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The sex drive is only one of the components of sexual responsiveness. It is the emotional power-house which needs to be translated into the capacity to perform and then into the actual performance. It is both innate, that is biologically determined, and learned, that is determined by experiences.
Sexual drive is not the same as sexual capacity, that is the ability to enjoy sex. The sex drive tells you what you want to do; sexual capacity is what you are able to do. Because of this distinction, psychological problems may arise when the drive powers an inadequate capacity (as in impotence) or results in an inadequate performance, as assessed by oneself or by others (as in premature or delayed ejaculation in men and in lack of orgasm in women). The strength of a person’s sex drive may also lead to psychological problems if one partner’s drive does not relate closely to that of the other, and the couple are unable to talk about their problem frankly. Usually a compromise is reached, and the urgency of the drive is sublimated, but this may not occur and the individual becomes tense and hung-up.
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