PSY327H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Human Sexual Activity, Polyamory, Orgasm
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Quality of sex life (cid:1372) relationship quality (cid:1371) sex frequency (cid:1371)sexual satisfaction -- it"s consistent. Peaks @ beginning of relationship: (cid:1373) fast over time & during relationship transitions. One of the top 3 reasons to seek therapy. Ti(cid:373)e goes o(cid:374) a(cid:374)d (cid:449)e go (cid:271)a(cid:272)k to routi(cid:374)es (cid:449)/ our part(cid:374)ers. Maintain satisfaction = do things that let us expand our sense of self (new, exciting activities) 118 couples filled out surveys for 28 days. Each day rated relationship satisfaction, sexual activity, and sexual desire. Mean age = 33; mean relationship duration = 7 years. Randomly assigned them to one of three conditions: 97% can talk to their partner about sex. 28% had a serious discussion in the past year. Couples with sexual problems have poorer communication in general. Don"t bottle it up, bring up past faults, bringing up past partners. 70% of women don"t experience orgasm as a result of intercourse. Faking it: 25% of men, 50% of women.
