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Paper Title

Sexual Excitation/Sexual Inhibition Inventory for Women

Keywords

  • Sexual Excitation
  • Sexual Inhibition
  • Dual Control Model
  • SESII-W
  • Sexual Arousal
  • Inhibitory Systems
  • Excitatory Systems
  • Sexual Response
  • Sexual Health
  • Women's Sexuality
  • Sexual Behavior
  • Psychological Factors
  • Sexual Motivation

Article Type

Book Chapter

Issue

Volume : 3rd Edition | Page No : 261-271

Published On

September, 2013

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Abstract

The theoretical model underlying the SESII-W is the dual control model (Bancroft, 1999; Bancroft, Graham, Janssen, & Sanders, 2009; Bancroft & Janssen, 2000). This model proposes that there are separate, relatively independent excitatory and inhibitory systems and that the occurrence of sexual arousal depends on the relative activation of SE and SI. A basic assumption of the model is that individuals vary in their propensity for both SE and SI.

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