Article Critique: What Do Women Want by Bergner - Essay Example

The sexual response occurs mainly in the sexual organs which are the genitals (clitoris in females and penis in males) which are engorged with blood because of stimulation. The vagina becomes lubricated making it easy for penetration and reducing the possibility of getting hurt during copulation.

On the other hand, the penis of the male swells as it is stimulated and hardens enabling it to penetrate the vagina. Males are mostly stimulated while watching heterosexual movies and lesbians (Bergner, 2009). Both males and females are mostly sexually aroused while watching movies from an opposite gender as compared to those of the same gender. Sigmund Freud states that persons underlying sexual problems, for example, sexual assault contribute a great deal, to how women respond sexually (Bergner, 2009).

Heiman (1990) suggests that women are turned on physiologically by so many stimuli as compared to men bringing the question of whether men are inhibited or are bound by their own culture (Bergner, 2009). Females' mind and genitals arousal according to Chivers shows discordant in that they are not directly related. This is also shown during rape where during the assault the genitals get aroused which can lead to orgasm irrespective of the individual's willingness. They lubricate to reduce discomfort and injuries that might occur during penetration which can lead to illnesses, death, or even loss of fertility, which can be transmitted, from one generation to the other.

The article mostly assumes that the individual reviewed are sexually active. This is vivid in the tone in which the article is written because the author assumes that the reader understands what sexuality is and the processes involved both in theory and out of the experience. Another assumption is on the drugs used to boost one's libido since no background information on the same is provided, and the risks involved to both males and females not giving alternative natural methods. It has also been assumed that the person reading the article their age is not given preference since not all understand the language.

Individuals subjected to the research are supposed to respond irrespective of the environment in which subjected to the stimuli and their differences. In my opinion, the sexual response depends on one's state of mind, culture, and degree of morality which enables both males and females to be at ease. In conclusion, sexual responses differ in both males and females as well as from one individual to the other and the intensity of the response.