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  • 1
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    Facial Electromyography: A Measure of Affective Processes During Sexual Arousal (1986)
    Oxford, UK : Blackwell Publishing Ltd
    Psychophysiology 23 (1986), S. 0 
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    ISSN: 1469-8986
    Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
    Topics: Medicine , Psychology
    Notes: Forty female volunteers participated in a study to investigate whether facial EMGs could be used as measures of affect during sexual arousal. Audiotaped narratives were used to induce the following affect-sexual states: 1) pleasant affect + sexual arousal, 2) unpleasant affect + sexual arousal, 3) pleasant affect + no sexual arousal, and 4) unpleasant affect + no sexual arousal. EMG activity was recorded bilaterally from the corrugator and zygomatic muscle regions. Corrugator muscle activity was significantly greater in response to the unpleasant stimulus conditions. This relationship held for both the non-sexual and sexual conditions, suggesting that corrugator muscle activity may provide a reliable index of negative affect during sexual arousal. Zygomatic activity was significantly greater during the sexual as compared to the non-sexual stimuli, but did not increase as a function of pleasant affect. Greater left than right corrugator muscle activity was observed in response to the sexual stimuli. Left muscle superiority was also noted for zygomatic muscle activity, in response to the sexual unpleasant stimulus. Issues related to the interpretation of lateralized muscle activity are discussed.
    Type of Medium: Electronic Resource
    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-8986.1986.tb00615.x
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    The effects of female sexual response in coitus on early reproductive processes (1992)
    Springer
    Journal of behavioral medicine 15 (1992), S. 509-518 
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    ISSN: 1573-3521
    Keywords: infertility ; sexual response ; reproductive factors ; postcoital test ; stress
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine , Psychology
    Notes: Abstract Research has shown that infertility and its medical investigation are stressful for couples and have adverse effects on sexual functioning. The purpose of this study was to examine how female sexual functioning could influence aspects of the reproductive process. This question was examined within the context of the postcoital test (PCT) routinely performed during the infertility investigation. The sample consisted of 85 women with a mean age of 30 years (SD=3.8 years) and a mean infertile period of 2.5 years (SD=1.1 years). Prior to the physiological examination, women completed a battery of questionnaires about their sexual functioning during the scheduled encounter engaged in for purposes of the PCT and during other nonscheduled encounters. The results indicated that the PCT contributed to deterioration in female sexual functioning, and in turn, a poor sexual response was associated with poorer physiological results. The implications of sexual behavior influencing physiohormonal reproductive factors are discussed.
    Type of Medium: Electronic Resource
    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00844944
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    Thoughts During Awake Times in Older Good and Poor Sleepers—The Self-Statement Test:60+ (1998)
    Springer
    Cognitive therapy and research 22 (1998), S. 1-20 
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    ISSN: 1573-2819
    Keywords: INSOMNIA ; SLEEP ; SELF-STATEMENTS ; THOUGHTS ; ASSESSMENT MEASURE
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Psychology
    Notes: Abstract In a previous investigation we showed thatthoughts experienced during periods of nocturnalwakefulness contribute to understanding the insomniacomplaint. We also demonstrated the problems withopen-ended thought listings, such as low thoughtfrequencies, large standard deviations, loss of subjectsdue to missing data, and difficulties withstates-of-mind (SOM) ratios. Because of thesedifficulties and the expertise and expense involved in codingthoughts, in the current study we developed andevaluated the Self-Statement Test:60+ (SST:60+) -- a34-item inventory measure of thoughts reported by olderindividuals while trying to fall asleep. Results on 445individuals showed good reliability and validity for themeasure. The findings also demonstrated that negativethoughts and the SOM ratio provide good indices of dysfunctional thinking during periods ofnocturnal arousal. Positive thinking, which appears tobe a strategy to combat negative thoughts, may serve tobuffer the impact of negatives.
    Type of Medium: Electronic Resource
    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1018756618012
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    An analysis of the effectiveness of two components in the treatment of erectile dysfunction (1984)
    Springer
    Archives of sexual behavior 13 (1984), S. 321-340 
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    ISSN: 1573-2800
    Keywords: erectile dysfunction ; treatment components ; Sexual Interaction Inventory ; testosterone levels ; impotence
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine , Psychology
    Notes: Abstract This study compared the effectiveness of two components, a ban on sexual intercourse and communication of sexual preferences, in the treatment of couples in which the male was experiencing erectile dysfunction. Sixteen couples were randomly assigned to one of two treatment conditions. In one condition spouses were asked to refrain from intercourse and to make an effort to communicate sexual tastes and preferences during noncoital erotic interaction. Couples in the second condition were assigned only the communication portion of the therapeutic instructions given to the first group. The treatment consisted of written instructions concerning tasks to be carried out at home. Therapist contact was minimal. Following a 1-month baseline period of self-monitoring using a daily record-keeping form, couples underwent a 1-month treatment period and follow-up testing after another month. Male subjects also underwent an endocrinological examination to ascertain testosterone and related hormone levels prior to participating in the treatment. Both treatment groups reported significant improvement in several measures of erectile functioning, general sexual functioning, and marital adjustment. However, the ban on intercourse did not add to the effectiveness of encouraging sexual communication, indicating that the former component probably did not contribute to change. Two pretreatment measures, the Sexual Interaction Inventory and testosterone level, were found to predict treatment outcome with sufficient accuracy to permit selection of future patients who might benefit from this type of treatment format. The effectiveness of a treatment consisting of written instructions with minimal therapist contact for males with erectile dysfunction have important cost-benefit implications.
    Type of Medium: Electronic Resource
    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01541905
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    Poor sleepers who do not complain of insomnia: Myths and realities about psychological and lifestyle characteristics of older good and poor sleepers (1995)
    Springer
    Journal of behavioral medicine 18 (1995), S. 189-223 
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    ISSN: 1573-3521
    Keywords: insomnia ; sleep ; aging ; personality ; psychological adjustment ; lifestyle
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine , Psychology
    Notes: Abstract Psychological adjustment, lifestyle, and sleep parameters were investigated in 634 older community residents. Participants were divided into three categories: good sleepers, poor sleepers experiencing high distress, and poor sleepers experiencing minimal distress. Results indicate that (1) highly distressed poor sleepers manifested an anxious, depressed, negative cognitive-affective set; (2) many coped well with age related changes in sleep quality—they resembled good sleepers in the relative absence of psychological maladjustment they displayed; (3) the three groups had similar lifestyles, but they differed in the cognitive-affective evaluation of their activities, (4) the insomnia complaint is itself multifaceted and is comprised of three distinct elements—difficulty sleeping, distress, and daytime fatigue; (5) sleep practices (e.g., naps, bedtimes) are not implicated in chronic poor sleep; and (6) many commonly held assumptions about sleep disruptions in older individuals are myth rather than reality. Implications for better understanding and treating insomnia in older individuals are discussed.
    Type of Medium: Electronic Resource
    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01857869
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    Transurethral prostatectomy: Differential effects of age category and presurgery sexual functioning on postprostatectomy sexual adjustment (1989)
    Springer
    Journal of behavioral medicine 12 (1989), S. 469-485 
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    ISSN: 1573-3521
    Keywords: age ; sexual functioning ; transurethral prostatectomy
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine , Psychology
    Notes: Abstract Sexual functioning and adjustment of 72 aging married males who had undergone transurethral prostatectomy were examined retrospectively according to their pre- and postsurgery status. Results indicate that although transurethral prostatectomy was generally associated with deterioration in various aspects of sexual expression, grouping subjects according to age and presurgery sexual adjustment qualified these general findings dramatically. For example, more younger than older males retained or attained good sexual adjustment after surgery. Furthermore, while older males with good presurgery sexual adjustment maintained good couple sexual functioning, they manifested greater loss of sexual self-confidence and individual sexual capacity than did their younger counterparts. In addition, the findings suggest that the question “Does transurethral prostatectomy affect sexual function?” must be rephrased to take into account changes in the cognitive, capacity, and affective domains as well as in the couple behavior and adjustment dimensions of sexual expression.
    Type of Medium: Electronic Resource
    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00844879
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    Evaluation of the sexual consequences of surgery: Retrospective and prospective strategies (1991)
    Springer
    Journal of behavioral medicine 14 (1991), S. 267-285 
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    ISSN: 1573-3521
    Keywords: prospective and retrospective designs ; methodology ; prostatectomy ; sexuality
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine , Psychology
    Notes: Abstract To assess the impact of a stressor, it is desirable to evaluate affected individuals' status both prior to and following a stressful event. Because of the difficulties inherent in prospective designs, investigators often ask people who have experienced an aversive event to evaluate their prestressor adjustment retrospectively. Do such retrospective evaluations provide a reasonable alternative to prospective assessment? To answer this question we compared retrospective and prospective data gathering procedures in the evaluation of sexual adjustment after prostate surgery. One hundred fifty-two married males who had undergone prostatectomy for benign prostatic enlargement completed a battery of measures which evaluated pre- and postsurgical sexual adjustment either prospectively (i.e., before and after surgery) or retrospectively (i.e., ratings made after surgery of both pre- and postsurgical adjustment). Retrospective assessment indicated considerable sexual deterioration pre- to postsurgery. In subjects tested prospectively, however, the results showed that surgery had little impact on sexual adjustment. Moreover, direct comparisons of retrospective and prospective methodologies reveal that discrepancies are due to differences in evaluations of presurgery status, with retrospective evaluation yielding more favorable ratings than prospective assessment. The results highlight a variety of biases which may affect self-ratings of pre- and post-stressor adaptation and show that discrepancies associated with the two methodologies have important implications for understanding the impact of a stressor on adjustment.
    Type of Medium: Electronic Resource
    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00845455
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