I was just wondering.....
2006-12-05 07:32:04 · 10 answers · asked by ? 4 in Family & Relationships ➔ Singles & Dating
My husband says that I am one and that it is also a medical term. I enjoy sex so what?!
2006-12-05 07:37:11 · update #1
Yes.
Hypersexuality is a desire for human sexual behavior at levels high enough to be considered clinically significant.
Hypersexuality is characterized by an impairing need for frequent genital stimulation that, when achieved, does not result in emotional or sexual satisfaction. This dissatisfaction is what is believed to encourage the heightened frequency of sexual stimulation, as well as additional physiological and neurological symptoms.
The concept of hypersexuality replaces the older concepts of nymphomania (or furor uterinus) and satyriasis. Nymphomania was believed to be a psychological disorder characterized by an overactive libido and an obsession with sex. In males the disorder was called satyriasis (for etymology of the words, see nymph and satyr). "Nymphomania" and "satyriasis" are no longer listed as specific disorders in the DSM-IV.
The threshold for what constitutes hypersexuality is subject to debate, and critics question whether a standardized diagnostic threshold even exists. Sex drive varies widely in humans, and what one person would consider a "normal" sex drive might be considered excessive by some and low by others. The consensus among those who consider this a disorder is that the threshold is met when the behavior causes distress or impaired social functioning.
2006-12-05 07:37:22 · answer #1 · answered by dymps 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
nymphomaniac- term used for a girl with a high sex drive
satyromaniac-term used for a guy with a high sex drive
2006-12-05 07:36:40 · answer #2 · answered by aaron 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
nympho is slang.
nymphomaniac is proper term (not really medical though, more psychological)
2006-12-05 07:34:26 · answer #3 · answered by rchlbsxy2 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
a slang term for nymphomaniac
2006-12-05 07:35:24 · answer #4 · answered by SKYDOGSLIM 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's a term used by pro's from the university, and by those from the school of hard knocks.
2006-12-05 07:39:39 · answer #5 · answered by BEKKI 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
nymphomania
nymphomaniac
nymphomaniacal :excessive sexual desire
Nympho is just the short way of saying it
2006-12-05 07:35:53 · answer #6 · answered by Creola 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
nympho is short (slang) for nymphomaniac...which is a bonafide diagnosis......
2006-12-05 07:34:46 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
does it matter it is just a word its a street name for girls can not get enough sex
2006-12-05 07:41:58 · answer #8 · answered by ALBERT M 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
lol...who cares its still a sex addict!!!!!!!!! lol
2006-12-05 07:36:05 · answer #9 · answered by Earls Gurl 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
look it up and you will find my picture...
2006-12-05 07:34:58 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋