Sexual Arousal and Response

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Sexual Arousal and Response
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Visual stimulation

• Self report men respond more than women
• Physiologically both men and women have similar
  responses

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Decrease in sexual desire

• Silence during sexplay
• (decreases arousal)
• Birth control pills
• Blood pressure medication
• Antidepressant medication
• Antihypertensive medication
• Tranquilizers
• High nicotine cigarettes

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Basic physiological arousal responses

• Vasocongestion
• Orgasmic platform
• Engorgement of outer third of vagina during
  plateau phase
• Erection in men
• Mytonia
• Muscular spasms during orgasm
• Uterine contractions

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Vasocongestion

• Female Stage 1

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Vasocongestion

• Female Stage 2

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Vasocongestion

• Female Stage 3

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Female Vasocongestion
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Sexual response models

• Helen Kaplans modes
• Masters and Johnsons model

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Helen Kaplans model

• Desire
• Excitement
• Orgasm

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Masters Johnsons model

• Excitement
• Plateau
• Orgasm
• Resolution
• Refractory period
• Male only

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Excitement
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Plateau
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Orgasm

• Male female descriptions of orgasm are
  indistinguishable

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Resolution
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Response differences between the sexes

• Greater variability in female response
• Male refractory period
• Lack of this multiple orgasms for women
• Males
• may have pre-ejaculatory orgasms followed by
  final orgasm

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Grafenberg Spot (G-spot)

• Upper wall of vagina
• Possible remnant of prostate tissue
• Sometimes results in ejaculation from urethra
• Ejaculate fluid is similar to male prostate
  secretions

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Aging and sexual response

• Women
• Decreased vaginal lubrication
• KY or Slippery Stuff
• Decrease in length width of vagina
• Decrease in number of orgasmic contractions
• Use it or loose it The more active you are, the
  more active you stay.

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Aging sexual response (cont.)

• Men
• Longer time to get erection
• Increased control
• Reduced mytonia
• Reduced testicle elevation

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Cross cultural sexual arousal

• Healthy skin, hair, teeth are universally
  attractive
• Oral sex viewed as unnatural or disgusting in
  many cultures
• Sexual frequency varies by culture