Psychology 2075 Chapter 5: Ch 5 human sexuality

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2075
• Professor: Chris Roney

Document Summary

A persistent or recurring lack of sexual desire or difficulty becoming sexually aroused or reaching orgasm. Canadian contraception study: more married women reported sexual difficulties than single women did. Temporary or occasional problems with sexual response do not qualify as sexual dysfunction. Lewis (2010): about 2 in 5 women and about 1 in 4 men report experiencing at least one sexual dysfunction: 43% diminished sexual desire, 24% reported difficulties having an orgasm. Brock, glasser, and gingell (2016): in a survey of 40-80 year old canadian men, found that 23% of the men experienced rapid ejaculation and 16% had problems with erection. 75% of those with sexual-fu(cid:374)(cid:272)tio(cid:374) pro(cid:271)le(cid:373)s had(cid:374)"t sought help fro health professio(cid:374)als. Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (dsm-5) made several important changes in the way sexual dysfunctions are classified. Pre(cid:448)iousl(cid:455) (cid:272)alled (cid:862)fe(cid:373)ale h(cid:455)poa(cid:272)ti(cid:448)e desire disorder(cid:863) a(cid:374)d (cid:862)fe(cid:373)ale arousal disorder(cid:863) (cid:449)ere (cid:373)erged i(cid:374)to a si(cid:374)gle disorder (cid:272)alled (cid:862)fe(cid:373)ale se(cid:454)ual i(cid:374)terest/arousal disorder(cid:863)