Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,900,992,475 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

Intensity of Sexual Desire & Symptoms Scale
(redirected from Sexual interest/desire)

     0.01 sec.
Intensity of Sexual Desire & Symptoms Scale
An instrument that assesses 3 types of behaviour: sexual interest/desire, sexual activity, sexual fantasies
Intensity of Sexual Desire & Symptoms Scale
“Horniness scale” Psychology An instrument that assesses 3 types of behavior: sexual interest/desire, sexual activity, sexual fantasies
Intensity of Sexual Desire & Symptoms Scale
Sexual interest/desire Nature, intensity, and frequency of sexual thoughts and desires in the previous month
Sexual activity Number of times masturbate or engages in overt sexual acts/month; number and nature of incidents of abnormal sexual behavior (if any)
Sexual fantasies Pt is asked re erotic fantasies, and described the object of the fantasies, the intensity of same and frequency/month
 All 3 behaviors are rated on an 8-point scale  


Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link 		Feedback
Add definition
Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Medical browser?   Full browser?
No references found
 
In one proposed revision to the DSM-IV-TR definition of HSDD, "Women's sexual interest/desire disorder" focuses on responsive desire and motivations for engaging in sexual activity and normalizes the absence of spontaneous sexual thoughts (Basson et al.
Narratives of desire in mid-age women with and without arousal ... by Brotto, Lori A.; Heiman, Julia R.; Tolman, Deborah L. / The Journal of Sex Research
A principal component analysis identified six factors: sexual interest/desire, sexual arousal, lubrication, orgasm, sexual satisfaction, and sexual pain.
Dysfunctional sexual beliefs as vulnerability factors for sexual ... by Pinto-Gouveia, Jose / The Journal of Sex Research
 
 
 
Medical Dictionary
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Advertise with Us | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.