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4.12: Glossary

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    1. Auto Eroticism self-pleasuring using one's mind or touching, stroking or rubbing one's genitals for orgasm (also known as masturbation)
    2. Excitement Phase the arousal phase of the sexual response cycle, and it is marked by erection of the penis or clitoris and lubrication and expansion of the vaginal canal
    3. Hedonism the pursuit of pleasure or sensual self-indulgence
    4. Interoception is the perception humans have of sensations inside the body
    5. Masturbation self-pleasuring using one's mind or touching, stroking or rubbing one's genitals for orgasm (also known as Auto Eroticism)
    6. Orgasm Phase  a climax of sexual excitement, characterized by feelings of pleasure centered in the sex organs.
    7. Plateau Phase swelling of the vagina and increased blood flow to the labia minora, and full erection of the penis and possible excretion of  pre-ejaculatory fluid
    8. Pleasure a feeling of happy satisfaction and enjoyment
    9. Resolution Phase also known as the refractory period is a period of time that follows an orgasm during which an individual is incapable of experiencing another orgasm
    10. Sensuality the notion of being highly tuned into your senses

    This page titled 4.12: Glossary is shared under a CC BY 4.0 license and was authored, remixed, and/or curated by Susan Rahman with Nathan Bowman, Dahmitra Jackson, Anna Lushtak, Remi Newman, & Prateek Sunder.