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It was suggested that a duration criterion should be added because lack of interest in sex over the past month is significantly more common than lack of interest lasting six months. Similarly, a frequency criterion (i.e., the symptoms of low desire be present in 75% or more of sexual encounters) has been suggested.
Asociality refers to the lack of motivation to engage in social interaction, or a preference for solitary activities. Asociality may be associated with avolition, but it can, moreover, be a manifestation of limited opportunities for social relationships. [1] Developmental psychologists use the synonyms nonsocial, unsocial, and social uninterest.
Sexual desire is an emotion [1] [2] and motivational state characterized by an interest in sexual objects or activities, or by a drive to seek out sexual objects or to engage in sexual activities. [3] It is an aspect of sexuality, which varies significantly from one person to another and also fluctuates depending on circumstances.
Psychiatry, gynaecology. Female sexual arousal disorder ( FSAD) is a disorder characterized by a persistent or recurrent inability to attain sexual arousal or to maintain arousal until the completion of a sexual activity. The diagnosis can also refer to an inadequate lubrication -swelling response normally present during arousal and sexual ...
Libido. In psychology, libido ( / lɪˈbiːdoʊ /; from the Latin libīdō, 'desire') is psychic drive or energy, usually conceived as sexual in nature, but sometimes conceived as including other forms of desire. [1] The term libido was originally used by the neurologist and pioneering psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud who began by employing it ...
A particularly interesting contribution to the influence of sexual desire in intimate relationships is the potential role of socialization in the reinforcement of gender-specific behaviours that may force women to restrict their expression or enjoyment of sexual feelings, and influence the development of intimate relationships. For example ...
The lack of sexual arousal may be due to a general lack of sexual desire or due to a lack of sexual desire for the current partner (i.e., situational). A person may always have had no or low sexual desire or the lack of desire may have been acquired during the person's life.
Asexuality is the lack of sexual attraction to others, or low or absent interest in or desire for sexual activity. [1] [2] [3] It may be considered a sexual orientation or the lack thereof. [4] [5] [6] It may also be categorized more widely, to include a broad spectrum of asexual sub-identities. [7] [8]