PSYCH 212 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Cognitive Restructuring, Sexual Dysfunction, Dysphoria
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Masters and johnson first developed and popularized a skills-based couples therapy for sexual problems in the 70s. Most sex therapies now take a similar approach. Reduce negative attitudes about sex, increase effective sexual behaviors, & improve communication skills. Most sex therapies focus on 3 activities: Learning to focus on erotic sensations rather than performance demands or other thoughts. Exercises where couples learn to touch each other and draw their attention solely to physical and emotional feelings. Couples talk about what is most pleasurable and what is not. Increases comfort, relaxation, and enjoyment during sex. Planning specific times for sex (and sensate focus) at first. Correct mistaken beliefs and attitudes about sexual behavior. Intercourse is the only true, acceptable, or mature form of sex . Orgasm (especially simultaneous orgasm) is the point of sex . Sex should only happen when the mood strikes both partners, at the same time, spontaneously . This myth counters scheduling; leads to sexlessness in the busy.
