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Human Sexuality
Exam 3 Review
Sex, Drugs, and Rock & Roll
Aphrodisiacs : drug/agent that is sex arousing or increases sex desire. Provide:
1. expectancy effect
2. reduced inhibitions
3. burst of nutrition/energy
4. blood flow.
o Ex = Spanish fly (crushed dried beetles that contain lactone called cantharidin. It burns, among other
things).
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Some aphrodisiacs contain scopatamine (treats nausa, motion sickness, certain ophthalimic purposes) and
atropine .
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Nightshade: belladonna, mandrake, gimson weed, cocaine. They block ACT receptors, produce sedative
anesthetic effects.
o Dopamine vs. Serotonin
Dopamine: the craving neurochemical which stimulates the brains pleasure center.
o Dopamine = desire.
o Prolactine = satisfaction.
Serotonin :
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the “well-being” neurotransmitter.
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Low levels = anger/depression, OCD.
o High levels = inhibit sexual desire and orgasim.
Drugs:
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Alcohol: reduces inhibitions, CNS depressant, whisky dick, reduces testosterone.
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Cocaine: stimulant, typical anesthetic, increase arousal, increases erections/organisms better/easier (but too much
makes these impossible).
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Ecstasy: Entheogenic – increases empathy and closenessness, gives illusion of intimacy. Increase sex desire,
decreases resistance. Mixed effects on individual. May have typical SSRIs effects on performance (low sex drive
& low arousal).
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SSRIs (Selective Serotonin Re-Uptake Inhibitors): decrease libido, inhibit orgasm. Ex = Prozac, Zoloft, etc.
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Hallucinogens: may increase sensory awareness, but can be unpredictable. Ex = LSD.
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WEEEDDD: AWESOME. Stimulates dopamine pathways, but may reduce testosterone, testicle size, and libido.
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Reefer Madness: Euphoria, relaxation, sex arousal, heightened sensations and sociability, and can become a
depressant.
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Yohimbine (the OTC Aphrodisiac): derived from an African tree, produces vasadilation by inhibition; may
have psychological effects on sex arousal.
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Viagra: ***True Aphrodisiac***
o Suppresses SNS in corpora cavernosa which relaxes it and inc blood flow.
o Barbituates:
o enhances arousal
o stimulates sex activity
o reduces inhibitions/desires
o impairs erection/ejac
o can lead to addiction, depression, death.
Technique
Japanese Art of Sex:

o Geisha – don’t wear panties.
o Komoto has an open right side for men to grab breast.
o Makeup highly erotic, hinting on her genitalia.
o Chrysantemun (anus)
o Locus nectar (oral sex for women)
o Two commas = 69
Positions:
1.
Missionary : conservative, but has variability. Sexually exploited people may like.
2.
Wild abandonment: which controls depth of penetration.
3.
Rear entry : good through pregnancy, good for needle dicks, not good for sexually exploited people, can
created the dreaded quief.
4.
Lateral or side-by-side : can cause arm to fall asleep.
Kama Sutra : been around since 300-500 AD. Fully of poetically describing positions (ex = congress of a cow aka “doggy
style”).