Treating inhibited sexual desire: A marital therapy approach

Fish, Linda Stone; Fish, Ronald C.; Sprenkle, Douglas H.

doi:10.1080/01926188408250180

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“…However, these studies are generally in line with the records. The findings of Fisch et al (23) and Nezu et al (24) are consistent with the present research. Other studies showed that motivation is an effective approach to weight maintenance and can be used as a new therapeutic approach instead of traditional skill-based programs (25).…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 93%

The Effectiveness of Self-Encouragement Skills Training on Genital Self-Image in Women with Physical - Motor Handicap in Southeast of Iran

Ghaderi¹,

Sharif²,

Solati³

2017

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The present study aims to determine the effect of training self-encouragement skills on Genital Self-Image in women with a physical-motor handicap. This research is a quasi-experimental study with pre and post-test design by the control group. The statistical population consisted of all married women with a physical-motor handicap in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province in 2016. Then, 50 people were selected using multistage cluster sampling method and divided into two experimental (25 subjects) and control (25 subjects) groups. Data were collected by Female Genital Self-Image Scale (FGSIS). Covariance analysis and repeated measures ANOVA were used to analyze the data collected. The findings indicated that self-encouragement training was effective on the total score of Genital Self-Image by 61% (P <0.05). Therefore, learning the selfencouragement skills can increase self-esteem in people; this leads to a positive body self-image. The higher the self-esteem, the higher will be the individual's satisfaction with life, sex, and ultimately, the closeness between couples.

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confidence: 93%

The Effectiveness of Self-Encouragement Skills Training on Genital Self-Image in Women with Physical - Motor Handicap in Southeast of Iran

Ghaderi¹,

Sharif²,

Solati³

2017

ME-JFM

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“…sexual exchanges between intimates have a symbolic significance which transcends the literal meanings of the sexual acts themselves" (Bagarozzi, 1987, p. 283). Furthermore, Fish, Busby, and Killian (1994) and Fish, Fish, and Sprenkle (1984) discuss the use of structural couple therapy to treat inhibited sexual desire, but their approaches differ from the approach discussed in this article in that theirs deal explicitly with the desire problem and the couple is the unit of treatment. Moreover, the authors do not discuss the theoretical implications of how family structure (specifically regarding families with children) may affect sexual desire.…”

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Enhancing Sexual Desire and Intimacy via the Metaphor of a Problem Child: Utilizing Structural-Strategic Family Therapy

Young

Negash

Long

2009

Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy

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This article explores structural-strategic family therapy as a treatment modality for couples with problems of intimacy and sexual desire. Parents whose presenting problem involves a child with problematic behavior may also struggle with problems in their intimate relationship. Instead of speaking to these problems directly, however, the couple may communicate about their intimate problems via the metaphor of their "problem" child. Structural-strategic family therapy can then be utilized to strengthen the parental subsystem by establishing a parenting team, which in turn nourishes the partner subsystem. Success is then measured not only by improvements in the child's behavior, but also by the enhancement of intimacy and sexual desire between partners.

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“…Reviewing the diversity of sexual desire conceptions, Regan and Berscheid (1999) consider that in general, they fit into two perspectives: (a) motivational, which considers desire to be a motivational state that directs the individual action to the pursuit of sexual activity opportunities that translate, if satisfied, into pleasure (Gonzaga, Turner, Keltner, Campos, & Altemus, 2006); and (b) interpersonal, which is focused on the broader relational context, suggesting that desire is an externally generated phenomenon primarily focused on a partner, originated by an external source and highly affected by situational conditions (Fish, Fish, & Sprenkle, 1984;Regan & Berscheid, 1999).…”

Section: Sexual Desire Defining Sexual Desirementioning

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Intimacy, Sexual Desire and Differentiation in Couplehood: A Theoretical and Methodological Review

Ferreira

Narciso

Novo

2012

Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy

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The scientific community underlines that one of the main challenges for couples is the effect of time on sexual desire. Some studies suggest that although some dimensions associated with intimacy tend to increase during the relationship, sexual desire and the related constructs tend to decrease. Some researchers have recently suggested that couples' relationships with high degrees of sharing and fusion might be particularly detrimental for the sustenance of sexual desire. However, the authors found no empirical or theoretical studies that investigate the relations between intimacy and desire. Recovering the concept of differentiation as a possible influencing variable between intimacy and desire, this article develops reflections on this theme, which is of paramount relevance for the couple viability.

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Treating inhibited sexual desire: A marital therapy approach

Cited by 31 publications

References 11 publications

The Effectiveness of Self-Encouragement Skills Training on Genital Self-Image in Women with Physical - Motor Handicap in Southeast of Iran

The Effectiveness of Self-Encouragement Skills Training on Genital Self-Image in Women with Physical - Motor Handicap in Southeast of Iran

Enhancing Sexual Desire and Intimacy via the Metaphor of a Problem Child: Utilizing Structural-Strategic Family Therapy

Intimacy, Sexual Desire and Differentiation in Couplehood: A Theoretical and Methodological Review

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