Psychology 2030A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Masters And Johnson, Human Sexual Response Cycle, Female Sexual Arousal Disorder
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Chapter 8: gender dysphoria, sexual dysfunctions, and paraphilic. Human sexuality: people find it difficult to discuss sexual attitudes and behaviors, alfred kinsey, professor of biology. Sexual functioning: bases of sexual functioning as the human sexual response cycle, masters and johnson four stages of sexual functioning, 1. Resolution: kaplan , 1. desire, 2. excitement, 3. orgasm, most contemporary explanations, 1. Desire phase begins in response to external internal cues: 2. Arousal phase characterized by physical and psychological signs of sexual arousal: penile tumescence, vasocongestion ( slowing the blood vessels) + vaginal lubrication, 3. Orgasm phase women experience contractions in the outer third of the vagina. Resolution phase more for men this model is not perfect. Gay man show fingerprint patterns more like heterosexual women: maybe related to androgens. In many countries transsexual individuals do not self identified. Living is the desire gender: at least two years, 2.