| Description |
1 online resource (167 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Endorsement; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of Illustrations; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 Introduction; Brief Overview of the Field of Sex Therapy; Why Are We Writing This Manual?; Clarifying Sensate Focus; Defining Sensate Focus and its Purpose; Detailing Instructions and Offering Illustrations; Shining the Spotlight Back on the Whole Person; What We Are Going to Leave to Others; How to Read This Manual; A Word About Citations; Chapter 2 Sensate Focus; What is Sensate Focus?; Why is Sensate Focus Used? |
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Why is Sensate Focus Based on Touch?Why Does Focusing on Touch Sensations Help with Sexual Dysfunctions?; Reliability and Tangibility; The Gateway to Arousal; The Gateway to Relating Sexually; The Main Concept Underlying Sensate Focus: Sex is a Natural Function; What is a Natural Function?; We Are Born With Natural Functions; We Cannot Be Taught Natural Functions; We Do Not Have Direct Control Over Natural Functions; The Paradox of Sexual Responsiveness; The Formula for Implementing Sensate Focus Using Research-Based Techniques; Touching for Self vs. Touching for the Partner |
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Touching for Interest by Focusing on Sensations vs. Touching for Pleasure or ArousalIdentifying and Managing Distractions; The Purpose of Sensate Focus: Mindfully Touching for Your Interest; The Difference Between Sensate Focus 1 and Sensate Focus 2; Chapter 3 What Sensate Focus is Not: A Little Bit of History About the Confusions ; Confusion About the Concept of Sex as a Natural Function; Confusions About Sensate Focus Suggestions: The Importance of Touch for Mindful Self-Focus; The Problem with Using "Touching for Pleasure" Words; The Problem with Using "Touching for Partner" Words |
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The Ramifications of, and Resolutions to, the ConfusionsChapter 4 Sexual Dysfunctions: Basic Issues, Assessment Procedures, and Collaborative Treatment Planning; What is Sexual Dysfunction, and How Does it Differ from Occasional Sexual Difficulty?; What Are the Causes of Sexual Dysfunctions?; Medical Factors; Individual Factors; Partner and Relationship Factors; Lifestyle Stressors; Sociocultural Influences; Mixed or Unknown Etiology; How Are Sexual Dysfunctions Evaluated and Treated?; Medical Examination; Taking the History; Inventories; The Roundtable Session; Treatment Planning |
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Will Sensate Focus be Used Together With, Before, or After Medical Treatment?Will Therapy be Short Term and Intensive or Longer Term and More In-Depth?; Will Therapy Include One or Both Partners?; Do One or Both Partners Need Individual Therapy for Another Issue Before or During Sex Therapy?; Should Clients Engage in Relationship Therapy?; Will a Dual-Sex Therapist Team Be Involved or One Therapist?; Important Attitudes and Skills; Here-and-Now Mindfulness; Radical Self-Responsibility; Other Self-Management and Relationship Skills; Introducing Sensate Focus |
| Notes |
Chapter 5 Sensate Focus 1: The Non-Demand Touching Suggestions |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Marital psychotherapy.
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Couples therapy.
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Sex therapy.
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Marital Therapy
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Couples Therapy
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Couples therapy
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Marital psychotherapy
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Sex therapy
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Avery-Clark, Constance
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| ISBN |
9781317245810 |
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1317245814 |
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