PSY-3705 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Persistent Genital Arousal Disorder, Vaginismus, Sexual Intercourse

• School: Vanderbilt University
• Department: Psychology (AS)
• Course: PSY-3705
• Professor: Smith Leslie

Document Summary

Sexual disorders are common: men"s problems commonly have to do with sexual performance, women"s with sexual feelings, a multidisciplinary approach to treatment is preferred. Sex therapist--person who treats sexual disorders, usually by means of psychotherapy and sexual exercises: urologist--a physician who specializes in disorders of the urinary and genital systems, endocrinologist--physician who specializes in hormonal disorders. Sensate focus--a form of sex therapy that involves graduated touching exercises. Sex surrogate--person who engages in sexual relations with a client as part of a sex therapy program: primary disorder--disorder that is not preceded by any period of healthy function. Secondary disorder--disorder that follows some period of healthy function. Situational disorder--disorder that appears only in certain circumstances. Female sexual arousal disorder--lack or insufficiency of physiological sexual arousal in women. Difficulty in reaching orgasm is common in women: anorgasmia--difficulty experiencing or inability to experience orgasm; in women, also called female orgasmic disorder, psychotherapy and directed masturbation may be helpful, numerous possible causes (listed on pg.