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After reading and studying this chapter and participating in lecture and discussion, students should be able to:
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Describe the five stages of the sexual response cycle, and the gender differences evident in it. |
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Distinguish between hypoactive sexual desire and sexual aversion disorder. |
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Describe female sexual arousal disorder and male erectile disorder. |
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Describe female orgasmic disorder (anorgasmia), male orgasmic disorder, and premature ejaculation. |
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Describe dyspareunia and vaginismus. |
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Discuss the biological causes of sexual dysfunctions, including specific medical conditions and drugs, and how biologically-caused dysfunctions differ from those caused by psychological factors. |
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Discuss the relationship problems, traumas, and attitudes that can cause sexual dysfunctions. |
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Discuss some cultural differences in sexual dysfunctions. |
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Discuss age-related changes that can impact sexual functioning. |
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Discuss the drugs and biological procedures used to treat sexual dysfunctions. |
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Describe how couples therapy and individual psychotherapy can be useful to treat sexual dysfunctions. |
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Discuss components of sex therapy, such as sensate focus therapy, the stop-start technique, and the squeeze technique. |
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Describe issues that are unique to gay, lesbian, and bisexual individuals suffering from sexual dysfunctions. |
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Discuss the differences between paraphilias and normal sexual fantasies. |
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Describe fetishism, sexual sadism, sexual masochism, voyeurism, exhibitionism, and frotteurism. |
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Discuss the causes, characteristics, and available treatments for pedophilia. |
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Distinguish among gender identity, gender role, and sexual orientation. |
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Discuss the characteristics of and treatments for gender identity disorder. |
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Distinguish between transsexualism and transvestitism. |