PSYC 235 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Sexual Intercourse, Paraphilia, Human Sexual Activity
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Psyc 236 chapter 13- sexual and gender identity disorders. Genito-pelvic pain/penetration disorder: the dsm-5 replaced the formerly termed category of sexual pain disorders that contained two disorders- dyspareunia and vaginismus- with the overarching category of. Tsos of at least seven times per week, over a period of at least six months: hypersexuality has never been included as an official diagnostic category in any of the. Dsm versions, it is included as a diagnosis (excessive sexual drive) in the international. Sensate focus: a form of desensitization applied to sexual fears, focus is often employed to redirect attention away from the specific sexual response and toward the sexual interaction. Evaluation of psychological treatment: recent evaluations have shown that premature ejaculation and vaginismus are most successfully treated with the type of therapy outlined above, overall, psychological sex therapy has been quite successful in treating sexual dysfunctions.