Psychology 2075 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Human Sexual Response Cycle, Hypersexuality, Introitus

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2075
• Professor: William Fisher

Document Summary

Models of human sexual response: voluntary sexual interaction with someone you want too. Masters and johnson model (1966: wanted to know what the body was doing during arousal, they ignored psychological experience, aiming to map out body"s response during sexual arousal. Male sexual response cycle: desire is first stage of sexual response cycle: initiative (would you like to come to my room) or receptive, consent, desire is being wanted, helen kaplan, brough forward concept of desire. In young male vs. older male times vary: resolution period will follow (physiologic return to baseline, resolution, return to physiological baseline. Spike in pulse, bp, breathing, muscle contractions, pelvic musculature spasm at . 8 second intervals. Subjective feelings of pleasure, release, absorbed focus in sensation: resolution period may follow (physiologic return to baseline, women don"t have a refractory period, multiple orgasms may follow. Single or multiple orgasms more common with direct clitoral stimulation in intercourse of masturbation: resolution slower without orgasm.