Sex Therapy

Question 1

Primary Contributors

Answer 1

Masters and Johnson
Kaplan
Schnarch
LoPiccolo

Question 2

What is Masters and Johnson sex therapy 4 stage model?

Answer 2

1. excitement phase,
2. plateau phase (after arousal, not yet orgasm),
3. orgasm
4. resolution phase (after orgasm)

Question 3

Sensate Focus

Answer 3

(Masters & Johnson)
This intervention allows couples to ease into sex and overcome inhibition by becoming more familiar with one another’s bodies through a series of touch, identifying pleasure responses and connecting mind and body

Question 4

Squeeze Technique

Answer 4

(Masters and Johnson)
Used to work through pre-ejaculation. prior to the male reaching orgasm, the partner squeeze the penis to disrupt the orgasmic process

Question 5

What did HELEN SINGER KAPLAN develop/contribute to sex therapy?

Answer 5

1. developed Psychosexual Therapy which combines Master and John behavorial therapy and object-relations theory,
2. emphasis on sexual desire;

Question 6

stop-start technique

Answer 6

(Kaplan)
used to treat pre-ejactulatio in men. preferred source of stimulation would occur until male reaches preomnitory sensations, then stimulation stops. process is repeated, allowing the male to build a greater tolerance for pleasure as well as better control over his body. This technique builds confidence by extending the duration of sexual interaction

Question 7

triphasic sexual response

Answer 7

(Kaplan)

emphasized the interacitonal terms of sexual desire, excitment, and organsm to better explain sexual intercourse

Question 8

bridge maneuver

Answer 8

(Kaplan)
the bridge maneuver directs manual stimulation of the female in an effort to produce orgasm. This would gradually decrease as treatment proresses in gradual movement towar the partner ultimately fulfilling that role

Question 9

What did DAVID SCHNARCH contribute to Sex Therapy?

Answer 9

Schnarch combined object-relations theory with interenrational theories to create an approach that identifies sexual life as a means of storytelling that shares one’s story with his or her partner through intercourse.

Question 10

Goals of Schnarch Sex Therapy?

Answer 10

1. includes differentiation of each partner and
2. disregards concepts of dysfunction - attributing sexual struggles reflecting the degree to which partners have effectively differentiated.

Question 11

What did LESLIE AND JOSEPH LOPICCOLO contribute to Sex Therapy?

Answer 11

focused on development of techniques to treat physiological sexual dysfuntion

Question 12

directed masterbation training:

Answer 12

(LoPicollo)
to treat anorgasmic women, this technique helps women to touch herself, and then her partner in varrious ways to trigger orgasm

Question 13

What is the difference between a sexual dysfunction and a sexual disorder?

Answer 13

1. dysfunction: a PHYSIOLOGICAL arousal or performance problem. *This requires a MEDICAL REFERRAL
2. disorder: a PSYCHOLOGICAL arousal or performance problem. *this can be treated by a sex therapist

Question 14

spectatoring?

Answer 14

when sexually active, one focuses all mental attention on his or her own sexual bxs (or quality of sexual bxs). This can be a result of performance anxiety or result in experiencing performance anxiety

Question 15

Coital Alignment Technique (CAT)

Answer 15

an intervention used to increase mutual stimulation through full body contact (male learns to position and maneuver on top of the woman)