PSYC 2300 Exam 4 questions with
complete solutions 2025/2026
sections of the sexual response cycle - ANS ✔✔desire, arousal (excitement), plateau., orgasm,
and resolution
disorders of sexual desire/ interest and arousal - ANS ✔✔- experience a chronically lowered or
absent desire for sex or deficiencies in sexual arousal
- among the most common sexual dysfunctions
female orgasmic disorder - ANS ✔✔experience a persistent or recurrent delay in or the
complete absence of orgasm, after having reached the excitement phase of the sexual response
cycle
early ejaculation - ANS ✔✔persistent ejaculation (after minimal sexual stimulation) before, on,
or shortly after penetration and before they wish it
delayed ejaculation - ANS ✔✔persistent or recurrent delay in or the absence of ejaculation
following the excitement phase of the sexual response cycle
genito-pelvic pain/penetration disorder - ANS ✔✔involves genital pain associated with
intercourse or, in women, when the vagina is penetrated
causes of sexual dysfunction - ANS ✔✔Biological: medical illness, side effects of drugs, nervous
system injury, hormonal deficiencies
psychological/ sociocultural: negative attitudes toward sex, traumatic or stressful experiences,
or conflicts with sexual partners
, treatments for sexual dysfunction - ANS ✔✔Biological: drugs that increase sexual functioning
(viagra) and the alleviation of medical conditions that might be contributing to sexual
dysfunction
psychological: combine (1) psychotherapy focused on the personal concerns of the individual
with the dysfunction and on the conflicts between the individual and their partner and (2) se
therapy designed to decrease inhibitions about sex and teach new techniques for achieving
optimal sexual enjoyment
sex therapy techniques - ANS ✔✔- sensate focus exercises --> lead partners through 3 stages.
1. gentle nongenital touching
2. direct gentital stimulation
3. intercourse focused on enhancing and sustaining pleasure, rather than on orgasm and
performance
Premature ejaculation treatment - ANS ✔✔stop-start technique or the squeeze technique
paraphilic disorders - ANS ✔✔recurrent atypical sexual fantasies, urges, and behaviors that
cause the individual distress or impairment, or cause harm or risk of harm to others
fetishistic disorder - ANS ✔✔a paraphilic disorder that involves sexual fantasies, urges, or
behaviors focused on nonliving objects or nongenital body parts. a particular form of fetish is
transvestism, where individuals cross-dress in order to become sexually aroused
humiliation-involving sexual disorders - ANS ✔✔sexual sadism disorder: sexual fantasies, urges,
or behaviors focused on inflicting pain and humiliation on a sexual partner
sexual masochism disorder: sexual fantasies, orders, or behaviors focused on experiencing pain
or humiliation during sex
complete solutions 2025/2026
sections of the sexual response cycle - ANS ✔✔desire, arousal (excitement), plateau., orgasm,
and resolution
disorders of sexual desire/ interest and arousal - ANS ✔✔- experience a chronically lowered or
absent desire for sex or deficiencies in sexual arousal
- among the most common sexual dysfunctions
female orgasmic disorder - ANS ✔✔experience a persistent or recurrent delay in or the
complete absence of orgasm, after having reached the excitement phase of the sexual response
cycle
early ejaculation - ANS ✔✔persistent ejaculation (after minimal sexual stimulation) before, on,
or shortly after penetration and before they wish it
delayed ejaculation - ANS ✔✔persistent or recurrent delay in or the absence of ejaculation
following the excitement phase of the sexual response cycle
genito-pelvic pain/penetration disorder - ANS ✔✔involves genital pain associated with
intercourse or, in women, when the vagina is penetrated
causes of sexual dysfunction - ANS ✔✔Biological: medical illness, side effects of drugs, nervous
system injury, hormonal deficiencies
psychological/ sociocultural: negative attitudes toward sex, traumatic or stressful experiences,
or conflicts with sexual partners
, treatments for sexual dysfunction - ANS ✔✔Biological: drugs that increase sexual functioning
(viagra) and the alleviation of medical conditions that might be contributing to sexual
dysfunction
psychological: combine (1) psychotherapy focused on the personal concerns of the individual
with the dysfunction and on the conflicts between the individual and their partner and (2) se
therapy designed to decrease inhibitions about sex and teach new techniques for achieving
optimal sexual enjoyment
sex therapy techniques - ANS ✔✔- sensate focus exercises --> lead partners through 3 stages.
1. gentle nongenital touching
2. direct gentital stimulation
3. intercourse focused on enhancing and sustaining pleasure, rather than on orgasm and
performance
Premature ejaculation treatment - ANS ✔✔stop-start technique or the squeeze technique
paraphilic disorders - ANS ✔✔recurrent atypical sexual fantasies, urges, and behaviors that
cause the individual distress or impairment, or cause harm or risk of harm to others
fetishistic disorder - ANS ✔✔a paraphilic disorder that involves sexual fantasies, urges, or
behaviors focused on nonliving objects or nongenital body parts. a particular form of fetish is
transvestism, where individuals cross-dress in order to become sexually aroused
humiliation-involving sexual disorders - ANS ✔✔sexual sadism disorder: sexual fantasies, urges,
or behaviors focused on inflicting pain and humiliation on a sexual partner
sexual masochism disorder: sexual fantasies, orders, or behaviors focused on experiencing pain
or humiliation during sex
