Treatment

Question 1

Treatment

Answer 1

In sex therapy, treatment often involves homework assignments to attempt to
reintroduce positive elements into the couple’s physical interaction. This often includes
removing the focus from genital pleasure and beginning to build a more satisfying relationship
through less performance-oriented, sexual interaction. Interventions include:

Question 2

Insight and Education:

Answer 2

This is important because it involves helping the couple gain an understanding of the problem to remove any stigma or blame around the dysfunction. Dysfunctions may also be caused by a lack of information or misconceptions and
therefore educating the client on patterns of dysfunctional sexual interaction can be useful.

Question 3

Cognitive Behavioral Techniques:

Answer 3

Focusing on the here-and-now symptoms.

Question 4

Reducing Anxiety:

Answer 4

High levels of anxiety surrounding sexual performance can make problems worse. Treatment in this case involves starting with low-anxiety exercises and moving to ones that cause greater anxiety.

Question 5

Relationship Enhancement:

Answer 5

This is important when problems are interpersonal and embedded in the relationship. In this case, couples therapy is indicated.