Chapter 22 Key Terms
- Cisnormative
- person who has a gender identity that is congruent with their biological sex, or sex assigned at birth
- Dyspareunia
- painful intercourse
- Ejaculation disorder
- pattern of ejaculation occurring either prematurely or delayed
- Erectile disorder
- difficulty in obtaining or maintaining a penile erection or experiencing a significant decrease in the rigidity of the erection during sexual activity
- Exhibitionism
- exposure of one’s external genitalia to another person without their consent
- Female genital mutilation/circumcision (FGM/C)
- intentional removal of one or more parts of the external genitalia of young girls to protect their femininity and virginity in paternalistic cultures
- Fetishistic disorder
- paraphilia in which an individual has had intense and recurring sexual arousal from the use of nonliving objects, such as garments, or a highly specific focus on nongenital body parts
- Frotteurism
- person’s tendency to become sexually aroused by rubbing oneself against another person without their consent
- Gender dysphoria
- personal, distressing disconnect between one’s gender identity and their sex assigned at birth
- Gender identity
- one’s sense of “self” as being a male, female, or some combination thereof
- Hypogonadism
- decreased activity of the ovaries or testes, which can cause endocrine disorders
- Myotonia
- increase in muscle tension (voluntary and involuntary muscles) throughout the body that occurs during sexual activity
- Orgasmic disorder
- disordered frequency or intensity of orgasm during sexual arousal and stimulation
- Paraphilia
- sexual desire or behavior involving inanimate objects or nonconsenting other persons, or including subjugation
- Pedophilic disorder
- paraphilia in which an individual, age sixteen years or older, is intensely attracted to a child or children and may engage in actual sexual behavior, including vaginal or rectal penetration
- Sexual dysfunction
- person’s inability to respond sexually to mental or physical stimulation or to experience sexual pleasure
- Sexual interest/arousal disorder
- greatly reduced or lack of interest in or arousal by sexual stimulation
- Sexual masochism disorder
- paraphilia in which an individual has intense and recurring sexual arousal from being made to suffer from being beaten, bound, or humiliated
- Sexual response cycle
- pattern of physiological changes that occur in the human body during sexual arousal, stimulation, and engagement in sexual behavior
- Sexual sadism
- sexual arousal that results from inflicting physical or psychological suffering on another person
- Transgender
- describes a person whose sex assigned at birth may differ from their gender identity
- Transvestic disorder
- paraphilia in which the person becomes sexually aroused or has urges and fantasies about becoming sexually aroused from cross-dressing
- Vaginismus
- very strong, involuntary contractions of muscles in the outer layers of the vagina, often associated with female sexual dysfunctions
- Vasocongestion
- increased presence of blood in spongy body tissues such as the penis and clitoris, labia, and nipples that occurs during sexual arousal and stimulation
- Vestibulodynia
- severe pain at the entrance of the vagina, often associated with female sexual dysfunctions
- Voyeurism
- being aroused by watching other people as they undress or engage in sexual activity, without their knowledge or consent
person who has a gender identity that is congruent with their biological sex, or sex assigned at birth
painful intercourse
pattern of ejaculation occurring either prematurely or delayed
difficulty in obtaining or maintaining a penile erection or experiencing a significant decrease in the rigidity of the erection during sexual activity
exposure of one’s external genitalia to another person without their consent
intentional removal of one or more parts of the external genitalia of young girls to protect their femininity and virginity in paternalistic cultures
paraphilia in which an individual has had intense and recurring sexual arousal from the use of nonliving objects, such as garments, or a highly specific focus on nongenital body parts
person’s tendency to become sexually aroused by rubbing oneself against another person without their consent
personal, distressing disconnect between one’s gender identity and their sex assigned at birth
individual’s deeply held sense of their gender, which may or may not align with the sex assigned to them at birth
decreased activity of the ovaries or testes, which can cause endocrine disorders
increase in muscle tension (voluntary and involuntary muscles) throughout the body that occurs during sexual activity
disordered frequency or intensity of orgasm during sexual arousal and stimulation
sexual desire or behavior involving inanimate objects or nonconsenting other persons, or including subjugation
paraphilia in which an individual, age sixteen years or older, is intensely attracted to a child or children and may engage in actual sexual behavior, including vaginal or rectal penetration
person’s inability to respond sexually to mental or physical stimulation or to experience sexual pleasure
greatly reduced or lack of interest in or arousal by sexual stimulation
paraphilia in which an individual has intense and recurring sexual arousal from being made to suffer from being beaten, bound, or humiliated
pattern of physiological changes that occur in the human body during sexual arousal, stimulation, and engagement in sexual behavior
sexual arousal that results from inflicting physical or psychological suffering on another person
person whose gender identity or expression differs from traditional cultural gender roles for one’s sex assigned at birth
paraphilia in which the person becomes sexually aroused or has urges and fantasies about becoming sexually aroused from cross-dressing
very strong, involuntary contractions of muscles in the outer layers of the vagina, often associated with female sexual dysfunctions
increased presence of blood in spongy body tissues such as the penis and clitoris, labia, and nipples that occurs during sexual arousal and stimulation
severe pain at the entrance of the vagina, often associated with female sexual dysfunctions
being aroused by watching other people as they undress or engage in sexual activity, without their knowledge or consent
