Psychology 2310A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder, Sex Reassignment Surgery, Erection
27 Nov 2016
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Human sexuality: alfred kinsey - rst formal attempts to understand sexual behaviour. Masters & johnson - recorded physical responses during sexual activity treated > 80% of clients. Sexual response cycle; excitement, plateau (swelling), orgasm & resolution stages. Helen kaplan; desire, excitement, orgasm (recognized psychological component) Sex differences: women have higher capacity for sex & have sex for longer periods of time. Also have more orgasms than men and don"t have a refractory period. Emotionally intimacy rather than just pleasure alone (m) 95% males & 87% females have vaginal intercourse over 1 year. 74% men & 86% women orally stimulated genitalia. 79% men & 65% women were recipients of oral stimulation. 20% males & 9% females engaged in anal intercourse. Homosexuality characteristics: 1) left handed only 2) diff in ratio of index to ring nger 3) symmetry in patterns of nger tip ridges. Fraternal birth orders in males: gay men have greater # of older brothers.
