MEN ANSWER: A woman’s sexual fulfillment is often defined by the satisfaction she derives from sexual behavior. Dysfunctionality, therefore, becomes a personal definition often measured not by the quality, but by the quantity of orgasmic response. Female sexual dysfunction is defined as sexual desire disorder, sexual arousal disorder, orgasmic disorder, and sexual pain disorder according to the DSM-V. Describe how each disorder may manifest itself behaviorally and discuss how, as a therapist, you would address each type of disorder.
WOMEN ANSWER: Male sexual dysfunction includes sexual avoidance, impotency and erectile dysfunction, rapid ejaculation, and relationship issues leading to implications for sexual behavior. While medical evaluation is always appropriate for physiological sexual concerns, often times the inability or lack of interest in sexual performance is psychologically induced. Assuming that a medical examination has found no contributory factors, how might you work with a client in addressing the issues of sexual avoidance, impotency, erectile dysfunction, and rapid ejaculation? What type of psychological issues would you consider as possibly contributory to such challenges? Under what circumstances might you consider involving a client’s spouse or partner in your discussions?
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