01:830:340 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Stress Management, Spasm, Sildenafil

• School: Rutgers University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: 01:830:340
• Professor: Professor Lyra Stein

Document Summary

-inhibitions of sexual desire and interference with physiological responses leading to an orgasm: sexual activity is common, relationships may be considered intimate and even satisfying regardless. Diagnosis: subjective because of age and circumstances, there are 2 diagnostic criteria common in all forms of sexual dysfunction in dsm5. Symptoms persisted for at least 6 months. Symptoms lead to marked distress in the person who experiences them. Male hypoactive sexual desire disorder: sexual desire : persons willingness to approach/engage in experiences that will lead to sexual arousal, fluctuations in sexual desires are normal. Erectile disorder: erectile dysfunction difficulty in achieving or maintaining an erection, many experience it at some time it is only a problem if it is chronic and distressing for intercourse. Female sexual interest/arousal disorder inhibited sexual arousal: inability to achieve genital responses (lubrication and swelling) necessary, sexual desire is present but the physiological responses are not.