9% prevalence rate
Orgasm Disorder
x female (anorgasmia): recurrent delay in or the complete absence of orgasm after
having reached the excitement phase
x most common among post-menstrual women
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S vasocogestion: filling of blood vessels and tissues with blood. S mytonia: muscular tension: desire, excitement/arousal, plateau, orgasm. S refractory period for men but not women (few minutes -> few hours: resolution. N people have trouble engaging in and enjoying sexual relationships with other ppl. N dsm iii included sexual disorders as a category. N sexual aversion disorder: actively avoid sexual contact b/c it is anxiety inducing. N female: inability to attain or maintain the swelling lubrication response of sexual excitement: 20% prevalence rate. N male: recurrent inability to maintain an erection until completion of sexual activity: life long form: never been able to sustain and maintain, acquired form: could in the past but can no longer now, 4-9% prevalence rate. N female (anorgasmia): recurrent delay in or the complete absence of orgasm after having reached the excitement phase. N male (pre mature ejaculation): persistently ejaculate with minimal sexual stimulation before they wish to ejaculate.
