psychogenic erection

(noun)

Erection achieved by erotic or emotional stimuli

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Examples of psychogenic erection in the following topics:

  • Erectile Dysfunction and the Blue Pill

    • Erectile dysfunction (ED) is the inability to develop or maintain an erection during sexual intercourse.
    • Erectile dysfunction is indicated when an erection is difficult to produce.
    • Penile erection is managed by two different mechanisms.
    • The first one is the reflex erection, which is achieved by directly touching the penile shaft.
    • The second is the psychogenic erection, which is achieved by erotic or emotional stimuli.

  • Mass Hysteria

    • Mass hysterias can also exhibit themselves in the sudden onset of psychogenic illnesses, or illnesses that are the result of psychology and not an external source (e.g., like a pollutant or infectious agent).
    • A recent example of psychogenic illness resulting from mass hysteria occurred in Jilin, China in 2009 when hundreds of workers at an acrylic yarn factory began to fall ill.Doctors in China determined that, for most of those who fell ill, there were no physical indications of poisoning, which is what the workers claimed caused the illness.

  • Repressed Memories

    • Psychogenic amnesia, or dissociative amnesia, is a memory disorder characterized by sudden autobiographical memory loss, said to occur for a period of time ranging from hours to years. 
    • Psychogenic amnesia is distinguished from organic amnesia in that it is supposed to result from a nonorganic cause; no structural brain damage or brain lesion should be evident, but some form of psychological stress should precipitate the amnesia.
    • However, psychogenic amnesia as a memory disorder is controversial.

  • Male Sexual Response

    • As sexual arousal and stimulation continues, the glans of the erect penis will swell wider.
    • The relationship between erection and arousal is not one-to-one.
    • Some men older than age 40 report that they do not always have an erection when sexually aroused.
    • A young man or one with a strong sexual drive may experience enough sexual arousal for an erection with a passing thought or just the sight of a passerby.
    • Once erect, his penis may gain enough stimulation from contact with the inside of his clothing to maintain the erection for more time.

  • Crisis in Berlin

    • The Berlin Crisis, which concerned the occupational status of the German capital city, Berlin, resulted in the erection of the Berlin Wall.
    • The U.S.S.R. provoked the Berlin Crisis with an ultimatum demanding the withdrawal of Western armed forces from West Berlin, culminating with the city's de facto partition with the East German erection of the Berlin Wall.
    • During the spring and early summer, the East German regime procured and stockpiled building materials for the erection of the Berlin Wall.
    • On Saturday, August 12, 1961, Walter Ulbricht signed the order to close the border and erect a wall.
    • Describe the background and escalation of the 1961 crisis in Berlin, and the erection of the Berlin Wall that followed.

  • Hormonal Abnormalities and Height

    • It can be caused by mutations of specific genes, damage to the pituitary gland, Turner's syndrome, poor nutrition, or even stress (leading to psychogenic dwarfism).

  • Penis

    • Instead, it relies entirely on engorgement with blood to achieve erection.
    • An erection is the stiffening and rising of the penis that facilitates sexual arousal, though it can also happen in nonsexual situations.
    • The primary physiological mechanism that brings about an erection is the autonomic dilation of arteries supplying blood to the penis.
    • Although many erect penises point upwards, it is common and normal for the erect penis to point nearly vertically upwards, nearly vertically downwards, or even horizontally forward, depending on the tension of the suspensory ligament that holds it in position.

  • Flavian Architecture

    • Around fifty structures were erected, restored or completed, a number second only to the amount erected under Augustus.
    • According to a reconstructed inscription found on the site, "the emperor Vespasian ordered this new amphitheatre to be erected from his general's share of the booty."
    • Identify some of the key structures erected by the Flavian Emperors

  • Maurya Dynasty

    • In addition, Ashoka was responsible for erecting several thousand Buddhist temples and stupas across India, such as the Mahabodhi temple.
    • The Mahabodhi Temple is one of the many temples erected by Ashoka across India.

  • The Todaiji

    • Constructed as the headquarters for a network of temples in each of the provinces, the Tōdaiji is the most ambitious religious complex erected in the early centuries of Buddhist worship in Japan.
    • The Tōdaiji (dating back to 728) is the most ambitious religious complex erected in the early centuries of Buddhist worship in Japan.