The present study examined how well implicit measures were able to predict sexual orientation. Most previous research in the sexual orientation domain has been dependent upon self-report, which requires explicit, conscious awareness of sexual orientation and/or erotic preferences. On the other hand, implicit measurements are thought to be able to reflect immediate automatic reactions that may n...

This study examined the effects of appraisal of sexual stimuli on sexual arousal in women with superficial dyspareunia (n = 50) and sexually functional women (n = 25). To elicit different appraisals of an erotic film fragment, participants received an instruction prior to viewing it, with a focus on genital pain or on sexual enjoyment. A neutral instruction served as a control condition. Assign...

The behavioral approach system (BAS) from Gray's reinforcement sensitivity theory is a neurobehavioral system involved in the processing of rewarding stimuli that has been related to dopaminergic brain areas. Gray's theory hypothesizes that the functioning of reward brain areas is modulated by BAS-related traits. To test this hypothesis, we performed an fMRI study where participants viewed erot...

In this article we rite/write, as an act of shamanic enfleshment, into knowing-being a decolonizing and feminist political subjectivity that centres the divine feminine spirituality abuelas. We journey across territories Colombia so-called Australia with archetypes Bachué, la Mujer Salvaje, Amante-Hechicera, Baubo, ella quien habla por entrepierna. rite/write to bring presence role erotic, cycl...

The objective of the study was to understand creation and transformation erotic-affective bonds Latin American migrantcouples. research conducted with couples who use Spanish Red Cross migration center. qualitative design is based on Gadamer’s hermeneutic phenomenology; in-depth interviews focus groups were collect information. four resulting topics (migratory experience, erotic dimension, affe...

This article reports the case of an adolescent who repeatedly inserted high-strength magnetic beads into his urethra for erotic reasons. The beads migrated into his bladder requiring a cystostomy to remove them. The available literature is reviewed.

This study tested a prediction derived from the hypothesis that asexual and bisexual transsexualism are actually subtypes of heterosexual transsexualism. Two questionnaire scales measuring erotic attraction to males and females were administered to 163 male-to-female transsexuals. A cluster analysis of their scores divided the subjects into four groups: heterosexual, homosexual, bisexual, and a...