Glossary

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  • Sexual drive

    One of the two primal drives (the other is the aggressive drive) according to Freud’s dual-instinct theory.  

  • Sexual aversion disorder

    Refers to avoidance of and conscious aversion to genital sexual contact with a sexual partner that causes the affected person marked distress or interpersonal difficulty.  

  • Hypoactive sexual desire disorder

    Refers to absent or deficient sexual fantasies and sexual activity that causes the affected person marked distress or interpersonal difficulty.  

  • Sexual desire disorders

    A subcategory of sexual dysfunctions that includes hypoactive sexual desire disorder and sexual aversion disorder.  

  • Male erectile disorder

    Refers to the inability to attain or maintain an erection until completion of sexual activity. The persistent or recurrent inability to attain, or to maintain until completion of the sexual activity, an adequate erection. The disturbance causes marked distress or interpersonal difficulty. The difficulty cannot be attributed to a medical condition, substance abuse, or medications.…

  • Female sexual arousal disorder

    Refers to the inability to attain or maintain an adequate lubrication-swelling response of sexual excitement until completion of sexual activity. According to the DSM-IV, the essential feature of this condition is a persistent or recurrent inability to attain, or to maintain until completion of the sexual activity, an adequate vaginal lubrication-swelling response of sexual excitement.…

  • Sexual arousal disorders

    A subcategory of sexual dysfunctions that includes female sexual arousal disorder and male erectile disorder.  

  • Sexual and gender identity disorders

    A dsm-iv-tr class of disorders that includes sexual dysfunctions, paraphilias, and gender identity disorders. Also termed gender dysphoria and gender variance. Gender identity is one’s inner sense of masculinity or femininity; gender role is an individual’s public expression of being male, female, or a ‘mix (androgynous). For most people, gender identity and gender role are…

  • Serzone

    Brand name (now discontinued) for the atypical antidepressant drug nefazodone.  

  • Sertraline

    A selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressant medication used to treat depression and anxiety disorders such as panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Marketed under the brand name zoloft. An antidepressant drug which extends the action of the neurotransmitter serotonin. It is also used in the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder and post-traumatic…