SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS

Question 1

this diagnostic class is characterized by clinically significant disturbance in a person’s ability to respond sexually or to experience sexual pleasure for a duration of at least 6 months

Answer 1

Sexual Dysfunctions

Question 2

what are the specifiers for most of the sexual dysfunctions?

Answer 2

Lifelong: disturbance has been present since the individual became sexually active

Acquired: disturbance began after a period of relatively normal sexual function

and/or

Generalized: Not limited to certain types of situations, or partners

Situational: Only occurs with certain types of situations, or partners

Question 2

what sexual dysfunction doesn’t have a subtype or specifier?

Answer 2

GENITO-PELVIC PAIN/PENETRATION DISORDER

Question 3

this term refers to genital pain during or after sexual intercourse

Answer 3

Dyspareunia

Question 4

this disorder is characterized by a marked delay in or inability to achieve ejaculation despite adequate sexual stimulation and desire to ejaculate during partnered sexual activities

Answer 4

Delayed Ejaculation

Question 5

this disorder is characterized by repeated failure to obtain or maintain erections during partnered sexual activities

Answer 5

Erectile Disorder

Question 6

this disorder is characterized by difficulty experiencing orgasm and/or markedly reduced intensity of orgasmic sensations

Answer 6

Female Orgasmic Disorder

Question 7

this disorder is characterized by lack of or significantly reduced sexual interest/arousal

Answer 7

Female Sexual Interest/Arousal Disorder

Question 8

this disorder is characterized by difficulty having intercourse, genitor-pelvic pain, fear of pain or vaginal penetration, or tension of the pelvic floor muscles

Answer 8

Genito-Pelvic Pain/Penetration Disorder

Question 9

this disorder is characterized by persistent deficient or absent sexual/erotic thoughts or fantasies and desire for sexual activity

Answer 9

Male Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder

Question 10

this disorder is characterized by persistent ejaculation during partnered sexual activity within approximately 1 minute following vaginal penetration and before individual wishes it

Answer 10

Premature (Early) Ejaculation

Question 10

this stage in sexual relations is characterized by the sexual urges that occur in response to sexual cues or fantasies

Answer 10

desire phase

Question 11

what are the 5 Stages in Sexual Relations?

Answer 11

1. Desire Phase
2. Arousal stage
3. Plateau Phase
4. Orgasm Phase
5. Resolution Phase

Question 12

this stage in sexual relations is characterized by a subjective sense of sexual pleasure and physiological signs of sexual arousal: in males, penile tumescence (increased flow of blood into the penis); in females, vasocongestion (blood pools in the pelvic area) leading to vaginal lubrication and breast tumescence (erect nipples)

Answer 12

arousal stage

Question 13

this stage in sexual relations is characterized by a brief period that occurs before orgasm

Answer 13

plateau phase

Question 14

this stage in sexual relations is characterized by feelings of the inevitability of ejaculation, followed by ejaculation, in men; and contradictions of the walls of lower third of the vagina, in females

Answer 14

orgasm phase

Question 14

this stage in sexual relations is characterized by a decrease in arousal occurs after orgasm (particularly in men)

Answer 14

resolution phase

Question 15

what sexual dysfunctions are present in the desire phase?

Answer 15

Male: Male hypoactive sexual desire disorder (little or no desire to have sex)

Female: Female sexual interest/arousal disorder (little or no desire to have sex)

Question 16

what disorders are present in the arousal stage?

Answer 16

Male: Erectile disorder (difficulty obtaining or maintaining erections

Female: Female sexual interest/arousal disorder (little or no desire to have sex)

Question 17

what sexual dysfunctions are present in the orgasm stage?

Answer 17

Male: Delayed ejaculation; premature (early) ejaculation

Female: Female orgasmic disorder

Question 18

what are the three major aspects to assessment of sexual behavior?

Answer 18

1. Interviews
2. A thorough medical evaluation
3. A psychophysiological assessment

Question 18

what disorders are present in the pain phase?

Answer 18

Genito-pelvic/penetration disorder (pain, anxiety, and tension associated with sexual activity; vaginismus, i.e. muscle spasms in the vagina that interfere with penetration

Question 19

this aspect of assessing sexual behavior is usually supported by numerous questionnaires

Answer 19

interviews

Question 20

this aspect of assessing sexual behavior is used to rule out the variety of medical conditions that can contribute to sexual problems

Answer 20

a thorough medical evaluation

Question 21

this aspect of assessing sexual behavior is used to directly measure the physiological aspects of sexual arousal

Answer 21

a psychophysiological assessment

Question 22

this disorder is characterized by a marked delay, marked infrequency of, or absence of orgasm Marked reduced intensity of orgasmic sensations

Answer 22

Female Orgasmic Disorder

Question 23

what does it mean if the sexual dysfunction has been acquired?

Answer 23

the disturbance began after a period of relatively normal sexual function

Question 23

what does it mean if a sexual dysfunction has been lifelong?

Answer 23

the disturbance has been present since the individual became sexually active

Question 24

what does it mean if the sexual dysfunction is generalized?

Answer 24

the dysfunction is not limited to certain types of stimulation, situations, or partner

Question 25

what does it mean if the sexual dysfunction is situational?

Answer 25

the dysfunction only occurs with certain types of stimulation, situations, or partners.

Question 26

what are the severity specifiers for Premature (Early) Ejaculation

Answer 26

Mild: Ejaculation occuring within approximately 30 seconds to 1 minute of vaginal penetration Moderate: Ejaculation occurring within approximately 15-30 seconds of vaginal penetration Severe: Ejaculation occurring prior to sexual activity, at the start of sexual activity, or within approximately 15 seconds of vaginal penetration

Question 26

what composes hypersexual disorder?

Answer 26

Sexual behavior that is excessive or poorly controlled Sex addiction Compulsive sexual behavior

Question 27

what is the duration for sexual dysfunctions?

Answer 27

minimum duration of 6 months

Question 28

what disorders are present in the 13TH DIAGNOSTIC CLASS, SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS?

Answer 28

1. Delayed Ejaculation 2. Erectile Disorder 3. Female Orgasmic Disorder 4. Female Sexual Interest/Arousal Disorder 5. Genito-Pelvic Pain/Penetration Disorder 6. Male Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder 7. Premature (Early) Ejaculation