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Natural arousalAutonomic arousalCorticalLevel of arousalDesire and arousalPersistentSymptomsHigh arousalCognitive arousalWakefulnessIncreasesDisorderPhysiological responsePhysiologicSubjective sexualBaselineOrgasmVentrolateral preopticStimulationPsychologicalNeurotransmittersSensationsEmotionStimuliNeuronsVigilanceLibidoFeelingsDifferencesDisordersEmotionalNeuralEnhancerStimulusThresholdWomenHypothesisFemaleResponseOilsSensualPhysicalSexual desireSignificantlyTriggerDopamineDimensionRegulationEffectiveness
Natural arousal4
Autonomic arousal2
  • Here, I experimentally tested using video games as stimulus, whether autonomic arousal can alter (amplify) even more complex states, be they pro-social or anti-social. (muni.cz)
  • 1972) indicated that when men and women are engaged in tasks which provoked boredom the level of autonomic arousal increases. (cdc.gov)
Cortical2
  • Stimulation of these axons and release of serotonin causes cortical arousal and impacts locomotion and mood. (wikipedia.org)
  • Vigilancia cortical o disposición de tono, probablemente en respuesta a la estimulación sensitiva por el sistema reticular activador. (bvsalud.org)
Level of arousal2
  • The Yerkes-Dodson law states that an optimal level of arousal for performance exists, and too little or too much arousal can adversely affect task performance. (wikipedia.org)
  • The sedentary quality of office work reduces the level of arousal and stimulation to the brain through the reticular activation system. (cdc.gov)
Desire and arousal3
  • The main predictors of changes in sexual functioning and satisfaction were desire and arousal, highlighting their role as the main "players" in women's sexual health. (eurekalert.org)
  • The underlying causes of FSAID can vary and differ between individuals due to several factors affecting sexual satisfaction, desire, and arousal. (everydayhealth.com)
  • But in Nagoski's studies, many women work from a model of sexuality where sexual, sensual or romantic contact - touching, kissing, talking - sets desire and arousal in motion, rather than arousal and desire predating any contact. (bustle.com)
Persistent9
  • Don't hate me, but over the last year I've been sent more than like 100 different arousal oils from persistent PR folks (the perks of being a sex writer). (greatist.com)
  • In an analysis of PSG scores, participants with high nocturnal cognitive arousal (n=9) took 37 minutes longer to fall asleep and 45 minutes longer to reach persistent sleep than those with low cognitive arousal (n=43). (clinicaladvisor.com)
  • Predictors of Psychosocial and Functional Outcomes in Persistent Genital Arousal Disorder/Genito-Pelvic Dysesthesia: Application of the Fear Avoidance Model. (physiciansweekly.com)
  • Persistent Genital Arousal Disorder/Genito-Pelvic Dysesthesia (PGAD/GPD), which affects up to 4.3% of individuals, is a distressing and poorly understood condition characterized by persistent, unwanted, and often painful sensations of genito-pelvic arousal (e.g., throbbing) in the absence of sexual desire. (physiciansweekly.com)
  • PERSPECTIVE: This article provides support for the applicability of the Fear Avoidance Model of chronic pain to Persistent Genital Arousal Disorder/Genito-Pelvic Dysesthesia (PGAD/GPD). (physiciansweekly.com)
  • Persistent genital arousal disorder is excessive unwanted physical (genital) arousal, involving increased blood flow to the genital organs and, in women, increased vaginal secretions, without any desire for sexual activity. (msdmanuals.com)
  • What causes persistent genital arousal disorder is unknown. (msdmanuals.com)
  • In persistent genital arousal disorder in women, physical changes that are usually triggered by sexual stimulation occur even though the woman has no wish to engage in sexual activity and is not mentally or emotionally (subjectively) aroused. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Doctors diagnose persistent genital arousal disorder based on characteristic symptoms but only when women are greatly distressed by the symptoms. (msdmanuals.com)
Symptoms7
  • Physiological symptoms of arousal include increased heart rate and blood pressure, among other changes. (springer.com)
  • As such, FSIAD is meant to be an umbrella term for all of these symptoms since physical arousal and sexual desire are closely related. (everydayhealth.com)
  • Symptoms include a decrease in sexual desire, diminished arousal response, lack of sexual intimacy in a relationship, little sensation in the genitals, little pleasure during sex, rarely thinking about sex. (everydayhealth.com)
  • This article will allow you to learn more about the female sexual arousal disorder symptoms and signs. (provestra.com)
  • A critical finding from our study is that nocturnal cognitive arousal was more robustly associated with nocturnal wake and indicators of hyperarousal than insomnia diagnosis, depressive symptoms, or even self-reported presleep somatic arousal," concluded the authors. (clinicaladvisor.com)
  • Using bulk RNA-sequencing from whole blood, we examined the association between gene expression and WTC-related PTSD symptom severity on (i) highest lifetime Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS) score, (ii) past-month CAPS score, and (iii) PTSD symptom dimensions using a 5-factor model of re-experiencing, avoidance, emotional numbing, dysphoric arousal and anxious arousal symptoms. (cdc.gov)
  • In particular, we identified 82 genes significantly associated with lifetime anxious arousal symptoms. (cdc.gov)
High arousal2
  • The participants reported to the lab on three separate occasions to have their RT, HEC, and DM measured with three different arousal conditions: low arousal (no sound or elevated heart rate), medium arousal (no sound but with elevated heart rate), and high arousal (sound and elevated heart rate). (wku.edu)
  • Persons with a high arousal threshold can make adjustments to breathing and to the airway without awakening, thus avoiding the fragmentation and ventilatory overshoot associated with the sleep/wake transition. (medscape.com)
Cognitive arousal9
  • Higher levels of nocturnal cognitive arousal were associated with prolonged sleep latency, lower sleep efficiency, and shorter total sleep time. (clinicaladvisor.com)
  • the most frequent parameter associated with nocturnal cognitive arousal was difficulty falling asleep, according to an article published in Sleep Medicine . (clinicaladvisor.com)
  • Forms of cognitive arousal include rumination and worry before bedtime and have been implicated in the etiology of sleep disturbances. (clinicaladvisor.com)
  • Cognitive arousal has also been linked to an elevated risk for insomnia comorbidities such as anxiety, depression, and cardiovascular disease. (clinicaladvisor.com)
  • Researchers sought to explore the associations of cognitive arousal with objective nocturnal wakefulness and indicators of physiologic hyperarousal in both healthy sleepers and those with insomnia . (clinicaladvisor.com)
  • Patients with insomnia disorder reported higher levels of nocturnal cognitive arousal while trying to fall asleep on the adaptation night and baseline night compared to healthy sleepers. (clinicaladvisor.com)
  • On the adaptation night, nocturnal cognitive arousal was associated with longer sleep latency, longer wake after sleep onset, and lower sleep efficacy. (clinicaladvisor.com)
  • Similarly, participants with high cognitive arousal spent 44 more minutes awake after initial sleep onset than those with low cognitive arousal. (clinicaladvisor.com)
  • As insomnia patients endorse high levels of cognitive arousal, our data suggest that ruminative thinking could potentially be an important active ingredient in insomnia with regard to objective sleep disturbance and 24-[hour] hyperarousal. (clinicaladvisor.com)
Wakefulness3
Increases3
  • OPCs exhibit focal and transient Ca 2+ increases within their processes that are enhanced during locomotion-induced increases in arousal. (nature.com)
  • The breasts temporarily change in size and sensitivity as arousal increases, so experiment to see how different strokes feel. (wellandgood.com)
  • With increases in arousal, muscle tension increases resulting in prolonged static loads. (cdc.gov)
Disorder19
  • What Is Female Sexual Interest and Arousal Disorder? (everydayhealth.com)
  • Female sexual interest and arousal disorder (FSIAD), formerly known as sexual arousal disorder in women, is a type of sexual dysfunction or problem in which there is little to no interest in sexual activity and no response to physical or mental stimulation. (everydayhealth.com)
  • Until recently, this type of sexual dysfunction was called female sexual arousal disorder, a condition in which women have trouble getting physically aroused. (everydayhealth.com)
  • Today, medical professionals characterize the condition as a merged term for hypoactive sexual desire disorder , a condition where you have no sex drive or low libido, and female sexual arousal disorder after reviewing data that suggests that the distinction between sexual arousal and responsiveness may be difficult to assess. (everydayhealth.com)
  • Although there is a shortage of research on female sexual health, sexual concordance, the relationship between genital response and sexual arousal, has been pointed to as one potential factor in female sexual arousal and interest disorder. (everydayhealth.com)
  • Female sexual arousal disorder is a fairly common occurrence among women. (provestra.com)
  • So what, exactly, is female sexual arousal disorder? (provestra.com)
  • Experts describe female sexual arousal disorder as the incapability of a woman to achieve and maintain sufficient sexual pleasure, which may be expressed as an absence of genital lubrication and swelling before and during sex. (provestra.com)
  • 4. What Are The Diagnostic Features of Female Sexual Arousal Disorder? (provestra.com)
  • Sexual interest/arousal disorder in women is lack of or decreased interest in sexual activity (low libido) and sexual thoughts and/or lack of response to sexual stimulation. (merckmanuals.com)
  • Doctors diagnose sexual interest/arousal disorder based on the woman's description of the problem and specific criteria. (merckmanuals.com)
  • However, sexual interest/arousal disorder causes interest in sexual activity and response to sexual stimulation to be persistently decreased or absent. (merckmanuals.com)
  • In sexual interest/arousal disorder, all or some of these responses are absent or significantly decreased. (merckmanuals.com)
  • However, a woman with subjective sexual interest/arousal disorder may have a physical response to sexual stimulation. (merckmanuals.com)
  • The cause of sexual interest/arousal disorder is often not known. (merckmanuals.com)
  • It's used to not treat a physical issue, but a psychological issue - a lack of libido known as female sexual interest and arousal disorder (FSIAD). (bustle.com)
  • Female sexual interest/arousal disorder (FSIAD), also referred to as hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD), is one of the most common sexual disturbances. (medscape.com)
  • The terms female sexual interest and arousal disorder (FSIAD) and hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD) are often used interchangeably today, reflecting the evolution in terminology. (medscape.com)
  • The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders , Fifth Edition (DSM-5), redefined FSIAD as a single disorder including prior diagnoses of both HSDD and female sexual arousal disorder (FSAD). (medscape.com)
Physiological response1
  • This is heartening news because tapping into and enlarging our capacity for arousal through our senses is no different than cultivating any other physiological response. (goodcleanlove.com)
Physiologic1
  • A review published online in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine (AJRCCM) describes one such physiologic contributor: a low respiratory arousal threshold (RAT). (medscape.com)
Subjective sexual4
  • Genital arousal would thus primarily serve a protective (i.e., avoidance-driven) function and unfold independently from subjective sexual arousal, which is more likely driven by a pleasure (i.e., approach-oriented) motivational focus. (springer.com)
  • The preparation hypothesis is unclear about the (evolutionary adaptive) function of subjective sexual arousal and how this relates to genital arousal. (springer.com)
  • In the Target Article, several references are made to sexual interest, but subjective sexual arousal needs to be differentiated from sexual desire or interest. (springer.com)
  • Subjective sexual arousal, on the other hand, refers to an integrative process of becoming aware of physical signs of arousal, attentional processes, and cognitive elaboration (Both et al. (springer.com)
Baseline2
  • According to Hans Eysenck, differences in baseline arousal level lead people to be extraverts or introverts. (wikipedia.org)
  • Decreased physiological arousal may allow individuals with WS hold face gaze for prolonged periods of time, but looking at faces does increase baseline arousal level. (stir.ac.uk)
Orgasm5
  • Sexual arousal and orgasm induce an increase in sympathetic activity as well as in catecholamine and prolactin plasma concentrations. (karger.com)
  • However, the effects of sexual arousal and orgasm on immune functions in man are unknown. (karger.com)
  • Sexual arousal and orgasm increased the absolute number of leukocytes, in particular natural killer cells (CD3-CD16+CD56+), in the peripheral blood. (karger.com)
  • These findings demonstrate that components of the innate immune system are activated by sexual arousal and orgasm. (karger.com)
  • Insert a Shiofuki Female Squirting Arousal Vaginal Suppository Hot Sesame Oil into your pussy when you are about to get hot and heavy, let it dissolve, and slowly work towards a very wet squirting orgasm like you have never felt before. (kanojotoys.com)
Ventrolateral preoptic3
  • Neurotransmitters of the arousal system, such as acetylcholine and norepinephrine, work to inhibit the ventrolateral preoptic area. (wikipedia.org)
  • Here we show using in vivo optogenetics, in vitro optogenetic-based circuit mapping, and single-cell transcriptomics that orexin neurons also contribute to arousal maintenance through indirect inhibition of sleep-promoting neurons of the ventrolateral preoptic nucleus. (escholarship.org)
  • We further identify and characterize a feedforward circuit through which orexin (and co-released glutamate) acts to indirectly target and inhibit sleep-promoting ventrolateral preoptic neurons to produce arousal. (escholarship.org)
Stimulation2
Psychological6
  • Arousal is the physiological and psychological state of being awoken or of sense organs stimulated to a point of perception. (wikipedia.org)
  • Psychological characteristics of arousal include feelings of vigor, energy, and tension. (springer.com)
  • There are both psychological and physiological components to the state of arousal. (springer.com)
  • Toward a psychological theory of multidimensional activation (arousal). (springer.com)
  • Doctors specializing in sexual dysfunction rule out any other physical or psychological reasons to explain the lack of sexual arousal or interest. (everydayhealth.com)
  • My rationale is based on the Excitation transfer theory from previous psychological research which states that, if certain conditions are met, arousal elicited by one stimulus can be mistakenly attributed to another. (muni.cz)
Neurotransmitters1
  • Normal female sexual arousal and desire requires alignment of the neurotransmitters dopamine and norepinephrine and restrained serotonin levels, as unrestrained serotonin inhibits female sexual arousal. (medscape.com)
Sensations3
  • Orgasmix is a water-based female arousal gel that can be used on the nipples or clitoris to make mild sensations feel wild! (vibratorwarehouse.com)
  • Furthermore, some of these women report having difficulty with the physical sensations of sexual arousal and, therefore, have issues when attempting to be intimate with their partners. (provestra.com)
  • Joy for Arousal boosts intimate warmth and tingling sensations, perhaps making you feel a bit giddy. (surpriseparties.com)
Emotion3
  • Arousal is also an essential element in many influential theories of emotion, such as the James-Lange theory of emotion or the Circumplex Model. (wikipedia.org)
  • For women, chasing away the stomach-churning emotion may be as easy as seeking sexual arousal. (livescience.com)
  • Arousal is a fundamental aspect of emotion and is defined as the intensity or level of activation of one's (emotional) response ( Lang and Bradley, 2010 ). (frontiersin.org)
Stimuli4
  • Affect arousal is the state of being activated, either physiologically or psychologically, and is one dimension of our affective response to emotional stimuli. (springer.com)
  • Affect arousal describes the state of feeling awake, activated, and highly reactive to stimuli. (springer.com)
  • Inspired by evolutionary theory, the preparation hypothesis has been forwarded to explain a common finding in sex research: that genital arousal in women can be automatically activated in response to a variety of sexual stimuli that are non-specific in terms of sexual attraction (Suschinsky & Lalumière, 2011 ). (springer.com)
  • Many religious rituals involve highly arousing stimuli and literature suggests that arousal can alter (mainly amplify) various emotions. (muni.cz)
Neurons1
Vigilance1
  • Prefix of variables: - ANTI: results from trials measuring phasic alertness, orienting and executive control - EV: results from trials measuring executive vigilance - AV: results from trials measuring arousal vigilance ANTI factorial design: phasic alertness (first number: 1=no tone, 2=tone), orienting (second number: 1=invalid, 2=no cue, 3=valid), and executive control (1=congruent, 2=incongruent). (mendeley.com)
Libido1
Feelings3
  • Psychologically, the state of arousal is associated with the subjective experience of feelings including high energy and tension. (springer.com)
  • An important component of these ad-evoked feelings is arousal (e.g. (frontiersin.org)
  • For most men, the desire for sex and feelings of arousal usually come before any sexual activity - and thus, those feelings drive the search for actual sex. (bustle.com)
Differences2
  • The central question is: Do we actually need an evolutionary hypothesis to explain the function, underlying dynamics, and gender differences in genital arousal responding? (springer.com)
  • Chalk it up to these three differences between how male and female arousal functions. (bustle.com)
Disorders2
  • From a clinical angle, these findings give us insight into important problems of sexual arousal and sexual pain disorders - for example, vaginismus and dyspareunia," researcher Charmaine Borg, a psychologist at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands, told LiveScience. (livescience.com)
  • Disorders of arousal. (medlineplus.gov)
Emotional1
  • For example, it has been shown in laboratory settings that at the individual level arousal can produce residual excitement that serves to intensify later emotional states like aggression, sexual attraction or humour appreciation. (muni.cz)
Neural3
  • Arousal is mediated by several neural systems. (wikipedia.org)
  • The results show that the neural measure of arousal is positively associated with notability of ads in the population at large, but may be negatively associated with attitude toward these ads. (frontiersin.org)
  • In the present study, we specifically investigate the impact of arousal in response to advertisements as measured with EEG and assess the relationship between this "neural arousal" measure and measures of advertising effectiveness in an independent larger sample of the population. (frontiersin.org)
Enhancer2
Stimulus1
  • PURPOSE: To measure changes in reaction time (RT), hand-eye coordination (HEC), and decision-making (DM) when increasing an athlete's arousal (via increased heart rate and sound stimulus). (wku.edu)
Threshold3
  • A specific threshold of increased respiratory effort, in response to derangements in mechanics or gas exchange, triggers an arousal from sleep. (medscape.com)
  • [ 4 ] Sedative medications can also alter the arousal threshold. (medscape.com)
  • Cite this: Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Targeting the Low Arousal Threshold - Medscape - Jun 30, 2017. (medscape.com)
Women6
  • Perhaps in women with sexual dysfunctions such as dyspareunia or vaginismus, arousal does not impact on disgust," Borg said. (livescience.com)
  • They found that women were more likely to experience sexual nonconcordance, where their minds were unaware of the arousal response occurring in their genitals or vice versa. (everydayhealth.com)
  • It can also be difficult to say whether or not women have a disease, or they are simply not getting the kind of relationship support necessary from their partners to feel sexual arousal anymore, although they can experience it with others. (provestra.com)
  • For women, there also appears to exist a contrast between the physiological and subjective in arousal. (provestra.com)
  • How Is Sexual Arousal Different For Women? (bustle.com)
  • NCBI performed a study that concluded that 37.5% of women have an arousal problem. (303magazine.com)
Hypothesis1
  • It seems that the hypothesis is more strongly directed toward explaining low cue-specificity of genital vasocongestion, rather than explaining the weak correlation between different components of sexual arousal. (springer.com)
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Response6
  • It is crucial for motivating certain behaviours, such as mobility, the pursuit of nutrition, the fight-or-flight response and sexual activity (the arousal phase of Masters and Johnson's human sexual response cycle). (wikipedia.org)
  • But new research raises the interesting question of how a vital but potentially icky activity such as sex can seem pleasant and doable.Perhaps it's because sexual arousal somehow dampens the natural disgust response. (livescience.com)
  • There are many other theories available that can generate more specific predictions about the activation and regulation of genital arousal rather than endorsing generic hypotheses that can account only for stereotypical response patterns that are insensitive to contextual influences. (springer.com)
  • The current study adds to previous work by showing a sophisticated way of first estimating how arousal is represented in the brain via an independent task (using EEG), and thereafter using this representation to measure arousal in response to advertisements. (frontiersin.org)
  • Your arousal response is your body's natural mechanism for accessing pleasure. (goodcleanlove.com)
  • There is no measurement for an adequate lubrication-swelling response or agreed upon period it should take for a woman to experience arousal. (provestra.com)
Oils6
  • Who should use On For Her Arousal Oils? (vibratorwarehouse.com)
  • Arousal Oils? (greatist.com)
  • And, too impatient for the food for sex route, I decided to give all those arousal oils a test drive. (greatist.com)
  • Arousal oils are typically formulated to get blood flow moving in the genital direction. (greatist.com)
  • Arousal oils are formulated to enhance natural lubrication and typically shouldn't be used for your vagina. (greatist.com)
  • Lucky for all of you, I'm sharing a list of all the arousal oils that made my (ahem) cat purr - exactly the way I wanted it to. (greatist.com)
Sensual2
Physical1
  • Interesting studies have demonstrated that developing your physical arousal mechanism can and does instigate sexual desire. (goodcleanlove.com)
Sexual desire2
  • Temporary changes in sexual desire or arousal are common throughout a woman's sexual life. (merckmanuals.com)
  • But one issue that often gets lost in the public discussion is how different flibanserin is from 'male Viagra' - mainly because the nature of men's and women's arousal and sexual desire is so different. (bustle.com)
Significantly1
  • CONCLUSION: The activities designed to increase arousal in this study did not appear to significantly change cognitive function within the collegiate student-athletes participants. (wku.edu)
Trigger1
  • If we can detect anxiety -induced arousal , we can trigger calming activities to allow individuals to cope with and overcome distress. (bvsalud.org)
Dopamine1
  • Another arousal system, the dopaminergic system, releases dopamine produced by the substantia nigra. (wikipedia.org)
Dimension2
  • Recent field studies, concentrating with greater ecological validity on the collective dimension of arousal, show that participants as well as spectators of religious rituals can share arousal to a great extent, and that highly arousing rituals can promote pro-social behaviour. (muni.cz)
  • The distinction in significant genes between total lifetime CAPS score and the anxious arousal symptom dimension of PTSD highlights a potential biological difference in the mechanism underlying the heterogeneity of the PTSD phenotype. (cdc.gov)
Regulation1
  • Through lecture and demonstration Tatkin teaches how to work on arousal regulation issues with couples.Couple therapy has had a long tradition of ineffectiveness, possibly because earlier approaches attempted to retrofit cognitive, behavioral, and psychoanalytic models to a dyadic system. (lifespanlearn.org)
Effectiveness2
  • We then estimate the relationship between the identified process (arousal) and external measures of ad effectiveness (as measured by notability and attitude toward the ad). (frontiersin.org)
  • Research results are mixed concerning the effectiveness of fear arousal. (cdc.gov)