PSYCHOLOGY OF EMOTIONS

THE PSYCHOLOGY OF EMOTIONS

PSYCHOLOGY MOTIVATION AND EMOTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
During which phase of the human sexual response cycle does a series of muscular contractions pulsate through the pelvic area?
A
excitatory phase
B
resolution phase
C
orgasm phase
D
phallic phase
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Orgasm, the conclusion of the plateau phase, is characterized by quick jerky muscle contraction of the lower pelvic muscles surrounding the anus and primary sexual organs accompanied by an euphoric sensation and a further increase in heart rate (Masters & Johnson, 1966).

Detailed explanation-2: -occurs at the peak of the plateau phase, lasts for less than a minute, sexual tension that has been building throughout body is released and body releases chemicals called endorphins.

Detailed explanation-3: -In sexual response cycle. In the plateau stage, breathing becomes more rapid and the muscles continue to tense; the glans at the head of the penis swells and the testes enlarge in the male; in the female, the outer vagina contracts and the clitoris retracts.

Detailed explanation-4: -In 1966, William Masters and Virginia Johnson proposed a four-stage “linear” model of human sexual response based on some 10, 000 recordings of changes in participants’ physiology. From these data, they identified four successive (hence, linear) stages: (1) excitement, (2) plateau, (3) orgasm, and (4) resolution.

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