Week 2

Question 1

Why is self report on sexual behaivour an difficult way to undrtsand sexual norms

Answer 1

People may face stigma so they portray sexual behaviour to be more or less than the truth

Question 2

What were the four Phases of the Masters and Johnson normal sexual cycle response

Answer 2

Desire Phase, Excitiment Phase, Orgasmic Phase, Resolution Phase.

Question 3

Which four criteria must be met to be clinnically diagnosed as having a sexual dysfunction

Answer 3

Occur up to 75% of the time for the past 6 months , cause clinical distress, not due to a medical condition, present during solo and duo sex.

Question 4

What is a life long sexual dysfunction?

Answer 4

Dysfunction present from the first sexual expereince.

Question 5

What is an acquired sexual dysfunction

Answer 5

When the dysfunction has developed after a period of normal sexual function

Question 6

What is a generalised sexual Dysfunction

Answer 6

Dysfunction not limited to a certain type of stimulation, situation or partner

Question 7

What is Situational Sexual dysfuction

Answer 7

dysfunction which only occures during certain types of stimulation, situation or partner.
e.g. a women expereinces pain while having sex with her partner but not during masturbation

Question 8

What is the most common cause of Genito-Pelvic Pain Disorder

Answer 8

Sexual Abuse

Question 9

What is the link between sex and alcohol

Answer 9

people are more willing to have sex but are not more aroused

Question 10

List a biological disorder which can result in sexual dysfunction

Answer 10

Cadiovascular disorder leads to anxiety in sex as poeple fear they may have a heart attack

Question 11

What are some social and contural contributions to sexual dysfunctions

Answer 11

Christianity no sex before marriage. Islam only have sex when tyring to have a child. Peron seeting high expectations. pressure to have sex to be cool

Question 12

What are some negative or traumatic contributions to sexual dysfunctions

Answer 12

Rape, incest and intial negative expereinces of sexual exposure

Question 13

Provide an example of how socially transmited attitude and interact with a relationship

Answer 13

having pressure put on you to have kids and make a family can cause anxiety and effect intimacy

Question 14

what are the three ways to treat social dysfunction through education

Answer 14

Altering Myths, Cognitive/behavioural therpay and schema therapy

Question 15

What is Dynamic therapy for sexual dysfunction

Answer 15

Increasing commincation between partners

Question 16

Why are antidepressants contoversal for sexual dysfunction treatmment

Answer 16

they can decrease anxiety but also lower sex drive

Question 17

What is the defintion of a paraphilia

Answer 17

Intense, persistent and reoccurent sexual attraction to unusual objects or sexual activities lasting around 6 months

Question 18

Why is the prevalence of Paraphilias underestimated?

Answer 18

We only know the occurence of these events based on crime rates. Illegal self acts are not often self reported. Not all paraphilias are criminal and not all are distressing to an individual.

Question 19

What is Voyeurisitc Disorder

Answer 19

Observation of unsuspecting others who are nakes, disrobing or engaging sexual activity

Question 20

What is transvestic disorder?

Answer 20

Fantasies urges or behaviours involving cross dressing

Question 21

What is exhibitionistic Disorder

Answer 21

Fantasies urges or behaviours involoving showing ones genital to unsuspecting strangers

Question 22

What is Frotteuristic Disorder

Answer 22

Fantasies urges or behaviours invloving touching or rubbing against an unconsenting person

Question 23

What is the difference between sadism and masichism?

Answer 23

Sadism is the desire to cause physical/phsycological suffering to another person while masochism is the desie to be humiliated, beatedn or made to suffer

Question 24

Which Paraphilia has ‘equal’ male to female ratio

Answer 24

Both Sadism and Masochism

Question 25

What are two biological factors which could contribute to paraphilias

Answer 25

Excess male hormone levels, and nuerological differences such as temporal lobe chnages.

Question 26

What are developmental/psychological factors which could contribute to paraphilias

Answer 26

Disordered relationships as well as physical or sexual abuse during chilhood. OCD.

Question 27

How do you treat paraphilia

Answer 27

There is no real treatment so instead there is a focus on minimising harm to others

Question 28

What is rescripting fantasy does it work.

Answer 28

Engage in deviant fantasy at the moment of climax you switch your thought to more healthy and normative sex acts. Not much evidence that it works

Question 29

What are biological treatments

Answer 29

Castration and other medication such as antidpressents.

Question 30

Gender Dysphoria

Answer 30

when someone feels like there biological sex doesn not match their psychological and emotional identity

Question 31

describe the desire phase of the sexual response cycle

Answer 31

sexual interest or desire/arousing fanatsies or thoughts

Question 32

what is the excitment phase

Answer 32

increased blood flow to genitalia, erections and lubrication of the vagina

Question 33

describe the resolution phase

Answer 33

occues after the excitment phase, in men there is a refractory period but this does not exist in women

Question 34

what are the three catergories of sexual dysfunction listed in the DSM-V

Answer 34

desire, interest orgasmic disorders sexual pain

Question 35

what is a spectator role

Answer 35

the one having sex is so concerned about how they do that they are rather observing themsleves and impedeing natural sexual behaviour