Sexual Dysfunction in Women

1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-0-88937-400-3
Verlag: Hogrefe Publishing

Buch, Englisch, Band Vol. 25, 100 Seiten, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 254 mm, Gewicht: 249 g

Reihe: Advances in Psychotherapy - Evidence-Based Practice

"If you have time to read one book about female sexual dysfunction, this should be the one."
Sexual Dysfunction in Women is a concise yet detailed clinical guide to the treatment of sexual difficulties in women. Written with the general psychologist and therapist in mind and being published with the companion volume Sexual Dysfunction in Men, it takes the novel position that most clinicians interested and willing to help female clients with sexual concerns can do so effectively, even if they do not primarily consider themselves sex therapists. Many women will experience difficulties with desire, arousal, orgasm, or pain with intercourse at some point in their lives, yet most clinicians feel less equipped to treat sexual dysfunction than far less prevalent disorders. This book empowers general psychologists, therapists, and other practitioners to actively engage in the multidisciplinary treatment of sexual disorders and broaden their knowledge base about sexuality, an important component of most clients’ quality of life. It is both a go-to guide for professional clinicians in their daily work and an ideal resource for students and practice-oriented continuing education.

Zielgruppe

Clinical psychologists, psychiatrists, counselors

Autoren/Hrsg.

Meana, Marta

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Psychiatrie, Sozialpsychiatrie, Suchttherapie
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychotherapie / Klinische Psychologie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Gynäkologie, Geburtshilfe
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Urologie, Andrologie, Venerologie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Allgemeinmedizin, Familienmedizin

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Table of Contents
Preface
Dedication
1. Description
1.1. Terminology
1.2. Definition
1.2.1. Traditional Models of the Sexual
Response
1.2.2. Challenges to Traditional Models of the
Sexual Response
1.2.3. Sexual Dysfunctions in Women
1.3. Epidemiology
1.3.1. Low Desire or Interest in Sex
1.3.2. Arousal Difficulties
1.3.3. Difficulty With Orgasm
1.3.4. Pain With Intercourse
1.4. Course and Prognosis
1.5. Differential Diagnosis
1.6. Comorbidities
2. Theories and Models of Sexual Dysfunction
2.1. Barlow’s Cognitive-Affective Model
2.2. Dual-Control Model
2.3. The Sexual Tipping Point Model
2.4. Intersystems Approach
2.5. New View Approach
2.6. Summary and Integration of Models
3. Diagnosis and Treatment Indications
3.1. Risk and Dysfunction-Maintaining Factors
3.1.1. Biomedical
3.1.2. Psychological
3.1.3. Social
4. Treatment
4.1. Methods of Treatment
4.1.1. General Assessment and Treatment
Guidelines
4.1.2. Generic Therapy Template
4.1.3. Dysfunction-Specific Assessment and
Treatment Components
4.2. Problems in Carrying Out Treatments
4.2.1. Defining Treatment Success
4.2.2. Sex as Homework
4.2.3. Negotiating the Level of Structure
4.2.4. Avoiding Therapist-Induced Performance
Anxiety
4.2.5. Attention to Secondary Gain
4.3. Multicultural Issues
4.3.1. Gender
4.3.2. Religious and Cultural Norms
4.3.3. Sexual Identity and Orientation
5. Case Vignette
6. Further Reading
7. References
8. Appendix: Tools and Resources