Psychosexual disorders

Welcome to this Core Knowledge course on Psychosexual disorders.

When you have completed this course, you will be able to:

• explain the anatomy and physiology of the human sexual response
• describe the various ways that sexual problems can present
• create an environment in which a woman feels able to raise and discuss sexual issues
• initiate and review investigations to exclude a physical cause for a sexual problem
• initiate the correct management option for each sexual problems
• outline the principles of psychosexual therapy (counselling), and know how these differ according to the different therapeutic approach used
• know the conscious and unconscious processes that contribute to the aetiology of psychosexual dysfunction
• provide brief counselling to a woman up to your own level of competency and refer where appropriate.