PSYC 407 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Behaviour Therapy, Masters And Johnson, Pedophilia
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Current views tend to be tolerant of a variety of sexual expressions, unless the behavior is associated with a substantial impairment in functioning or involves non-consenting individuals, such as children. Paraphilic disorders: arousal occurs primarily in the context of inappropriate objects or individuals. Data suggests mostly heterosexual behaviors in western culture. No gender differences are currently apparent in attitudes about pornography. homosexuality, the experience of sexual satisfaction, or attitudes toward masturbation. Men show more sexual desire and arousal than women. Women emphasize committed relationships as a context for sex. Men"s sexual self-concept, unlike women"s, is characterized partly. Women"s sexual beliefs are more plastic in that they are more more than men. by power, independence, and aggression. easily shaped by cultural, social, and situational factors. Gender differences have changed since the sexual revolution. Most women no longer feel constrained by a stricter and more conservative social standard of sexual conduct.
