PSY354H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Amyl Nitrite, Androgen Replacement Therapy, Reward System
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Chapter 8: page 219-249 (p220) women typically have fuller lips and larger eyes than men while men have wider jaws and noses and larger chins. Women"s attraction to masculine-looking faces varies around their menstrual cycle. Eastern medical practioners have long claimed that ginseng root is useful in the treatment of sexual dysfunctions. Amyl nitrite (poppers); inhaled to create a brief rush and enhance pleasurable sensations and orgasms. Sexual response cycle is the sequence of physiological processes that accompany sexual behaviour (p240) masters and johnson developed the best-known description of the overall response cycle: excitement, plateau, orgasm, and resolution. Excitement is the beginning phase of the sexual response cycle. In men it is marked by erection of the penis. Plateau is the phase of the sexual response cycle during which arousal is maintained at a high level. Orgasmic platform is the outer portion of the vagina and surrounding tissues, which thicken and tense during sexual arousal.
