PSYC 331 Ch. 11
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 sexual | ___________ dysfunction: A disorder marked by a persistent inability to function normally in some area of the human sexual response cycle |
| desire | ______ phase: The phase of the sexual response cycle consisting of an urge to have sex, sexual fantasies, and sexual attraction to others |
| hypoactive | ___________ sexual desire disorder: A disorder marked by a lack of interest in sex and hence a low level of sexual activity |
| aversion | Sexual _________ disorder: A disorder characterized by an aversion to and avoidance of genital sexual interplay |
| excitement | ________ phase: The phase of the sexual response cycle marked by changes int he pelvic region, general physical arousal, and increase in heart rate, muscle tension, blood pressure, and rate of breathing |
| female | ________ Sexual Arousal Disorder: A female dysfunction marked by a persistent inability to attain sexual excitement, including adequate lubrication or genital swelling, during sexual activity |
| male | _______ erectile disorder: A dysfunction in which a man repeatedly fails to attain or maintain an erection during sexual activity |
| NPT | Nocturnal Penile Tumescence: Erection during sleep |
| Performance | _________ Anxiety: The fear of performing inadequately and a related tension experienced during sex |
| spectator | _________ role: A state of mind that some people experience during sex, focusing on their sexual performance to such an extent that their performance and their enjoyment are reduced |
| orgasm | _________ phase: The phase of the sexual response cycle during which an individual's sexual pleasure peaks and sexual tension is released as muscles in the pelvic region contract rhythymically |
| rapid | _______ ejaculation: A dysfunction in which a man reaches orgasm and ejaculates before, on, or shortly after penetration and before he wishes to; Aka--premature ejaculation |
| male | _________ orgasmic disorder: A male dysfunction characterized by repeated inability to reach orgasm or long delays in reaching orgasm after normal sexual excitement |
| female | ________ orgasmic disorder: A dysfunction in which a woman rarely has an orgasm or repeatedly experience a very delayed one |
| vaginismus | A condition marked by involuntary contractions of the muscles around the outer third of the vagina, preventing entry of the penis |
| dyspareunia | A disorder in which a person experiences severe pain in the genitals during sexual activity |
| masturbation | Directed __________ training: A sex therapy approach that teaches women with female arousal or orgasmic disorders how to masturbate effectively and eventually to reach orgasm during sexual interactions |
| Paraphilias | Disorders characterized by recurrent and intense sexual urges, fantasies, or behaviors involving nonhuman objects, children, non-consenting adults, or experiences of suffering or humiliation |
| fetishism | A paraphilia consiting of recurrent and intense sexual urges, fantasies, or behaviors that involve the use of a nonliving object, often to the exclusion of all other stimuli |
| masturbatory | __________ satiation: A behavioral treatment in which a client masturbates for a very long period of time while fantasizing in detail about a paraphilic object. The procedure is expected to produce a feeling of boredom that in turn becomes linked to the object |
| orgasmic | ___________ reorientation: A procedure for treating certain paraphilias by teaching clients to respond to new, more appropriate sources of sexual stimulation |
| transvestic | __________ fetishism: A paraphilia consisting of repeated and intense sexual urges, fantasies or behaviors that involve dressing in clothes of the opposite sex. Aka--transvestism or cross-dressing |
| exhibitionsim | A paraphilia in which persons have repeated sexually arousing urges or fantasies about exposing their genitals to another person, and may act upon those urges |
| voyeurism | A paraphilia in which a person has repeated and intense sexual desires to observe unsuspecting people in secret as they undress or to spy on couples having intercourse and may act upon these desires |
| frotteurism | A paraphilia consisting of repeated and intense sexual urges, fantasies, or behaviors that involve touching and rubbing against a nonconsenting person |
| pedophilia | A paraphilia in which a person has repeated and intense sexual urges or fantasies about watching, touching, or engaging in sexual acts with prepubescent children and may carry out these urges or fantasies |
| masochism | Sexual __________: A paraphilia characterized by repeated and intense sexual urges, fantasies or behaviors that involves being humiliated, beaten, bound, or otherwise made to suffer |
| sadism | Sexual _________: A paraphilia characterized by repeated and intense sexual urges, fantasies, or behaviors that involve inflicting suffering on others |
| GID | Gender-Identity Disorder: A disorder in which a person persistently feels extremely uncomfortable about his/her assigned sex and strongly wishes to be a member of the opposite sex |
| sex-change | __________ surgery: A surgical procedure that changes a person's sex organs, features, and in turn, sexual identity; Aka--sexual reassignment surgery |
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