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What is the sexual response cycle?
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1. Excitement or arousal2. Plateau or Foreplay3. Climax or Orgasm4. Resolution
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Describe the excitement or arousal stage of the sexual response cycle.
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Begins when a sensory event or thought stimulates the nerves and hormones.
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Describe the Plateau stage of the sexual response cycle.
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Begins with full arousal. Also known as foreplay. Length of this phase can vary widely.
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Describe the orgasm stage of the sexual response cycle.
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Orgasm or climax is the release of built-up excitement in an explosion of pleasure.
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Describe the resolution stage of the sexual response cycle.
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Muscles relax, body systems return to normal and a feeling of peace penetrates the entire body.
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T or F:A female can become pregnant during sexual intercourse without the male having an orgasm.
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True
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T or F:Males are not able to have an erection until they reach puberty.
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False
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T or F:Women are more capable of multiple orgasms than men.
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True
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T or F:The most sensitive area to sexual stimulation in most women is the clitoris.
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True
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T or F:The most erogenous zone in both sexes in the genitals.
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False, it is the brain.
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T or F:Most cases of erectile dysfunction (impotence)are caused by biological problems.
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False, psychological - mostly performance anxiety.
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T or F:For a period of time following orgasm, men usually are not able to respond to further stimulation.
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True.
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T or F:Women by nature take more time to become sexually aroused and reach climax than men.
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False, it is due to socialization.
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T or F:Nocturnal emissions or "wet dreams" are signs of a sexual problem.
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False.
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T or F:The condom is the most reliable birth-control method.
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False.
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