PSY 3122 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Human Sexual Response Cycle, Sexual Stimulation, Myotonia
15 Dec 2015
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They are responsible for the majority of knowledge about sexual response. They were mainly interested in knowing what men and women had in common in terms of physiology. A person"s body will go through the 4 stages when sexually stimulated. The 4 stages may be different in duration, but it is always in the same order. Orgasm is usually the shortest phase: excitement, plateau. In the book, plateau is called late excitement (it will be called plateau on the exam: orgasm, resolution. There are 2 basic physiological processes that occur during these stages. All the physiological changes that the person undergoes can be boiled down to 2 processes. Every single physiological change can be traced back to these 2 processes with regard to sexual response: vasocongestion. May result in changes in sensitivity, colour, etc. , of the tissue: myotonia. We know more about male sexual response, especially erection, due to research about erection by pharmaceutical companies.
