Psychology 2075 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Human Sexual Response Cycle, Autoeroticism, Muscles Of Respiration

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2075
• Professor: William Fisher

Document Summary

Desire (helen kaplan) more frequent and intense > female, varies with ppl over life. Excitement, vasocongestion and myotonia, +/- cognitive and affective appraisal, erection (cavernosa + spongiosum blood, pde5 inh act on no synthesis, testes elevation) Plateau, maintain high level of arousal (testes large, prostate large, gland colours, pre-ejaculatory cowper"s gland) Orgasm + ej, spike in pulse, bp, breathing/ muscle contract spasm 0. 8 sec, cause ejaculation. Excitement, vasocongestion and myotonia, +/- cognitive and affective appraisal, exudation (vag lub), orgasmic platfort (swell introitus), clitoris enogorges and receeds, vag upper balloon, breasts swell, nipples erect, sex flush. Plateau, maintain high levels of arousal, orgasm may follow, spike in pulse, bp, breathing/ muscle contract spasm 0. 8 sec. Men"s and women"s experience of orgasm in masturbation and intercourse. Men similar percent orgasm for sex and masturbation. Female more orgasm (supposedly) during sex than masturbation (faking it) > orgasm is unlikely, and they know it. > partner"s orgasm is imminent (about to happen)