Sexual arousal in men: A review and conceptual analysis

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 708-716

  Janssen, Erick ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Human male; Psychophysiology; Sexual arousal; Sexual desire; Sexual motivation

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CONCEPT ANALYSIS; EMOTIONALITY; HUMAN; LIBIDO; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM FUNCTION; MOTIVATION; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PENIS ERECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SENSORY STIMULATION; SEXUAL ADDICTION; SEXUAL AROUSAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DEVIATION; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SEXUALITY; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

AROUSAL; EMOTIONS; GENITALIA, MALE; HUMANS; LIBIDO; MALE; MOTIVATION; PENILE ERECTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 79957611905     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: 10956867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2011.03.004     Document Type: Review

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