WST 3930 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Erectile Dysfunction, American Psychiatric Association, John Harvey Kellogg
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Caused by a chemical imbalance that decreases desire. Not just a lack of desire, but also causes significant stress. Asexual: don"t experience sexual desire, sexual identity, not disorder. Aromantic: may or may not experience sexual desire, don"t experience romantic desire/interest. 1 in 3 women don"t experience orgasm. Fsd concerns the ability to achieve orgasm. Orgasm gap: 75% of heterosexual men achieve orgasm on a regular basis, 25% of heterosexual women do. Exploring science, medicine, and the law to locate changes in authoritative knowledge over time. For any particular domain, several knowledge systems exist. Knowledge systems: ways of knowing, thoughts, extensive research, etc. Multiple knowledge systems can be legitimate, but social processes work to legitimize one over others, this is the authoritative knowledge. People perceive the authoritative knowledge as natural or true. it appears reasonable. Punishment, such as social ostracization, is given to those who deny its authority.