Ch. 12 - Sexual Disorders Flashcards
(31 cards)
What are persistent disruptions in the ability to experience sexual arousal?
Sexual dysfunctions
What are persistent and troubling attractions to unusual sexual activities or objects?
Paraphilia
TRUE OR FALSE: Gender shapes sexual disorders in a number of ways.
TRUE.
TRUE OR FALSE: Men are much more likely to report symptoms of sexual dysfunction than women, and women are much more likely to report symptoms of paraphilic disorder than men.
FALSE.
It’s the other way around.
What finding by Kaplan consists of four phases (desire, excitement, orgasm, resolution)?
The human sexual response cycle.
TRUE OR FALSE: Based on measurements from the plethysmographs on both males and females, it is found that biological and subjective excitement are highly correlated for men, but appear to need to be considered separately for women.
TRUE.
What are the three categories the DSM-5 divides sexual dysfunctions into?
- Those involving sexual arousal/desire/interest;
- Orgasmic disorders;
- Sexual pain disorders;
TRUE OR FALSE: Sexual problems in one person may lead to sexual problems with their partner.
TRUE.
There is potential for co-occurence of diagnoses.
TRUE OR FALSE: Sexual concerns that arise from severe relationship distress, such as partner abuse, are considered sexual dysfunctions.
FALSE.
They are not considered sexual dysfunctions. This also goes from lack of sexual activity or desire from depression, or other more prominent or primary diseases.
What duration does the DSM-5 specify for something to be a sexual disorder?
6 months.
What disorder refers to persistent deficits in sexual interest (fantasies or urges), biological arousal, or subjective arousal?
Female sexual interest/arousal disorder.
What disorder refers to deficient or absent sexual fantasies and urges in males?
Male hypoactive sexual desire disorder.
What disorder refers to failure to attain or maintain an erection through completion of the sexual activity?
Erectile disorder.
What disorder refers to the persistent absence or reduced intensity of orgasm in sexual excitement for women?
Female orgasmic disorder.
What disorder is defined by ejaculation that occurs too quickly?
Premature ejaculation.
What disorder is defined by persistent difficulty in ejaculating?
Delayed ejaculation disorder.
What is defined by persistent or recurrent pain during intercourse?
Genito-pelvic pain/penetration disorder.
What does genito-pelvic pain/penetration disorder combine?
Vaginismus (involuntary muscle spasms of the outher third of the vagina that makes intercourse impossible) and dyspareunia (persistent or recurrent pain during sexual intercourse)
According to Masters and Johnson (1970), what are the two main causes of human sexual inadequacy?
- Fears about performance;
- The adoption of a spectator role
These immediate causes of sexual dysfunctions were hypothesized to have one or more historical antecedents, such as sociocultural influences, biological causes, or sexual traumas.
TRUE OR FALE: In making a diagnosis of sexual disorders, the first step is to rule out medical diseases as the cause.
TRUE.
What disorder is defined by a reliance on an inanimate object or a nongenital part of the body for sexual arousal?
Fetishistic disorder.
TRUE OR FALSE: People with fetishistic disorder often have other paraphilias.
TRUE.
What disorder is diagnosed when adults derive sexual gratification through sexual contact with prepubertal or pubescent children?
Pedophilic disorder.
TRUE OR FALSE: Pedophilic disorder is diagnosed even when the individual has only fantasies and does not act on them.
FALSE.
Pedophilic disorder is only diagnosed when the adult acts on his or her sexual urges towards children, face interpersonal difficulties as a result of the urges, or are distressed by the urges.
