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Sexual Response in Masters and Johnson

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Human sexual response; Physiological sexual response; Sexual response; Sexual Response Cycle; Sexual response patterns

Introduction

Models for the Human Sexual Response Cycle, as developed by Masters and Johnson and subsequent sexologists, attempt to describe the sequence of physical and emotional responses to sexual stimulation.

Prominent Associated Figures

William H. Masters and Virginia E. Johnson; Helen Singer Kaplan; Roy Levin; Paul Robinson; Meredith Chivers and J. Michael Bailey; Beverly Whipple; Rosemary Bassoon; Stephanie Both, Walter Everaerd, and Ellen Laan; John Bancroft and Erick Janssen; and Cynthia Graham.

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William Masters and Virginia Johnson first described the Human Sexual Response Cycle (Masters and Johnson 1966). Their results were based on laboratory recordings and measurements of the physiological responses over 10,000 episodes of individual and couple sexual activity in 382 women and 312 men. Their research subjects included self-identified...

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  1. Institute for Sexual & Relationship Therapy & Training, Boca Raton, FL, USA

    Constance Avery-Clark

  2. Institute for Sexual & Relationship Therapy & Training, St. Louis, MO, USA

    Linda Weiner

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  1. The Family Institute at Northwestern, Evanston, Illinois, USA

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  2. The Family Institute at Northwestern, Evanston, Illinois, USA

    Anthony Chambers

  3. The Family Institute at Northwestern, Evanston, Illinois, USA

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    Farrah Hughes

  2. The Family Institute at Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA

    Allen Sabey

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Avery-Clark, C., Weiner, L. (2018). Sexual Response in Masters and Johnson. In: Lebow, J., Chambers, A., Breunlin, D. (eds) Encyclopedia of Couple and Family Therapy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-15877-8_419-1

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