Psychology 2030A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Strain Gauge, Vaginal Photoplethysmograph, Clinical Psychology

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2030A/B
• Professor: David Vollick

Document Summary

Chapter 10: sexual disorders and gender identity disorder. Sexual disorders and gender identity disorder: an overview. Development of sexual orientation: complex interactions of bio-psycho-social influences- no single factor can account for orientation. Clinical overview: trapped in the body of the wrong sex, assume the identity of the desires sex, but the goal is not sexual (i. e. not sexually aroused be wearing opposite clothing) Causes are unclear: postulations include abuse as a child and genetics, biological- testosterone/estrogen, gi develops between 18 months and 3 years of age. Psychosocial treatment of gi disorder: realigning the persons psychosocial gender with the biological sex, few large scale studies. Sexual dysfunction involve desire, arousal, and/or orgasm. Males and females experience parallel versions of most dysfunctions: affects 43% of females and 31% of males, most prevalent class of disorders in the us. Most persons suffer from more than one dysfunction.