Steven: From my male perspective it is certainly true that I often wake up with an erection even now. As a teenager, erections would happen with the slightest stimulation mental or physical and it happened countless times a day. Steven (cont): Likewise, when waking up whatever the time of night I would almost always have an erection. Regardless of having fantasies or erotic dreams. Certainly, from the male view the simple act of having an erection is pleasurable in its own right and does not need psychological stimuli to be enjoyed. Steven (cont): I have on many occasions woken up with a throbbing erection and been happy to lay there enjoying the sensation for as long as it lasts sometimes up to an hour with no physical or mental stimulation just the enjoyment of the sensation. Steven (cont): However, I do not know of any man who when masturbating does not use psychological stimuli and will also do so when engaged in intercourse sometimes to increase arousal in the event of a poor erection. Conversely there will be the times when a male will use psychological distraction in an attempt to lessen arousal. Steven (cont): From discussions with other men, Ive heard of them reciting times tables in their head or saying the alphabet backwards or counting the thrusts of their hips in an effort to last longer before they orgasm. Steven (cont): Whilst the physical act of masturbating replicates intercourse (certainly from my own experience) orgasm and ejaculation do not normally occur without psychological stimuli. Steven (cont): Indeed, if the psychological stimuli are deficient or for whatever reason is not doing their job, its entirely possible that the session will end with the erection subsiding and without orgasm. So, from my experience the psychological side is as equally important as the physical stimulation. Steven (cont): As another observation, I work nights in my job. I will even now experience nocturnal erections sometimes 2 or 3 times a night and there is no physical or mental stimulation at those times. The last time I was engrossed in some Elearning, at the time, for my job. An interesting & fun way to learn about sexuality for all