PSYCH 270 Lecture 14: Chapter 14 Notes
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Three groups of disorders: sexual dysfunctions problems in normal sexual response cycle, gender dysphoria distress resulting from incongruence between person"s gender identity and assigned gender, paraphilic disorders problematic sexual urges and fantasies. Our understanding comes from class studies (alfred kinsey) and modern (william masters and virginia johnson: now: learn a lot from national surveys. Distinguishing between normal and abnormal sexual behavior is difficult: normal influences by both moral and legal judgments, e. g. oral sex 2003 vs. now. Understanding (cid:498)normal(cid:499) is important for classification and diagnosis: difficult people report variation of sexual behaviors (frequency of sexual release, some may have high sex drive but not engage in sexual activities (or opposite) Cultural norms and values: some cultures consider sexual activity appropriate only for procreative purposes, western vs. non-western cultures. Japan (adults) 70% less sexual intercourse than us. Difficult to distinguish between desire of 1 and 2. Best to view stages as intertwined and interactive: 1.
