Intensive short-term dynamic sex therapy: a proposal

Article Article scientifique Article Intensive short-term dynamic sex therapy: a proposal eng 2005 author Bianchi-Demicheli Francesco 130607 author Zutter Anne-Marie 49216 57-72 10.1080/00926230590475288 15841706 0092-623X This article proposes a model of rapid intervention in clinical sexology. The approach uses a method developed by Davanloo, which consists of first identifying and clarifying the defense mechanisms at work and then placing them under pressure. This pressure provokes a heightened anxiety, an intensification of the defense mechanisms, and the development of an intrapsychic crisis disclosing painful emotions linked to past traumas and intrapsychic conflicts. Such stimulation of the unconscious can bring about somatic and sexual symptoms that reveal links between physical and psychic elements. The approach provides rapid access to painful emotions underlying sexual symptoms and allows the therapist to identify appropriate areas and levels of therapeutic intervention. This method helps to translate psychic and sexual realities in a simple, rapid, and efficient manner. It provides opportunities for awareness and comprehension to the therapist and the patient. Anger Anxiety Female Humans Interpersonal Relations Male Models, Psychological Psychoanalytic Therapy/methods Psychotherapeutic Processes Psychotherapy, Brief/methods Self Disclosure Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological/therapy Unconscious (Psychology) Dewey 618 58 Département de pédiatrie, gynécologie et obstétrique 223 false 420 Organisation de la fonction sexuelle humaine 692 Journal of sex & marital therapy 31 1 4a96d6a6-1075-43c6-850a-73691aca4440 Article (Published version) Public ISTDS big.PDF 645418 application/pdf openAccess Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de pédiatrie, gynécologie et obstétrique

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