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A model of women's sexual arousal.

Basson, Rosemary·2002·Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy
DOI 10.1080/009262302317250963
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A model of female sexual arousal shows the composite emotion of subjective sexual arousal, which results from conscious appraisal of sexual stimuli and their context in the presence of positive affective and cognitive feedback. Genital feedback augments the subjective arousal to a variable degree. Genital congestion can be triggered by sexual stimuli in the absence of subjective arousal. Then the congestion either is ignored or not interpreted as sexual. An anhedonic or even a dysphoric response to the sensations of genital congestion are further possibilities. This model allows for various subtypes of arousal disorder and thus facilitates a choice of therapeutic intervention.

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  • Women diagnosed with female sexual arousal disorder (FSAD) exhibit an even higher level of discordance between physiological and subjective arousal than women without FSAD.

    “Women diagnosed with female sexual arousal disorder (FSAD), an umbrella term encompassing many subgroups of women who have complaints about sexual arousal, exhibit an even higher level of discordance (7).”

    From Effects of Mindfulness Training on Body Awareness to Sexual Stimuli: Implications for Female Sexual Dysfunction (2011) · cites this paper as [7]

  • Judgmental thoughts of inadequacy, embarrassment, guilt, and anxiety can monopolize cognitive resources, draw attention away from the present moment, and interfere with interoceptive awareness.

    “Judgmental thoughts of inadequacy, embarrassment, guilt, and anxiety can monopolize cognitive resources, draw attention away from the present moment, and interfere with interoceptive awareness (7,11).”

    From Effects of Mindfulness Training on Body Awareness to Sexual Stimuli: Implications for Female Sexual Dysfunction (2011) · cites this paper as [7]

  • FSAD is characterized by a high level of discordance between physiological and subjective arousal states, such that women are unaware of their own bodily sensations (i.e., low interoceptive awareness).

    “FSAD is characterized by a high level of discordance between physiological and subjective arousal states, such that women are unaware of their own bodily sensations (i.e., low interoceptive awareness) (7).”

    From Effects of Mindfulness Training on Body Awareness to Sexual Stimuli: Implications for Female Sexual Dysfunction (2011) · cites this paper as [7]

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Authors
Basson, R.
Affiliations
University of British Columbia Hospital (CA)
Corresponding author
Basson, Rosemary
ORCID
Basson, Rosemary
Venue
Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Published
2002-01
Volume
28
Issue
1
Pages
1-10
ISSN
  • 0092-623X (ISSN-L)
  • 1521-0715
DOI
10.1080/009262302317250963
OpenAlex
W2042919715
Cited by
197
References
39
Citations by year
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FWCI
2.77
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Sexual function and dysfunction studies
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
Keywords
female sexual arousal, subjective sexual arousal, sexual stimuli, arousal disorders, dysphoric arousal, anhedonia, therapeutic interventions
MeSH terms
Autonomic Nervous System, Female, Genitalia, Female, Humans, Sexual Behavior, Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological

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