PSY-303 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Sexual Dysfunction, Erectile Dysfunction, Ejaculation
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What is abnormal sexuality: sexual response cycle: Sexual dysfunctions: persistent or recurrent problems with sexual interest, arousal, or response, common, adult women, 1/5 adult men, women, painful sex; unable to orgasm; lack of sexual desire, men, reach orgasm too quickly. Sexual response cycle: interest/desire (initial attraction, excitement/arousal, orgasm, resolution. Male hypoactive sexual desire disorder: little, if any desire for sexual activity, lack sexual or erotic thoughts or fantasies, prevalence:*** don"t need to know this, 8-25, more common: older men. Female sexual interest/arousal disorder: lack or greatly reduced, sexual interest, desire, or arousal, lack sexual pleasure or excitement, no or reduced initiation of sexual activity, duration: 6+ months, prevalence, 10-55, more common older women. Erectile disorder: failure to achieve or maintain erection during sexual activity, almost all men experience this, performance anxiety, duration: 6+ months, all or almost all sexual activity (>75%, increases with age. Female orgasmic disorder: delay in achieving orgasm.
