Psychology 2075 Chapter Notes -Prostaglandin E1, Relapse Prevention, Bibliotherapy

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2075
• Professor: William Fisher

Document Summary

Therapy: when a problem with sexual response causes significant psychological distress or interpersonal difficulty = sexual disorder. Long-term sexual difficulties can cause a great deal of psychological distress to individuals troubled by them, not to mention to their partners, and many of these people seek out treatment. Sexual disorders: a problem with sexual response that causes a person mental distress. 4 categories: o o o o desire disorder (hypoactive sexual desire, sexual aversion) arousal disorder (erectile disorder, female sexual arousal disorder) orgasmic disorder (rapid ejaculation, male orgasmic disorder, female orgasmic disorder) sexual pain disorder (dyspareunia, vaginismus) Lifelong sexual disorder: a sexual disorder that has been present since the person began sexual functioning. Sometimes called primary sexual disorder: acquired: a sexual disorder that develops after a period of normal functioning. Sometimes called a secondary sexual disorder: generalized= occurring in all situations o. Situational sexual disorder: a sexual disorder that a person has in some situations but not in others.