PSYC 2900 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder, Anorgasmia, Gender Dysphoria
17 Jan 2018
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Chapter 10: sexual dysfunctions, paraphilic disorders, gender dysphoria. African american women were more likely to do so. The development of sexual orientation: homosexuality tends to run in families; 50% identical twins (just about as common as schizophrenia, 35-39% cause in men is genetic, compared to only 18-19% in women; rest is environmental. An overview of sexual dysfunctions: problems that may arise in a sexual relationship: Inability to become aroused or reach orgasm: pain in women"s sexual function. 3: phases of sexual response: desire phase, arousal state (penile tumescence, vasocongestion, breast tumescence) plateau phase orgasm phase (ejaculation, lower 1/3 vaginal wall contraction) Sexual arousal disorders: erectile disorder: men with sexual urges, fantasies, and desires who cannot have and keep an erection. Incidence increases with age; most common problem for men seeking sexual help: harder to estimate the number of women with interest and arousal disorder b/c man women do not consider lack of arousal to be a problem/disorder.
