PY 358 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Androgen Replacement Therapy, Sildenafil, Social Skills
10 Oct 2016
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Chapter 8 - gender dysphoria, sexual dysfunctions, and paraphilic disorders. Considered a (cid:498)taboo(cid:499) subject and people find it difficult to discuss because of the intimacy factors. Four phases of sexual response: 1. Desire phase: begins in response to external or internal cues: 2. Arousal phase: characterized by physical and psychological signs of sexual arousal penis increases) in the genital area and vaginal lubrication: 3. Orgasm phase: a strong subjective feeling of pleasure. Males - marked by penile tumescence (occurs as blood flow to the. Females marked by vasocongestion (swelling of the blood vessels) Females contractions of the outer third of the vagina. Males- the feeling of the inevitability of ejaculation followed by actual ejaculation of seminal fluid: 4. Resolution phase: physical arousal decreases followed by a refractory (resting) period during which penile erection cannot occur. Females may experience two or more orgasms before experiencing a resolution phase. Understanding sexual response men vs. women when it comes to sexual response.
