Orgasm Disorders Presentation

I really liked this presentation because it was extremely organized.  The students also proved great resourcefulness.  This was exhibited when literature was presented and they looked up the anorgasmia definition.  It was also shown when the group realized in the Brody article that the authors were citing themselves.  Further, the plausibility of the article's results was evaluated because the DSM criteria was not used and that shows that the group was alert.  On the wiki page, I liked the chart of emotions people feel when they cannot reach orgasm.  I also think it was really clever to Google "women orgasm" because the most popular results that come up are ridiculous!!  I also liked the When Harry Met Sally clip because it shows that many women fake orgasms when having sex.  The important thing to point out is that it does not bother some women to not orgasm, which means they do not have a disorder (stealing this from the video on the wiki).  But, once it starts to bother a woman, it becomes a disorder.  This is my one bone to pick with the DSM.  Some people may exhibit certain behaviors that do not bother them but I still believe it is a disorder.

Sexual Interest/Arousal Disorder Presentation

I thought the group who did this presentation had a large task to take on.  The topics are complicated and confusing.  I thought the presentation went in depth of each disorder and the wiki is also very in depth.  The wiki does a great job of organizing each disorder and its respective criteria, prevalence, predictors, and treatment.  It is easy to read and actually fun to scroll through.  It is nice that each section is broken up intermittently by videos and funny pictures.  It is also efficient that references were put at the end of its section so if we want to research one of the disorders, we don't have to weed through an all-encompassing reference page.  I really liked Trudel et al.'s (2001) graph of women’s thoughts regarding sex because it shows why so many women have "problems" sexually.  I also liked the "Sex Box" TV show video because it shows that sexual problems are being normalized on basic cable.  It also highlights how the media can ruin a good idea by making it raunchy and also shows how the public reacts to sex talk.  I also liked the rest of the "Treatment for Couples" section because it shows specific research studies that back up certain interventions.  It is also helpful that at the end of each section, there are lists of what assessments could be used if we ever get a client with the disorder.  Overall, I think the group did a great job researching and organizing their presentation and wiki page.  The treatment video was also effective in showing how to deal with these sorts of cases by separating the different parts of the session/s.