sexology
Study of desire
Sexology is the scientific study of human sexuality, including sexual behavior, desires, and functions.
The field draws from psychology, biology, sociology, and medicine.
A practitioner is a sexologist.
She consulted a sexologist about her low libido.
The Kinsey Reports were landmark works in sexology.
Innate erotic drive
- arousalStirring to heightened state
- desireIntense wanting
- orgasmPeak sexual pleasure
- dysfunctionAbnormal or unhealthy operation
paraphilia · fetishism · kink · consent · monogamy · polyamory · abstinence · celibacy
Professional guidance for problems
- dysfunctionAbnormal or unhealthy operation
- treatmentCare for an ailment
- interventionPurposeful involvement to change course
- surrogateOne acting for another
psychosexual · trauma · vaginismus · erectile · premature · inhibited · aversion · compulsion
Position relative to surroundings
- genderSocial identity category
- LGBTQSexual and gender minorities
- transgenderGender differs from assignment
- cisgenderBirth-sex-identified
nonbinary · genderqueer · intersex · bisexual · heterosexual · homosexual · queer · genderfluid
Study of mind, behavior
- sociologyStudy of human communities
- anthropologyStudy of human cultures
- biologyStudy of organisms
- medicineCurative substance or practice
endocrinology · andrology · gynecology · urology · neuroscience · ethology · epidemiology · psychotherapy
Educational program's content plan
- pedagogyArt of instruction
- workshopPlace for making or learning
- seminarGroup discussion for learning
- certificationAttestation of qualification
outreach · advocacy · awareness · literacy · comprehensive · age-appropriate · harm-reduction · training
Those with dominion
- johnsonVulgar anatomical slang
- methodologyFormal procedural framework
- surveySystematic data collection
- interviewFormal questioning session
empirical · longitudinal · cross-cultural · quantitative · qualitative · sexological · hypothesis · findings
libido
Innate erotic drive
dysfunction · paraphilia · fetishism · kink · consent · monogamy · polyamory · abstinence · celibacy · courtship
counseling
Professional guidance for problems
- dysfunctionAbnormal or unhealthy operation
- treatmentCare for an ailment
- interventionPurposeful involvement to change course
surrogate · psychosexual · trauma · vaginismus · erectile · premature · inhibited · aversion · compulsion · addiction
orientation
Position relative to surroundings
- genderSocial identity category
- LGBTQSexual and gender minorities
- transgenderGender differs from assignment
cisgender · nonbinary · genderqueer · intersex · bisexual · heterosexual · homosexual · queer · genderfluid · demisexual
psychology
Study of mind, behavior
- sociologyStudy of human communities
- anthropologyStudy of human cultures
- biologyStudy of organisms
medicine · endocrinology · andrology · gynecology · urology · neuroscience · ethology · epidemiology · psychotherapy · counseling
curriculum
Educational program's content plan
certification · outreach · advocacy · awareness · literacy · comprehensive · age-appropriate · harm-reduction · training · instructor
masters
Those with dominion
- johnsonVulgar anatomical slang
- methodologyFormal procedural framework
- surveySystematic data collection
interview · empirical · longitudinal · cross-cultural · quantitative · qualitative · sexological · hypothesis · findings · data
- sexologyKinsey Report, arousal, libido, erectile dysfunction
- sexualityerotica, bisexual, sensuality, heterosexual, lust
sexologypornography
Sexually explicit arousing material
smut · sexual exploitation · titillation · obscenity · prurience