COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
▶ Nightmares occur in Answer: REM
▶ Sexuality = Answer: identity, intimacy, pleasure, relationships
▶ sexuality influences what Answer: self-concept and interpersonal
functioning; holistic concept across lifespan
▶ Biosexual identity = Answer: anatomy/physiology
▶ Gender identity = Answer: psychological sense of gender
▶ Sexual orientation = Answer: attraction
▶ Sexuality - Child & Adolescent Sexual Behavior: exploration common in
what ages Answer: ages 2-5
▶ Sexuality - Child & Adolescent Sexual Behavior: decreases as Answer:
Decreases as social norms develop
Abnormal if early, frequent, or coercive
▶ Adult Sexuality: Changes frequency but not Answer: quality
▶ adult sexuality affected by Answer: illness and hormones
▶ adult sexuality maintained by Answer: health and opportunity
▶ sexual response: Parasympathetic = Answer: arousal
▶ sexual response: Sympathetic = Answer: orgasm
▶ Sexual Response Physiology: increased ??? Answer: Increased HR, BP,
respiration
, ▶ male sexual response issues (some mental health meds like SSRIs
influence sexual response) Answer: men will say I cannot get hard or
maintain an erection or finish
▶ female sexual response issues (some mental health meds like SSRIs
influence sexual response) Answer: females report lack interest and are not
aroused
▶ treatment for sexual response issues Answer: Wellbutrin
▶ Female Orgasmic Disorder Answer: Absent or reduced orgasm ≥75%
Medical, psychological, or medication causes
Treat underlying conditions and therapy
▶ Female Sexual Interest/Arousal Disorder Answer: Reduced desire
Hormonal and psychological causes
CBT and medication options
▶ Ejaculatory Disorders Answer: Premature or delayed ejaculation
Common male disorder
Behavioral + medication treatment
▶ Erectile Disorder Answer: Inability to maintain erection
Associated with vascular disease
Treat with PDE5 inhibitors
▶ Genito-Pelvic Pain Disorders Answer: Dyspareunia and vaginismus
Biologic or emotional causes
▶ Paraphilias Answer: Persistent atypical sexual interests
Often identified through legal issues
▶ Gender Dysphoria Answer: Distress from assigned gender mismatch
Requires affirming care
▶ Dyspareunia Answer: pain during or after sex
▶ vaginismus Answer: vagina squeezes/spasms when something enters it