Anxiety Disorders and Stress Q 26
The wife admits that she is a victim of abuse and opens up about her persistent distaste for sex. This sexual disorder is:
A. Sexual desire disorder
B. Sexual arousal disorder
C. Orgasm disorder
D. Sexual Pain Disorder
Correct Answer: A. Sexual desire disorder
Has little or no sexual desire or has a distaste for sex. Hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD) and sexual aversion disorder (SAD) are an under-diagnosed group of disorders that affect men and women. Despite their prevalence, these two disorders are often not addressed by healthcare providers and patients due their private and awkward nature.
Option B: Failure to maintain the physiologic requirements for sexual intercourse. Sexual arousal disorder is characterized by a lack or absence of sexual fantasies and desire for sexual activity in a situation that would normally produce sexual arousal, or the inability to attain or maintain typical responses to sexual arousal. The disorder is found in the DSM-IV.
Option C: Persistent and recurrent inability to achieve an orgasm. Orgasmic disorder is the lack of or delay in sexual climax (orgasm) even though sexual stimulation is sufficient and the woman is sexually aroused mentally and emotionally. Women may not have an orgasm if love-making ends too soon, there is not enough foreplay, or they are afraid of losing control or letting go.
Option D: Also called dyspareunia. Individuals with this disorder suffer genital pain before, during and after sexual intercourse. Painful intercourse can occur for reasons that range from structural problems to psychological concerns. Many women have painful intercourse at some point in their lives. The medical term for painful intercourse is dyspareunia, defined as persistent or recurrent genital pain that occurs just before, during, or after intercourse.