Psychology 2030A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder, Erectile Dysfunction, Premature Ejaculation

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2030A/B
• Professor: David Vollick

Document Summary

Psychology 2030a chapter 8 lecture 6. Masters & johnson: recorded physiology of over 700 adults during sexual activity, developed way of treating sexual disorders, four phases of sexual response. Desire phase response to external and internal cues. Arousal phase physical and psychological signs of sexual arousal. Orgasm phase ejaculation of seminal fluids and contractions in the outer third of the vagina. Resolution phase decrease in arousal followed by refractory resting period, more common in men. Sex drive physical and/or psychological craving for sexual activity and pleasure: exists equally for men and women. Men think about sex more often: from evolutionary standpoint, men can impregnate multiple women, but women can only get impregnated by one man. Women equate sexual desire with a need for emotional intimacy: from evolutionary standpoint, female wants male to hang around and protect them + offspring. Men age sees a decrease in genital response + amount of ejaculate.