Psychology 2075 Final: Psych 2075 Human Sexuality Chapter 15-19 Readings

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2075
• Professor: William Fisher

Document Summary

Psychological approach: categorized by discomfort, inefficiency, bizarreness (bizarreness is culturally defined) ~(cid:887)% of pop"n (cid:523)more men than women) can be paraphilic (listed in dsm-5) or non-paraphilic (ex, compulsive masturbation, compulsive porn viewing) *often a history of alcoholism/other type of addiction/same compulsive sexual behaviour present in the families of people with compulsive sexual behaviours. Drag queens: gay men dressing in women"s clothing. Drag kings: lesbians dressing up in masculine clothing. Drag queens/kings are caricatures of traditional gender roles. Sm is about theatre: activities are organized into scenes, one plays with one"s sm partner, roles, costumes, props can be involved. Most bdsm practitioners are proponents of safe, sane, consensual play (ssc) What bdsm-ers find arousing: concept of play: (cid:498)sex is funny, sex is lovely, sex is play(cid:499, exchange of power (dom responsible for sub"s pleasure, tactile stimulation (ropes, cuffs, visual enjoyment intensified sexual pleasure.