Exam 11: Substance-Related, Addictive, and Impulse-Control Disorders

Although Maria fantasizes about sex and has no lack of sexual desire, when she and her husband attempt to have intercourse, she has difficulty becoming vaginally lubricated.This has been a persistent problem for several months now.What problem does Maria appear to have?

A therapist is thinking about holding a seminar about erectile dysfunction at an adult living centre.There are 200 men over 70 who use this facility.How many men could this therapist expect would be affected by erectile dysfunction?

Explain the treatment methods of covert sensitization and orgasmic reconditioning.What do these two methods have in common?

What does our current understanding of the psychological causes of sexual dysfunction suggest is the primary psychological factor in sexual dysfunction?

How can psychological factors, particularly cognitive and emotional factors, play a powerful role in sexual arousal?