AP book terms

Refractory period

Period following orgasm in males during which further sexual arousal and orgasm are not possible

Vaso congestion

Increased blood flow to and swelling of localized tissues and organs

Performance anxiety

fear of not being able to perform sexually. which in turn hinders sexual performance and may be central to the development of sexual dysfunctions

Sensate focus

Therapeutic sexual exercises practiced by a couple that begin with nondemand pleasuring

Plethysmography assessment

Objective assessment of sexual arousal by measurement of genital blood flow

Asphyxiophilia

which involves oxygen-depriving activities such as choking. hanging. or suffocating

Transsexualism

Condition in which sexual identity is contrary to biological gender

Congenital adrenal hyperplasia

Condition in which fetal exposure to androgens results in masculinization of the genitals of a genetically female

Androgen insensitivity syndrome

Condition in which a genetically male fetus is insensitive to the effects of androgen and develops genitalia resembling a female

Psychosis

Severe psychological disturbance involving personality disorganization and loss of contact with reality

Neurosis

Freudian term for the anxiety-driven condition that results when id impulses threaten to overwhelm the ego

Neologism

A new word that a speaker invents

Alogia

impoverished speech that conveys little information

Echolalia

Repetition of words or phrases spoken by another person

Catatonia

Unusual movement or immobility associated with psychosis

Echopraxia

Repetitively imitating the movements of others