Module 34: sexual motivation

‘ Asexual

Having no sexual attraction towards others

Sexuality

Our thoughts, feelings, and actions related to our physical attraction to one another

Sexual response cycle

The four stages of sexual responding described by masters and Johnson – excitement, plateau, orgasm, and resolution

Excitement – the genital areas become engorged with blood, causing a woman’s clitoris and a man’s penis as well

Plateau – excitement peaks as breathing, pulse, and blood pressure rates continue to increase. A man’s penis becomes fully engorged some fluid – frequently containing enough live sperm to enable conception may appear at the tip a woman’s clitoris, orgasm imminent.

Orgasm – muscle contractions appear all over the body in our accompanied by increased breathing, pulse, and blood pressure rates. The pleasurable feeling of sexual lease is much the same for men and women.

Resolution – the body gradually returns to its unaroused state as the genital blood vessels release their accumulated blood.

Refractory period

Then enter a refractory period that lasts from a few minutes to a day or more, during which they are incapable of another orgasm. A woman’s much shorter refractory. May enable her.

Sexual dysfunction

A problem that consistently impairs sexual arousal or functioning at any point in the sexual response cycle

Erectile disorder

Inability to develop or maintain interaction due to insufficient blood flow to the penis about one in five men have this

Female orgasmic disorder

Distressed due to week orgasmic feelings, or infrequently or never experiencing orgasm.

Paraphilia

Sexual arousal from fantasies behaviors, or urges involving non-human objects, the suffering of self or others, and/or nonconsenting persons.

Aids acquired immune deficiency syndrome

A life-threatening condition caused by the human amino deficiency virus HIV, a sexually transmitted infection. Aids depletes the immune system.

Sexual orientation

The direction of our sexual attractions, as reflected in our longings and fantasies.