The word "ecstasy" is derived from the Greek word meaning "out of consciousness," highlighting which point about the sexual experience?
a. When people lose themselves "in the moment," sexual pleasure is not easy to maintain.
b. When people focus on their performance during sex, this leads to inhibited sexual functioning until the anxiety becomes reality.
c. People must master the ability to multi-task during sex, if they want to reach a state of sexual pleasure.
d. As humans, we must constantly evaluate ourselves to make improvements, and thus, evaluating our sexual performance during the act of sex will lead to more pleasurable sex in the future.
ANS: B
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