Sexual stimulation is any stimulus that leads to arousal or orgasm. The term usually implies involvement of the genitals. This, however, does not have to be true under all circumstances. Sexual stimulation ranges from visual to aural and may include stimulation from written material as well. Stimulation is the irritating action of various agents (stimuli) on muscles, nerves, or a sensory end organ, by which activity is evoked; especially, the nervous impulse produced by various agents on nerves, or a sensory end organ, by which the part connected with the nerve is thrown into a state... Arousal is a physiological and psychological state involving the activation of the reticular activating system in the brain stem, the autonomic nervous system and the endocrine system, leading to increased heart rate and blood pressure and a condition of alertness and readiness to respond. ... An orgasm (from Greek: οργασμός orgasmós, from orgán - to swell, be lustful), also known as a sexual climax, is a pleasurable physical, psychological or emotional response to prolonged sexual stimulation. ... A sex organ, or primary sexual characteristic, narrowly defined, is any of those parts of the body (which are not always bodily organs according to the strict definition) which are involved in sexual reproduction and constitute the reproductive system in an complex organism; namely: Male: penis (notably the glans penis...

Physical Sexual Stimulation

Physical sexual stimulation usually consists of the touching of various private parts in the human body. Masturbation is considered as a type of sexual stimulation. Physiological reactions are usually triggered through sensitive nerves in these body parts which cause the release of pleasure causing chemicals that act as mental rewards to pursue such stimulation. Arousal is usually the term used to describe such a physiological reaction. Physical sexual stimulation may also involve the touching of other people's body parts and may trigger similar physiological reactions. // Masturbation is the manual excitation of the sexual organs, most often to the point of orgasm. ... Arousal is a physiological and psychological state involving the activation of the reticular activating system in the brain stem, the autonomic nervous system and the endocrine system, leading to increased heart rate and blood pressure and a condition of alertness and readiness to respond. ...

Mental Sexual Stimulation

Mental sexual stimulation consists of any visual images, imagination, reading material, auditory stimulation that causes sexual stimulation and leads to arousal. The degree of sexual stimulation derived from any such activity depends upon the person and the circumstance. Pornography is considered to be the most prominent example of mental stimulation and the watching of pornographic material can lead to arousal in many people. Pornography (from Greek πόρνη prostitute and γραφία writing) (more informally referred to as porn or porno) is the representation of the human body or sexual activity with the goal of sexual arousal. ...

History of Sexual Stimulation

Sexual stimulation in the human mind is as old as the physiological urge for sex. Shards of pottery as well as ancient depictions of sexually stimulative images have been on display in prominent pieces of art and architecture from time immemorial. Many forms of the arts such as fashion, design, painting, music have all had large portions of their subject matter devoted to sexual stimulation.

Sexual stimulation has long been a taboo subject in many cultures and continues to be so even today. While some religions have in various times accepted sexual stimulation out in the open purview of the public as normal, other religions have always held sexual stimulation as a closed and private part of the human condition. In Hinduism, for example, various arts and culture depicts sexually stimulating subject matter in a religious context. Nonetheless, the religion continues in contemporary times to represent very conservative values in regards to sexual stimulation in the public and many leaders in the Hindu community have called for the express prohibition of such activity. Christianity, on the other hand, has traditionally viewed the depictions of sexual stimulation or an attempt at sexual stimulation in a very conservative light. While this continues to be true in some respects, many followers of this religion and culture, do not strictly adhere to this practice and it is common to see a very open and liberal view of sexual stimulation in the Christian West. The culture and religion of Islam is perhaps the strictest in terms of dictating sexual subject matter including sexual stimulation in the public. Its common for Islamic countries to have much stricter laws in accordance with strictly held beliefs when compared with their counterparts in the West. Christianity is a monotheistic[1] religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recounted in the Gospels. ... For other uses, including people named Islam, see Islam (disambiguation). ...

The private side of sexual stimulation has also been under the strict watch of society and the amount of sexual stimulation allowed depends upon the religion and culture in question. Famous examples of such prohibitions and morays abound human history and culture. For example, the famous Missionary position was supposedly advocated as the only sexual position and all other sexually stimulating positions were disavowed by Christian missionaries. Various other religions consider sexual stimulation in private to be the main realm of a private relationship between a wife and husband. While some religions assume that people behave in some implied proper manner in bed not much discussion exists because of the taboo nature of the subject matter. The Kama Sutra and the Perfumed Garden are two well known texts that delve into such a discussion in the Hindu and Muslim cultures. These texts, however, are not religious sources and their importance and authority are therefore questionable. The missionary position The missionary position is a common human sex position also used by bonobos and armadillos. ... A missionary is a propagator of religion, often an evangelist or other representative of a religious community who works among those outside of that community. ... Modern translated version of the original Sanskrit. ... The Perfumed Garden by Sheikh Nefzaoui is a sex manual and work of erotic literature. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... A Muslim (Arabic: مسلم, Turkish: Müslüman, Persian and Urdu: مسلمان) is an adherent of Islam. ...

Secular countries have also imposed their views on sexual stimulation. An example of this would be the United States where sodomy laws prohibited sexual stimulation in the privacy of one's home until the US Supreme Court struck it down. Justifications of such laws range from legal theories of indecency to societies positive endorsement of human behavior.

Sexual Stimulation in Modern Society

In modern society sexual stimulation is a very profound subject that seems to drive a lot of actions and discourse in people's lives. From body piercings and tattoos to pornography and censorship many different areas of thought and action are affected by the human depiction or action of sexual stimulation. Human development is an example of such an area where the sexual development of children is widely debated in the context of sexual stimulation. Most psychologists today argue that children should be taught from an young age to understand their bodies and the role of sexual stimulation, both physical and mental, from an early age. This kind of sexual education is a controversial theory that has spawned vehement proponents and opponents. In the end sexual stimulation continues to be a much debated action and its affect on human development, history and culture continues to play an important role in the human condition. Body piercing is a form of body modification. ... This article is about the tattoo, a design in ink or some other pigment, usually decorative or symbolic, placed permanently under the skin. ... Pornography (from Greek πόρνη prostitute and γραφία writing) (more informally referred to as porn or porno) is the representation of the human body or sexual activity with the goal of sexual arousal. ... The Rhodesia Herald of September 21, 1966. ... A psychologist is a researcher and/or a practitioner of psychology. ... Antonym of psychical. ... The mind is the term most commonly used to describe the higher functions of the human brain, particularly those of which humans are subjectively conscious, such as personality, thought, reason, memory, intelligence and emotion. ...