Sexuality - General

Question 1

What major change occurred from the DSM-IV to the DSM-5 regarding classification for a common female sexual disorder?

Answer 1

The DSM-V collapsed the categories of “vaginismus and dyspareunia into one new diagnosis called “genito-pelvic pain/penetration disorder.”

Question 2

True or false: Sex therapy can be used successfully as a solo model?

Answer 2

False. Research indicates that practitioners prefer a multidisciplinary or interdisciplinary treatment model as opposed to the solo sex therapy practitioner model that was used 40 years ago.

Question 3

List the most influential factors that effect sex therapy:

Answer 3

culture, trauma, infidelity, illness, aging, and social issues

Question 4

True or false: There is constantly a need for more clinicians and researchers in the field of sex therapy.

Answer 4

Definitely true!

Question 5

True or false: If two people have a communicative, intimate and loving relationship, their sex life is fine.

Answer 5

False!

Question 6

List the 5 types of intimacy:

Answer 6

Intellectual
Social
Recreational
Emotional
Sexual

Question 7

When a client presents in office with sexual issues, you are asking questions in order to determine is this an ____________ or a _______________.

Answer 7

Incident or a pattern

Question 8

True or false:

Sex therapy is a subset of couples’ therapy.

Answer 8

true

Question 9

What core emotion often overrides what is going on in regards to sexual intimacy?

Answer 9

FEAR. The individual or couple tend to back off sex and avoid it all together.

Question 10

What are the four phases of the sexual response in both men and women?

Answer 10

1. Excitement
2. Plateau
3. Orgasmic
4. Resolution

Question 11

The person of the couple with more desire often feels:

Answer 11

hurt, rejected and angry

Rejection is more painful than their desire for sex.

Question 12

How often should a couple engage in sex to be considered “healthy?”

Answer 12

0-3 times per week

Question 13

At what frequency would a marriage be defined as a “sexless” marriage?

Answer 13

Less than one time per month OR less than 10 times per year

Question 14

It is important that both partners view the issue as a _______________ problem.

Answer 14

couple problem

Question 15

Who are the authors/researchers of the foundational work of the human sexual response cycle?

Answer 15

Masters and Johnson (1966)

Question 16

Knowing where _______________ occurs in the cycle will help you know where to _________________.

Answer 16

dysfunction; intervene

Question 17

What percentage of men and women report sexual dysfunction?

Answer 17

31% - Men

43%- women

Question 18

What does the DEC-R model stand for?

Answer 18

Dialogue - Educate - Coach - Refer
- Not sequential; use over and over in therapy; all therapists will need to use these skills to be an effective professional

Doug Rosenau, Michael Sytsma, Debra Taylor

Question 19

What component is essential in order to be defined as healthy sex?

Answer 19

emotional component

Question 20

Both partners need to be:

Answer 20

accessible, responsive, and engaged emotionally and physically

Question 21

The best aphrodisiac / technique is:

Answer 21

secure attachment between partners!

Question 22

What conditions need to be present in the “CERTS” Model by Wendy Maltz?

Answer 22

Consent
Equality
Respect
Trust
Safety

Question 23

What four factors are the reasons people have sex?

Answer 23

1. Physical
2. Goal
3. Insecurity
4. Emotional

Question 24

Intimacy is….

Answer 24

…the mutual gratification that occurs between two individuals when they choose to do life together and feel safe enough with each other to share their thoughts, feelings and needs at the deepest level.

Question 25

Issues That Keep Us From Being Sexually Intimate

Answer 25

Secrets in our past
Past sexual abuse
Negative body image
Past sexual experiences
Low self-esteem
Poor communication skills
Focused on performance instead of pleasure

Question 26

Sexuality…..

Answer 26

…a central aspect of being human
that encompasses sex, gender identities,
roles, sexual orientation, eroticism, pleasure,
Intimacy and reproduction.

Question 27

Sensuality is …

Answer 27

Sensuality is the enjoyment, expression, or pursuit of physical, especially sexual, pleasure and involves all five senses: see, hear, touch, smell, and taste.

Question 28

Gender / sexual identity

Answer 28

refers to a person’s 
internal sense of being male, female
or something else; gender expression 
refers to the way a person 
communicates gender identity to 
others through behavior, clothing, 
hairstyles, voice or body characteristics.

Question 29

Sexuality involves many aspects of being human.

The four major components of sexuality are:

Answer 29

Sensuality and Eroticism
Intimacy and Relationships
Gender and Sexual Identity
Sexual Health

Question 30

How is sexuality studied?

Answer 30

Observational method
Survey Method
Correlational - examine relationships and correlation between communication, couple longevity, compatibility, and sexual satisfaction.
Experiential -This method enables psychologists and researchers to attempt conclusions between independent and dependent variables.

Question 31

True or false: Human sexuality is an interactional process.

Answer 31

True.
The term “interactional” refers to the biological, sociocultural and theological factors that mutually affect and are affected by each other simultaneously throughout one’s life span.