Predictors of Men's Sexual Response to Erotic Film Stimuli: The Role of Affect and Self‐Reported Thoughts

The female sexual response is highly variable and multifaceted and is a result of interplay of physiological, psychological and interpersonal factors. The advent of technology and non-invasive functional brain imaging has provided a map of the regions of the brain involved in sexual arousal and the neurochemistry that underlies the process. However, this increase in the understanding of the biological basis of female sexuality has only reinforced the role of interpersonal and cultural factor in the sexual response, specially the genesis of sexual desire. An acceptance of this by professionals, has led to the consensus for a more holistic biopsychosocial approach for the management of female sexual concerns. The presentation will discuss the current research on the neural and hormonal basis for female desire and explore the role of sexual desire as a motivator and a force for sexual activity in the context of the prevailing models of the female sexual response. There is a need for the recognition of the place and value of sexual desire in the female sexual response and an appreciation that whereas there is a biological 'drive', this is tempered by the motivational aspect (individual and relationship psychology) and the cultural and moral overlay of values and attitudes. This will in turn provide the milieu for understanding normal and dysfunctional sexual desire and assist us on the road to discovering a best practice model for the diagnosis and management of 'female desire disorders'.

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The role of mechanical devices in treating female sexual dysfunction and enhancing the female sexual response

World Journal of Urology ◽

10.1007/s00345-002-0269-0 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 20 (2) ◽

pp. 137-141 ◽

Cited By ~ 32

Author(s):

Kevin Billups

Keyword(s):

Sexual Dysfunction ◽

Female Sexual Dysfunction ◽

Sexual Response ◽

Female Sexual Response ◽

Mechanical Devices

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THE ROLE OF SEXUAL DESIRE AND SEXUAL ACTIVITY IN DATING RELATIONSHIPS

Social Behavior and Personality An International Journal ◽

10.2224/sbp.2000.28.1.51 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 28 (1) ◽

pp. 51-59 ◽

Cited By ~ 32

Author(s):

Pamela C. Regan

Keyword(s):

Sexual Activity ◽

Sexual Desire ◽

Relationship Maintenance ◽

Sexual Response ◽

Relational Maintenance ◽

Dating Relationships ◽

Love Relationships ◽

Passionate Love

Previous research indicates that adults believe that sexual desire and sexual activity play different roles in love relationships. Little research, however, has been conducted to document the presumed differences between these two aspects of human sexual response. The purpose of this study was to examine empirically (1) whether sexual desire and sexual activity co-occur in dating relationships; (2) whether desire is more strongly associated than activity with passionate love; and (3) whether desire and activity have different implications for relationship maintenance. The results revealed that sexual desire and sexual activity were moderately (but not significantly) related. In addition, and as expected, only sexual desire was related to passionate love. Sexual desire also was related to relational maintenance; the greater the desire for the partner, the less often participants thought about ending their current relationship, thought about beginning a new relationship, reported being unfaithful to their partner, and felt attracted to others.

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