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At the conclusion of Chapter 14, students should be able to:
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Describe what is meant by sexual disorder, dissatisfaction, or dysfunction, including the reasons for having different terms. |
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Appraise the factors that affect the prevalence of sexual disorders for males and females, and the four subtypes used to classify these disorders. |
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Describe disorders of sexual desire, including hypoactive sexual desire, sexual aversion, female sexual arousal disorder, male erectile disorder, and persistent sexual arousal syndrome. |
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Describe orgasmic disorders, including female orgasmic disorder and the male orgasmic disorders of inhibited ejaculation, delayed ejaculation, and premature ejaculation. |
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Describe the sexual pain disorders of dyspareunia, anodyspareunia, and vaginismus. |
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Discuss the physical causes of sexual difficulties for men and women. |
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Discuss with examples the psychological causes of sexual disorders, including immediate causes, conflicts within the self, and relationship causes. |
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Discuss and evaluate sexual enhancement programs and the role of self awareness, including conditions for "good" sex and "homework" exercises. |
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Describe ways of intensifying erotic pleasure, including the role of arousal and replacing coitus with erotic activities. |
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Evaluate the different psychologically based treatments for sexual disorders, including the cognitive-behavioral, psychosexual, PLISSIT, self-help, and group therapy approaches. |
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Discuss medical approaches to sexual disorders, including the use of lubricants, hormones, surgery, drugs, and devices. |
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Evaluate the concerns over the medicalization of female sexual difficulties. |
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Apply theory to practice in choosing a sex therapist, including unique issues for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered people. |