Chapter 4: Sexual Response

Question 1

The Human Sexual Response Cycle was first described by _______

a) Alfred Kinsey
b) Masters and Johnson
c) Helen Singer Kaplan
d) Rosemary Basson

Answer 1

b) Masters and Johnson

Question 2

What is the second stage of the Human Sexual Response Cycle?

a) Arousal
b) Plateau
c) Rest
d) Orgasm

Answer 2

b) Plateau

Question 3

According to your textbook, what important contribution to understanding the human sexual response was made by Helen Singer Kaplan (1974)?

a) Her model included the stage of desire in the cycle
b) Her model was shorter and simpler to understand
c) Her model included research findings from people with physical challenges
d) All of the above

Answer 3

a) Her model included the stage of desire in the cycle

Question 4

The increased muscle tension in genital and non-genital areas of the body during sexual arousal

Answer 4

myotonia

Question 5

What are the four phases of Masters and Johnson’s sexual response cycle

Answer 5

Excitement, plateau, orgasm, resolution

Question 6

Pooling of blood in the blood vessels of bodily regions during sexual arousal

Answer 6

vasocongestion

Question 7

What is the fundamental process that occurs during the excitement phase

Answer 7

vasocongestion

Question 8

What are the three stages of Kaplan’s model?

Answer 8

Desire, excitement, orgasm

Question 9

What does Basson’s model of female sexual response account for?

Answer 9

Psychological, relational, and environmental cues

Some women may engage in sexual activity for non-sexual reasons (wanting to feel emotionally closer to partner)