Sexual Dysfunction and Human Response Cycle
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What is the term for a person who practices zoophilia?

  • Urophile
  • Mysophile
  • Zoophile (correct)
  • Bestialist

Which of the following describes hypophilia?

  • Seeking an altered state of consciousness during orgasm. (correct)
  • Attraction to members of the same sex.
  • Desire for sexual experiences involving dirt.
  • Feeling of discomfort with one's assigned gender.

What does urophilia primarily involve?

  • Interest in sexual experiences involving animals.
  • Sensation of being in water.
  • Desire for sexual relations with younger individuals.
  • Attraction to urine and urination. (correct)

Which category does gender identity disorder fall under?

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What defines a latent homosexual?

<p>Someone who represses their same-sex attractions. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of sexual desire does mysophilia refer to?

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Which term describes sexual attraction to an immature person?

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What is classified as socially and medically acceptable sexual behavior?

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What defines female sexual arousal disorder?

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Which term describes a male equivalent to nymphomania?

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What is exhibitionism primarily characterized by?

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What defines fetishism in sexual psychology?

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Which of the following is a type of exposure associated with exhibitionism?

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What indicates a paraphilia diagnosis?

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What does the term martymachia refer to?

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What is a common characteristic of fetishism?

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What is the primary characteristic of fetishism?

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What does sadomy specifically refer to?

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Which sexual abnormality involves a person deriving pleasure from watching couples engage in intimate acts?

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What is the defining behavior of frottage?

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What does pluralism refer to in the context of sexual abnormalities?

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Which term describes a person who derives pleasure from wearing clothing associated with the opposite sex?

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What is transexualism characterized by?

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What is a common feature of voyeurism?

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What does bestosexuality refer to?

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What is gerontophobia characterized by?

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Which term describes painful sexual intercourse in women?

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What does the term sado-masochism refer to?

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Which of the following is related to oral sexual gratification?

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What does incest refer to?

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What does satyriasis refer to?

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What does autosexuality involve?

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What is erectile dysfunction characterized by?

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What is one of the symptoms of sexual dysfunction in women?

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Which phase is NOT part of the human sexual response cycle?

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What is hypoactive sexual disorder characterized by?

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What defines sexual aversion disorder?

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Which of the following is considered a dysfunction of sexual arousal?

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Which change occurs after the excitement phase in the sexual response cycle?

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What can sexual dysfunction lead to?

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What describes intersexuality?

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Which type of intersexuality describes the absence of developed sex organs?

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Which condition leads to the presence of both ovaries and testicles?

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What percentage of boys is reported to be victimized by sexual assault?

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Which of the following is true about sexual offenders?

<p>Factors predicting general recidivism may also predict sexual recidivism. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a common misconception about date rapists?

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Which characteristics are more prevalent among offenders who victimize strangers?

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What distinguishes a pseudohermaphrodite?

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Who are the criminologists who propose the idea that low IQ increases the likelihood of criminal behavior.

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Flashcards

Sexual Dysfunction Symptoms (Men)

Problems with achieving or maintaining an erection, delayed or absent ejaculation, or inability to control ejaculation.

Sexual Dysfunction Symptoms (Women)

Inability to achieve orgasm, inadequate vaginal lubrication, or difficulty relaxing vaginal muscles for intercourse.

Sexual Dysfunction Symptoms (Both)

Lack of interest or desire for sex, inability to become aroused, or pain during intercourse.

Human Sexual Response Cycle

A sequence of physical and emotional changes during sexual arousal and activity, including intercourse and maturation.

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Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder

Persistent, upsetting lack of sexual desire or interest in sexual activity.

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Sexual Aversion Disorder

Persistent feelings of fear, anxiety, or disgust about sexual activity.

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Male Erectile Disorder (Impotence)

Inability to achieve or maintain an erection firm enough for satisfactory sexual intercourse.

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Major Categories of Sexual Disorders

Sexual dysfunctions, paraphilias, and gender identity disorder.

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Female Sexual Arousal Disorder

Inability to become aroused physically and emotionally by erotic stimulation.

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Hypersexuality (Nymphomania)

A psychological disorder in females characterized by excessive libido and obsession with sex.

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Paraphilia

A rare mental disorder where sexual arousal occurs to non-normative sexual objects or situations.

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Exhibitionism (Flashing)

Sexual arousal from exposing one's genitals to others in inappropriate settings.

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Fetishism

Sexual arousal focused on non-living objects.

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Exhibitionism (Types)

Different ways of exposing body parts, including flashing, mooning, and other forms of exposure of genitals.

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Fetishism (Types)

Examples include sexual urges and behaviors associated with non-living objects, like specific clothing items.

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Satyriasis

Male equivalent of nymphomania - excessive sexual desire.

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Zoophilia

Sexual activity between humans and animals.

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Urophilia

Sexual arousal from being urinated upon or swallowing urine.

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Mysophilia

Sexual arousal from filth or dirty things.

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Hypoyphilia

Sexual desire involving altered consciousness, often through drugs or asphyxiation.

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Gender Identity Disorder

A disturbance in gender identification, strong desire to be the opposite sex.

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Heterosexual

Sexual attraction to the opposite sex.

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Homosexual

Sexual attraction to the same sex.

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Infantosexual

Sexual attraction to prepubescent children.

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Bestiality

Sexual gratification towards animals.

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Autosexual

Sexual self-gratification, typically masturbation.

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Gerontophilia

Sexual attraction to elderly people.

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Necrophilia

Sexual interest in corpses.

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Incest

Sexual relations between individuals legally prohibited from marrying due to blood relation.

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Satyriasis

Excessive sexual desire in men.

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Nymphomania

Excessive sexual desire in women.

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Oralism

Using the mouth for sexual gratification

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Fetishism

Sexual attraction to non-living objects or aspects of a person's body.

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Sadism

Sexual arousal through inflicting hurt or pain on others.

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Voyeurism

Sexual arousal from secretly observing others, often in private situations.

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Transvestism

Sexual arousal from wearing clothing of the opposite sex.

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Frotteurism

Sexual arousal from rubbing against a non-consenting person.

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Partialism

Sexual arousal focused on a specific part of the body.

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Triolism

Sexual activity involving three people.

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Pluralism

Sexual activity involving more than two people.

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Intersexuality

A condition where an individual has a mixture of male and female characteristics, including physical form, reproductive organs, and sexual behavior.

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Gonadal Agenesis

A condition where sex organs (testes or ovaries) do not develop.

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Gonadal Dysgenesis

External sex organs are present, but testes or ovaries fail to develop at puberty.

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True Hermaphroditism

A rare condition where individuals have both ovarian and testicular tissue.

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Pseudohermaphroditism

A condition where the external sex organs appear as one sex, but internal organs are of the other.

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Sexual Assault

A serious social problem with high victimization rates, especially among children and women.

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Sexual Recidivism

The tendency of a sexual offender to re-offend.

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Deviant Sexual Interests

Unusual or abnormal sexual preferences.

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Study Notes

Sexual Dysfunction

  • Symptoms in men:
    • Inability to achieve or maintain an erection (erectile dysfunction)
    • Delayed or absent ejaculation despite adequate stimulation (retarded ejaculation)
    • Inability to control ejaculation timing (early or premature ejaculation)
  • Symptoms in women:
    • Inability to achieve orgasm
    • Insufficient vaginal lubrication during intercourse
    • Inability to relax vaginal muscles for intercourse
  • Symptoms in both men and women:
    • Lack of interest or desire for sex
    • Inability to become aroused
    • Pain during intercourse

Human Sexual Response Cycle

  • The sequence of physical and emotional changes during sexual arousal and participation in sexually stimulating activities.
  • Four phases:
    • Desire (libido)
    • Arousal (excitement)
    • Orgasm
    • Resolution

Sexual Dysfunction Categories

  • Sexual Dysfunctions:
    • Persistent or repeated problems with sexual arousal or orgasm, that causes distress and difficulty in relationships, including any or some combination of the following: sexual arousal or pleasure associated with sex, or orgasm. It is a disturbance in any phase of the human sexual response cycle

Types of Sexual Dysfunction

  • A. Dysfunction of Sexual Desire (during the Excitement Phase):
    • Hypoactive sexual desire disorder: Lack of sexual drive or interest
    • Sexual aversion disorder: Persistent fear, anxiety, or disgust about sexual activity
  • B. Dysfunction of Sexual Arousal (during the Arousal/Plateau Phase):
    • Male erectile disorder: Inability to maintain or achieve an erection
    • Female sexual arousal disorder: Inability to experience or maintain sexual arousal

Other sexual dysfunctions

  • Hypersexuality (Nymphomania/Furor Uterinus): A female psychological disorder characterized by an overactive libido and an obsession with sex.
  • Exhibitionism: Exposure of genitals to others in inappropriate contexts.
  • Frotteurism: Sexual arousal from rubbing against a non-consenting person in public places.
  • Fetishism: Sexual arousal from non-human objects or body parts.
  • Sadism: Sexual pleasure from inflicting pain or humiliation on others.
  • Masochism: Sexual pleasure from experiencing pain or humiliation.
  • Voyeurism: Sexual arousal from observing others without their consent.
  • Transvestic Fetishism: Sexual arousal from wearing clothing of the opposite sex.
  • Bestiality/Zoophilia: Sexual activity with animals.
  • Urophilia: Sexual arousal involving urine.
  • Mysophilia: Sexual arousal involving dirt or filth.
  • Hypoyphilia: Sexual arousal related to altered states of consciousness (like drug use)
  • Necrophilia: Sexual arousal toward corpses.
  • Coprophilia: Sexual arousal involving feces.

Gender Identity Disorder

  • A disturbance in gender identity, marked by a strong desire to be of the opposite sex.
  • Individuals may be distressed about being assigned to their sex and may seek to live as a member of the opposite sex.

Sexual Anomalies

  • Heterosexual: Sexual attraction to individuals of the opposite sex
  • Homosexual: Sexual attraction to individuals of the same sex
  • Infantosexual: Sexual attraction toward children
  • Bestosexual: Sexual attraction toward animals
  • Autosexual (Masturbation): Self-gratification, without another person
  • Gerontophilia: Sexual attraction towards older adults
  • Incest: sexual attraction towards family members
  • Sexual abnormalities as to number of sexual partners: e.g., troilism, pluralism
  • Sexual abnormalities as to reversals: e.g., transvestism, Transsexualism, intersexuality

Sexual Disorders and Criminality

  • Sexual assault is a serious issue, with high rates among children and women. Several factors can influence sexual offenses and repeat offenses, including the offender's sexual interests or preferences, and whether the victims are strangers or people the offender knows.

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