Psychology 2075 Lecture 9: Chapter 9

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

Document Summary

Satisfying sexual expression is essential to good physical and mental health. Sexual response typically progresses in 3 stages: excitement, orgasm, resolution. Vasocongestion an accumulation of blood in the blood vessels of a region of the body, especially the genitals, a swelling or erection results. The cervix and uterus also pull up: sex flush may also appear on the skin of both men and women, though more commonly in women. In men, the skin of the scrotum thickens. Orgasm: second stage of sexual response; an intense sensation that occurs at the peak of sexual arousal and is followed by release of sexual tensions. Resolution: the third stage of sexual response; in which the body returns to an unaroused state, first stage in women is the reduction in the swelling of the breasts. In the 5-10 seconds after the end of an orgasm, the clitoris returns to its normal position: resolution phase usually takes 15-30 minutes.