Psychology 2075 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Sexual Dysfunction, Human Sexuality, Orgasm
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Friday, february 8, 2019 human sexuality textbook notes chapter 13 sexual dysfunction. Sexual dysfunction persistent or recurrent di culty with a lack of sexual arousal or di culty reaching orgasm. Those with sexual dysfunction may feel inadequate or incompetent and diminished self esteem, they may also feel guilt, shame, frustration, anxiety, depression. Prevalence of sexual problems and dysfunctions: no precise gures on prevalence due to lack of reporting to doctors, from studies that have been done around the world, approx. 4 men experience at least 1 sexual dysfunction: best sources of info comes from the canadian contraception study. Asked women if they had experienced 3 types of sexual di culty; low sexual desire, painful intercourse, lack of orgasm during intercourse. About half of the women experienced at least one. More married women had problems than single. Most common was diminished sexual desire (43%: married women (57%) vs. single (26%)