Human Sexuality
Exam 3 Review
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.
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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.
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Dopamine vs. Serotonin
Dopamine:
the craving neurochemical which stimulates the brains pleasure center.
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Dopamine = desire.
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Prolactine = satisfaction.
Serotonin
:
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the “well-being” neurotransmitter.
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Low levels = anger/depression, OCD.
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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
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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***
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Suppresses SNS in corpora cavernosa which relaxes it and inc blood flow.
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Barbituates:
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enhances arousal
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stimulates sex activity
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reduces inhibitions/desires
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impairs erection/ejac
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can lead to addiction, depression, death.
Technique
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Geisha – don’t wear panties.
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Komoto has an open right side for men to grab breast.
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Makeup highly erotic, hinting on her genitalia.
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Chrysantemun (anus)
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Locus nectar (oral sex for women)
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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.
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