Exam 14: Challenges to Sexual Functioning

The majority of individuals with severe mental illness are asexual.

Brad is able to maintain an erection and ejaculate during masturbation. Before his breakup with his previous partner, he was also able to maintain an erection and ejaculate during sex. He now has a new partner and has not been able to maintain an erection during sex. What is a more likely cause for his problem?

Robert comes to sex therapy because for as long as he can remember he has ejaculated just moments after becoming aroused. What diagnosis would a sex therapist offer?

According to your text, the reason that aphrodisiacs can be effective is because:

Explain three distinctly different type of treatment for erectile disorder including the advantages and disadvantages of each.

Progesterone is the primary hormone responsible for sexual desire in both males and females.

Vince is showing disinhibition in which he sometimes masturbates in public, makes lewd comments, and makes inappropriate sexual advances. Vince is likely recovering from what condition?

Explain the difference between primary, secondary, global and situational sexual problems and give an example of each.

Patients tend to prefer the drug, Cialis, over Viagra because Cialis has a longer duration.

What symptoms are associated with sexual interest/arousal disorders?

Ever since giving birth to her second child, Amber is no longer able to orgasm during intercourse. She is able to orgasm during masturbation and she used to be able to orgasm through intercourse. How would her problem likely be classified?

Men who have cancer do not typically experience sexual problems as a result of their illness, whereas women experience significant sexual problems related to cancer.

What is a common problem in male patients with cardiovascular problems?

What is the term used for a persistent and sometimes painful erection?

All of the following statements related to alcoholism and sexuality are true EXCEPT:

What sexual problem may be one of the first signs of diabetes in men?

What is the difference between a total hysterectomy and a radical hysterectomy?

Most men with spinal cord injuries are not able to climax or ejaculate.

Ben enters sex therapy and shares with his therapist that he is having difficulty maintaining an erection but only during oral sex. When he is masturbating or having vaginal intercourse, he maintains his erection with no problems. How would his therapist likely classify this problem?

What is the name for a substance that increases, or is believed to increase, a person's sexual desire?