People
1. William Masters and Virginia Johnson
a. They studied the human sexual response
i. Orgasm (studied 10,000 orgasms)
1. What happens physiologically when you are sexually aroused or
orgasm
b. Four Stage Model (Four Stages of Sexual Response)
i. Excitement (parasympathetic is dominant in this stage)
ii. Plateau (sympathetic)
iii. Orgasm (sympathetic) - highest recordings of blood pressure and heart rate
iv. Resolution (parasympathetic) - pulse goes down, heart rate goes down
1. “Refractory” period for men - lose the erection, increases with age
c. Nervous system (know)
i. Parasympathetic part
ii. Sympathetic part (Upper)
d. Erection
i. Higher brain functions (diffused)
1. See something and get turned on, smell or touch something, causes
arousal
ii. Nitric oxide starts to be produced
iii. cGMP (Corpus cavernosum ) allow for the ___ to open up
1. Has to break down when the refractory
iv. PDE5 (breaks down cGMP) (Viagra inhibits PDE5, to remain cGMP to
stay longer, keep erection longer)
2. Helen Singer Kaplan (brain and hormones)
a. Looked at Masters and Johnson work and criticized them
b. We are not automatically excited, we must have a reason - desire
c. 3 Phase Model
i. Starts with Desire
ii. Excitement
iii. Orgasm
d. “Brain appetite”
i. Appetite for sexual arouse (elevates testosterone and estrogen needed to
make you feel excited/aroused)
3. Alfred Kinsey
a. Famous psychologist
b. He studied/ interested in Sexual Behavior
c. Kinsey Scale
i. 0 (hetereo) 1 2 3 (bisexual) 4 5 6 (homosexual)
d. Sexual behavior is on a spectrum, it’s not either or
, e. Understanding sexuality as a language (compared language acquisition and
learning about sexuality)
f. Sexuality is a learned behavior (animals are innate)
g. Our culture defines what is appropriate and not appropriate sexual behavior
i. Ex. age gap, too much hair
4. Sigmund Freud (don’t need to know 5 phases)
a. He believed that sexuality is essential, it guides every major part of our
development (everything relates to sexuality)
b. He believes that sexuality is innate
i. “Appropriate was either male or female, straight)
c. Essentialist
d. Vaginal vs. clitoral orgasm
i. Vaginal orgasm - mature
ii. Clitoral orgasm - immature
e. Gender role and gender identity formation
i. Oedipus (boy sign - loves mom, sexual desire mom, dad makes
uncomfortable, dad finds out he will “castrate” him, becomes
heterosexual) - (develops castration anxiety)
ii. Electra complexes (girl sign - daughter realizes mom has no power
because she has no penis, daughter accepts it and finds a penis to get
power - (develops penis envy)
5. Jack Morin (know 4 Corners of Eroticism)
a. Erotica
b. Interested in what turns us on
c. 4 Cornerstones of Eroticism (scenario on exam?)
i. Search for Power
1. In a sexual relationship, take on submissive or dominant position
2. Play with these roles (BondageDisciplineSubmissiveMaster)
ii. Violation of Prohibition
1. Violating something that you are not agreeing with
2. Doing something naughty or something you may not expect to do
3. Doing something you do not necessarily okay with
iii. Longing/Yearning
1. Waiting for “that” day
2. Virginity pledge (ceremony, ring for dad), do not give yourself
sexually
3. Idea of longing and yearning and anticipation
4. “What happens tomorrow or tonight)
iv. Ambivalence about Intimacy
1. Scary to meet parents/family, once you reach certain points really
well,
1. William Masters and Virginia Johnson
a. They studied the human sexual response
i. Orgasm (studied 10,000 orgasms)
1. What happens physiologically when you are sexually aroused or
orgasm
b. Four Stage Model (Four Stages of Sexual Response)
i. Excitement (parasympathetic is dominant in this stage)
ii. Plateau (sympathetic)
iii. Orgasm (sympathetic) - highest recordings of blood pressure and heart rate
iv. Resolution (parasympathetic) - pulse goes down, heart rate goes down
1. “Refractory” period for men - lose the erection, increases with age
c. Nervous system (know)
i. Parasympathetic part
ii. Sympathetic part (Upper)
d. Erection
i. Higher brain functions (diffused)
1. See something and get turned on, smell or touch something, causes
arousal
ii. Nitric oxide starts to be produced
iii. cGMP (Corpus cavernosum ) allow for the ___ to open up
1. Has to break down when the refractory
iv. PDE5 (breaks down cGMP) (Viagra inhibits PDE5, to remain cGMP to
stay longer, keep erection longer)
2. Helen Singer Kaplan (brain and hormones)
a. Looked at Masters and Johnson work and criticized them
b. We are not automatically excited, we must have a reason - desire
c. 3 Phase Model
i. Starts with Desire
ii. Excitement
iii. Orgasm
d. “Brain appetite”
i. Appetite for sexual arouse (elevates testosterone and estrogen needed to
make you feel excited/aroused)
3. Alfred Kinsey
a. Famous psychologist
b. He studied/ interested in Sexual Behavior
c. Kinsey Scale
i. 0 (hetereo) 1 2 3 (bisexual) 4 5 6 (homosexual)
d. Sexual behavior is on a spectrum, it’s not either or
, e. Understanding sexuality as a language (compared language acquisition and
learning about sexuality)
f. Sexuality is a learned behavior (animals are innate)
g. Our culture defines what is appropriate and not appropriate sexual behavior
i. Ex. age gap, too much hair
4. Sigmund Freud (don’t need to know 5 phases)
a. He believed that sexuality is essential, it guides every major part of our
development (everything relates to sexuality)
b. He believes that sexuality is innate
i. “Appropriate was either male or female, straight)
c. Essentialist
d. Vaginal vs. clitoral orgasm
i. Vaginal orgasm - mature
ii. Clitoral orgasm - immature
e. Gender role and gender identity formation
i. Oedipus (boy sign - loves mom, sexual desire mom, dad makes
uncomfortable, dad finds out he will “castrate” him, becomes
heterosexual) - (develops castration anxiety)
ii. Electra complexes (girl sign - daughter realizes mom has no power
because she has no penis, daughter accepts it and finds a penis to get
power - (develops penis envy)
5. Jack Morin (know 4 Corners of Eroticism)
a. Erotica
b. Interested in what turns us on
c. 4 Cornerstones of Eroticism (scenario on exam?)
i. Search for Power
1. In a sexual relationship, take on submissive or dominant position
2. Play with these roles (BondageDisciplineSubmissiveMaster)
ii. Violation of Prohibition
1. Violating something that you are not agreeing with
2. Doing something naughty or something you may not expect to do
3. Doing something you do not necessarily okay with
iii. Longing/Yearning
1. Waiting for “that” day
2. Virginity pledge (ceremony, ring for dad), do not give yourself
sexually
3. Idea of longing and yearning and anticipation
4. “What happens tomorrow or tonight)
iv. Ambivalence about Intimacy
1. Scary to meet parents/family, once you reach certain points really
well,
