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PSYC 350A
Sexual Problems and Disorders
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Psychology
Undergraduate 3
04/26/2011

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What is the difference between certification for Sex therapy in Canada and the US
Definition
• Canada
- No special certification exists
- psychologists, psychiatrists, clinical counsellor, physician, obstetrician, gynaecologist, urologist
• USA
- board certification from the American Association of Sex Educators
Term
What does DSM stand for?
Definition
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
Term
What are four problems associated with the DSM?
Definition
1. The danger of over diagnosis
- temptation to label anything abnormal, problematic or irritating a mental disorder
- eg. paraphilias

2. The power of diagnostic labels (in general)
- ostracized and marginalized
- absolves people of their problems
- self-fulfilling prophecy

3. the illusion of objectivity and universality
- many diagnoses appear value judgements, decided by consensus and not through empirical study
- APPEARS this way

4. The roles of pharmaceutical industry and private health care
Term
Non-clinical label for paraphilia?
Definition
Kink
- colloquial label

- once kinks cross into the realm of disability, distress, etc... that becomes paraphilia
Term
List 4 advantages of DSM
Definition
- helps distinguish among disorders with similar symptoms
- improves reliability and agreement among clinicians
- open to empirical study and challenge
- allows for insurance coverage
Term
What are Sexual Desire Disorders according to the DSM?
Definition
- Hypoactive sexual desire
- Sexual aversion
Term
What are Sexual Pain Disorders according to the DSM?
Definition
- Dyspareunia
- Vaginismus
Term
What are Disorders of Sexual Arousal according to the DSM?
Definition
- Female Arousal disorder
- Male Erectile Disorder
Term
What are Disorders or Orgasm according to the DSM?
Definition
- Female Orgasmic Disorder
- Male Orgasmic Disorder
- Premature Ejactulation
Term
What are the specifiers in diagnosing sexual disorders?
Definition
- Life long vs. Acquired (primary vs. secondary)
- global vs. situational
- gradual vs. sudden
Term
What is hypoactive sexual desire?
Definition
when someone is persistently or recurrently deficient sexual fantasies and desire for sexual activity
Term
Is hypoactive sexual desire higher in men or women?
Definition
Much higher prevalence in women
- 1/2 - 1/3 women report low sexual desire; 10-20% meet criteria
- men 20% of men age 18-24 report low sexual desire
Term
Is hypoactive sexual desire higher in men or women?
Definition
Much higher prevalence in women
- 1/2 - 1/3 women report low sexual desire; 10-20% meet criteria
- men 20% of men age 18-24 report low sexual desire
Term
How is hypoactive sexual desire treated?
Definition
- rule out anxiety, stress, depression
- couples therapy
- sensate focus
- testosterone therapy?
Term
What is sensate focus?
Definition
A set of sexual exercises for couples introduced by Masters and Johnson
- aimed at increasing personal and interpersonal awareness of self and others' needs
- focus on sense experience rather than seeing orgasm as the sole goal
Term
What three things must be addressed with sensate focus?
Definition
1. Assumptions
2. Goal-oriented sexual performance
3. cognitive interference
Term
What are the four stages of sensate focus?
Definition
1. touch body (no genies)

2. touching all over, guided by partner

3. mutual touching that feels neutral (no sex) - shift attention away from own body onto partner's

4. increase genital touching with goal of arousal, proceed to intercourse when ready
Term
What is Sexual Aversion disorder?
Definition
extreme aversion to, and avoidance of, all or most genital sexual contact with sexual partner
Term
How is sexual aversion disorder treated?
Definition
- cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)
- systematic desensitization
- anxiolytics - drugs to treat anxiety
Term
What is female sexual arousal disorder?
Definition
inability of chicks to attain or maintain wetness until the end of a sexual sesh
Term
how prevalent is female sexual arousal disorder
Definition
- 15-40%
Term
What is Erectile Disorder and how prevalent is it?
Definition
Can't stay hard
- more than 50% will experience ED somewhat to completely
- not inevitable
- organic causes more prominent than psychological causes
Term
What are some organic causes of ED?
Definition
- diabetes
- circulation abnormalities
- neurological causes
- hormonal or endocrine causes
- medications
- psychological factors
- lifestyle
Term
What are 3 pharmaceutical treatments for ED?
Definition
1. Viagra (sildenafil)
- 4-hour half-life
- take 1hr before planned sexual activity
2. Levitra (vardenafil)
- 4-6hr half-life
3. Cialis (tadalafil)
- 30 mins before sexual activity
- 17-hr half-life
- few side-effects
Term
What are non-pharmaceutical treatments for ED?
Definition
1. Alprostadil
- putting a thing in your dick ten mins before you wanna faaaack
- vasodilation
2. Penis Pump
- draws blood to your dick
- cock rang
Term
What is Female orgasmic disorder?
Definition
delay in, or absence of, orgasm

diagnosis should be based on the clinician's judgement that the womans orgasmic capacity is less than reasonable for her age, sexual experience, and the adequacy of sexual stimulation
Term
How is female orgasmic disorder treated? and how prevalent is it?
Definition
25% in NA, more in asia, less in europe
treated with guided masturbation
Term
How prevalent is Male orgasmic disorder?
Definition
0-10%, likely less than 3%
rare, bros usually cum
Term
Let's talk about pre-jack
Definition
- no good definition - medical definition is less than 2 mins
- Kinsey said 75% ejack in less than 2 mins
- time varies from 6-14 based on studies, average 6-7
- 50% of people complain about ejacking too fast
Term
How is pre-jack treated?
Definition
1. SSRIs
- increase serotonin and reduce anxiety
2. Squeeze technique
3. stop-start
- ask eland (778-773-1406)
Term
What the fuck is dyspareunia? and how prevalent is it?
Definition
pain with attempted or complete vaginal entry (commonly known as "small-puss")
- 10% northern europe and 30% asia
- treated with vestibulectomy, dilators, CBT
- vulvodynia, vestibulodynia - is the pain in the vulva or the vestibules?
Term
Vaginismus? What!!
Definition
scared of being boned with fingers, dicks, cucumbers, and the like in anticipation of pain
- 1-6% or people
- involuntary contractions of the pussy
Term
Is mismatched sexual desire a disorder?
Definition
are you kidding? aviously not you fuck head
Term
What does PSAS stand for?
Definition
Persistent sexual arousal syndrome
- girl that's always horny and it's uncomfortable. Also known as "grumpy pussy"
- relieved by orgasm
Term
Share some insight on sexual addiction/sexual compulsivity/hypersexual disorder
Definition
Go to 2363 Ottawa Avenue, West Van, at 10PM after the final examination at the Wellington. I'm a autogynephiliac
Term
What are some different types of sex work?
Definition
prostitution
dancing
massage
live sex/peep shows
webcaming
phone sex
dominatrixes/doms
pornography
Term
What were pornography laws largely shaped by?
Definition
the 80s feminist movement
Term
How often do men look at porn
Definition
90.2% look on a weekly basis
48.5 of women
Term
Myths surrounding porn
Definition
- women dont watch
- only perverts consume porn
- only lonely bros with no way to get off
-
Term
Describe the study on Self-perceived effects of pornography done by Hald and Malamuth (2008)
Definition
Used 5 composite variables:
- sex life - frequency of sex, performance, experimentation
- quality of life
- perceptions and attitudes towards the opposite gender
- attitudes toward sex
- sexual knowledge

Results:
- no relation between porn use and negative side effects
- no effect due to porn consumption
- believe that media and boos' reports of highly negative effects on consumers of porn are exaggerated or unfounded
Term
Is there a relationship between porn use and violence in crimes?
Definition
no
Term
How do pimps wrangle bitches?
Definition
1. drug addiction
2. love-bombing
- fallingi n love, then being told that sex for money is just temporary
3. gorilla pimping
- kidnapping, forced into it
Term
What are barriers to leaving prostitution?
Definition
fear of death, violence
distrust of society in general
addicitons
money
dont understand non-sex traffic world
lack of belief they can do anything else
Term
Why is it difficult to convict pimps?
Definition
- her word against his
- need precise dates and times of assaults
- go to court
- judges and juries are uninformed about realities of prostitution
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