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A person who manifests sexually pathological behavior, sexual variant.  

There are three general stages of 1. conception determines the sex of the embryo/fetus but is not recognized until the genitals appear during fetal development; 2. puberty, when the secondary sex characteristics begin to appear; and 3. the stage of reproductive potential, menarche for the female and the production of sperm for the male, biochemistry…

A range of sexual attraction with infinite degrees falling between the two extremes of exclusive homosexual attraction to exclusive hetero sexual attraction.  

An extreme negative reaction to sexual activity.  

A variety of physiological changes and psychological reactions that accompany lovemaking, including intercourse. In the female, characterized by the vagina becoming lubricated, the barrel darkens in color, the inner two-thirds of the barrel increases in length and width, the clitoris becomes erect and increases in diameter. A sex hush may also occur. In the male,…

Inhibited sexual desire.  

A hysterical conversion neurosis causing a woman to feel nothing when sexual stimulation is attempted, frigidity. Loss of genital sensation, with accompanying secondary sexual dysfunction.  

A rapist who is largely motivated by sexual desires.  

Behavior considered appropriate for one sex but not the other.  

A variety of approaches that seek directly to change the sexual behavior of dysfunctional couples by reducing performance anxiety and teaching sexual skills. A directive approach to treating sexual problems that focuses on the problems themselves rather than only on their roots in the individual’s personality. Problems treated in sex therapy may include erectile dysfunction…