Chat with AIExam 17: Sexual Disorders and Sex Therapy
What are the criticisms of the work done by Masters and Johnson in "Human Sexual Inadequacy"?
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VerifiedPsychologists Bernie Zilbergeld and Michael Evans did an extensive critique of the research methods used by Masters and Johnson in evaluating the success of their sex therapy.They came up with the following criticisms:
- Masters and Johnson never actually reported a success rate for the therapy; instead they reported a failure rate of 20 percent, which implies a success rate of 80 percent.But the 80 percent included a mixture of clear successes and cases that were ambiguous.
- Masters and Johnson never defined what they meant by a "success" in therapy.
- Masters and Johnson did not report clearly how their initial population of clients for therapy was chosen.It is possible that they weeded out the most difficult cases leaving them with the easier ones and consequently, a high success rate.
- Masters and Johnson never discussed the possible harmful effects of their therapy.They made no systematic attempt to assess problems and their five-year follow-up was of the "successes" only, not failures.
According to Masters and Johnson, sexual disorders are:
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Among drug users, _____ is reported to be the drug of choice for enhancing sexual experiences.
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Laypersons may refer to female orgasmic disorder as _____, but sex therapists reject this term because it has derogatory connotations and is imprecise.
(78) People who begin to feel sexual desire as sexual activity starts are said to have a pattern called _____ desire.
(83) A(n) _____ sexual disorder is one that has been present ever since the person became sexual.
(77) Learning exercises that are based on touching and being touched are what Masters and Johnson termed _____ exercises.
(83) In order for a suction device to be effective in maintaining an erection:
(69) Which of the following leads to a decrease in vaginal lubrication?
(79) James is a 30-year-old man who has never engaged in sexual intercourse.Even the thought of intimate contact with a partner fills him with anxiety and disgust.He, therefore, avoids forming close relationships that might lead to sexual interactions.The condition that James has can be classified as a(n) _____.
(73) Which disorder is the most common among men who seek sex therapy?
(61) Although Julia has been sexually active for five years, she has never had an orgasm.She is also unable to climax through masturbation.Which of the following kinds of sexual disorders does Julia have?
(82) In behavior therapy, popularized by Masters and Johnson, which of the following activities is provided along with sensate focus exercises?
(82) Which of the following is a specific technique developed for the correction of premature ejaculation?
(74) What is a sexual disorder? Give an example each for a woman and a man.
(84) According to Masters and Johnson, which of the following statements about their sex therapy is true?
(80) _____ refers to the things that people learned earlier-for example, in childhood-that now inhibit their sexual response.
(67) _____ is defined as the inability of a woman to have an orgasm.
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