Genital Arousal: Physical Sexual Response, Blood Flow, and Sensitivity
Genital arousal is the physical activation of genital tissues, involving changes such as erection, lubrication, swelling, warmth, and sensitivity.
Arousal Concordance: Matching Subjective and Genital Response
Arousal concordance is the degree to which a person’s felt sexual arousal matches their physical or genital response.
Excitement Phase: Initial Sexual Arousal and Physical Response
The excitement phase is the stage in which sexual arousal begins and physical, emotional, and psychological responses become noticeable.
Plateau Phase: Sustained Arousal Before Orgasm or Resolution
The plateau phase is the stage of sexual response in which arousal becomes more intense and remains elevated before orgasm or resolution.
Resolution Phase: Sexual Recovery, Relaxation, and Refractory Period
The resolution phase is the stage in which the body gradually returns toward its resting state after sexual arousal, orgasm, or the end of stimulation.
Desire Phase: Sexual Interest, Motivation, and Responsive Desire
The desire phase is the part of sexual response involving interest, motivation, fantasy, attraction, or openness to sexual activity.
Sexual Response Cycle: Desire, Arousal, Orgasm, and Resolution
The sexual response cycle describes physical and psychological changes that may occur during desire, arousal, orgasm, and recovery.
Consensual Power Exchange: BDSM Authority and Submission
Consensual power exchange is a BDSM dynamic in which adults voluntarily establish dominant and submissive roles within defined areas.
Dominant and Submissive: BDSM Roles and Power Exchange
Dominant and submissive describes complementary BDSM roles in which one person takes agreed authority and the other voluntarily yields it.
Submissive: BDSM Role, Submission, Identity, and Power Exchange
A submissive is a person who voluntarily takes a following, receptive, service-oriented, or authority-yielding role in BDSM or power exchange.