The Psychophysiology of Sex

Informationen zum Autor Erick Janssen is Associate Scientist and Director of Education and Research Training at The Kinsey Institute, Indiana University. He is also Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences and the Program in Cognitive Science at Indiana University, Bloomington. Klappentext In this volume, editor Erick Janssen brings together wide-ranging essays written by an authoritative group of researchers, representing the cutting edge of sexual psychophysiology. Zusammenfassung Although sexual psychophysiology has the potential to make substantial contributions to understanding a range of phenomena, including the spread of HIV/STIs, sexual "addiction" or compulsivity, among others. This work brings together essays written by a group of researchers, representing the feild of sexual psychophysiology. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contents ERICK JANSSEN Introduction PART 1: Physiology & Neurobiology of Sexual Response SERGE STOLÉRU and HAROLD MOURAS Brain Functional Imaging Studies of Sexual Desire and Arousal in Human Males ROY J. LEVIN The Human Sexual Response - Similarities and Differences in the Anatomy and Function of the Male and Female Genitalia: Are they a trivial pursuit or a treasure trove? JOHN BANCROFT Discussant GENERAL DISCUSSION CINDY MESTON and ANDREA BRADFORD Autonomic Nervous System Influences: The Role of the Sympathetic Nervous System in Female Sexual Arousal TILLMANN H. C. KRÜGER, MANFRED SCHEDLOWSKI and MICHAEL S. EXTON Neuroendocrine Processes during Sexual Arousal and Orgasm JULIA R. HEIMAN and Kenneth R. Maravilla Female Sexual Arousal Response using Serial MR Imaging with Initial Comparisons to Vaginal photoplethysmography: Overview and Evaluation ROY J. LEVIN Discussant GENERAL DISCUSSION PART 2: Theoretical Perspectives & Models MARKUS WIEGEL, LISA A. SCEPKOWSKI and DAVID H. BARLOW Cognitive-Affective Processes in Sexual Arousal and Sexual Dysfunction MARK SPIERING and WALTER EVERAERD The Sexual Unconscious JAMES H. GEER Discussant GENERAL DISCUSSION ERICK JANSSEN and JOHN BANCROFT The Dual-Control Model: The Role of Sexual Inhibition and Excitation in Sexual Arousal and Behavior SERGE STOLÉRU Discussant DAVID L. ROWLAND, WENDY TAI and KLYNT BRUMMETT Interactive Processes in Ejaculatory Disorders: Psychophysiological considerations Donald S. STRASSBERG Discussant GENERAL DISCUSSION PART 3: Learning Processes, Subjective Experience and Genital Response HEATHER HOFFMANN The Role of Classical Conditioning in Sexual Arousal JAMES PFAUS Discussant ELLEN LAAN and ERICK JANSSEN The Determinants of Subjective Experience of Sexual Arousal DONALD S. STRASSBERG The Voluntary Control of Genital Response, Arousal, & Orgasm WALTER EVERAERD Discussant GENERAL DISCUSSION PART 4: Sexual Motivation & Arousal STEPHANIE BOTH, WALTER EVERAERD and ELLEN LAAN Desire Emerges from Excitement: A Psychophysiological Perspective on Sexual Motivation JAMES PFAUS Animals and Human Models of Sexual Motivation & Arousal ERICK JANSSEN Discussant GENERAL DISCUSSION PART 5: Sexual Function & Dysfunction RAYMOND ROSEN, MARKUS WIEGEL and NOEL GENDRANO III Sexual Dysfunction, Sexual Psychophysiology & Psychopharmacology: Laboratory studies in sexual psychopharmacology in men and women MARCA L. SIPSKI Disabilities, Psychophysiology and Sexual Functioning JULIA R. HEIMAN Discussant GENERAL DISCUSSION PART 6: Gender, Sexual Orientation, & Paraphilic Sexual Interests JAMES H. GEER and JASON L. HICKS Cognitive Processes and Gender Differences in Sexuality RAYMOND ROSEN Discussant MEREDITH L. CHIVERS and J. MICHAEL BAILEY Psychophysiological Assessment of Sexual Orientation MICHAEL...

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In this volume, editor Erick Janssen brings together wide-ranging essays written by an authoritative group of researchers, representing the cutting edge of sexual psychophysiology.

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Although sexual psychophysiology has the potential to make substantial contributions to understanding a range of phenomena, including the spread of HIV/STIs, sexual "addiction" or compulsivity, among others. This work brings together essays written by a group of researchers, representing the feild of sexual psychophysiology.

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Contents
ERICK JANSSEN
Introduction
PART 1: Physiology & Neurobiology of Sexual Response
SERGE STOLÉRU and HAROLD MOURAS
Brain Functional Imaging Studies of Sexual Desire and Arousal in Human Males
ROY J. LEVIN
The Human Sexual Response - Similarities and Differences in the Anatomy and Function of the Male and Female Genitalia: Are they a trivial pursuit or a treasure trove?
JOHN BANCROFT
Discussant
GENERAL DISCUSSION
CINDY MESTON and ANDREA BRADFORD
Autonomic Nervous System Influences: The Role of the Sympathetic Nervous System in Female Sexual Arousal
TILLMANN H. C. KRÜGER, MANFRED SCHEDLOWSKI and MICHAEL S. EXTON
Neuroendocrine Processes during Sexual Arousal and Orgasm
JULIA R. HEIMAN and Kenneth R. Maravilla
Female Sexual Arousal Response using Serial MR Imaging with Initial Comparisons to Vaginal photoplethysmography: Overview and Evaluation
ROY J. LEVIN
Discussant
GENERAL DISCUSSION
PART 2: Theoretical Perspectives & Models
MARKUS WIEGEL, LISA A. SCEPKOWSKI and DAVID H. BARLOW
Cognitive-Affective Processes in Sexual Arousal and Sexual Dysfunction
MARK SPIERING and WALTER EVERAERD
The Sexual Unconscious
JAMES H. GEER
Discussant
GENERAL DISCUSSION
ERICK JANSSEN and JOHN BANCROFT
The Dual-Control Model: The Role of Sexual Inhibition and Excitation in Sexual Arousal and Behavior
SERGE STOLÉRU
Discussant
DAVID L. ROWLAND, WENDY TAI and KLYNT BRUMMETT
Interactive Processes in Ejaculatory Disorders: Psychophysiological considerations
Donald S. STRASSBERG
Discussant
GENERAL DISCUSSION
PART 3: Learning Processes, Subjective Experience and Genital Response
HEATHER HOFFMANN
The Role of Classical Conditioning in Sexual Arousal
JAMES PFAUS
Discussant
ELLEN LAAN and ERICK JANSSEN
The Determinants of Subjective Experience of Sexual Arousal
DONALD S. STRASSBERG
The Voluntary Control of Genital Response, Arousal, & Orgasm
WALTER EVERAERD
Discussant
GENERAL DISCUSSION
PART 4: Sexual Motivation & Arousal
STEPHANIE BOTH, WALTER EVERAERD and ELLEN LAAN
Desire Emerges from Excitement: A Psychophysiological Perspective on Sexual Motivation
JAMES PFAUS
Animals and Human Models of Sexual Motivation & Arousal
ERICK JANSSEN
Discussant
GENERAL DISCUSSION
PART 5: Sexual Function & Dysfunction
RAYMOND ROSEN, MARKUS WIEGEL and NOEL GENDRANO III
Sexual Dysfunction, Sexual Psychophysiology & Psychopharmacology: Laboratory studies in sexual psychopharmacology in men and women
MARCA L. SIPSKI
Disabilities, Psychophysiology and Sexual Functioning
JULIA R. HEIMAN
Discussant
GENERAL DISCUSSION
PART 6: Gender, Sexual Orientation, & Paraphilic Sexual Interests
JAMES H. GEER and JASON L. HICKS
Cognitive Processes and Gender Differences in Sexuality
RAYMOND ROSEN
Discussant
MEREDITH L. CHIVERS and J. MICHAEL BAILEY
Psychophysiological Assessment of Sexual Orientation
MICHAEL SETO
Psychophysiological Assessment of Paraphilic Sexual Interests
DAVID L. ROWLAND
Discussant
GENERAL DISCUSSION
FINAL DISCUSSION and CONCLUSIONS
Appendix
Conference Participants
Index