A patient who has a sexual disorder mentions to the nurse, "I don't know why I bother looking for help. They don't know much about sex problems."
Which statement best describes the evolution of research on sexuality and should serve as the basis for the nurse's response?
a. Increased knowledge about sexual dysfunction has been available since the late 1960s.
b. Masters and Johnson were the first persons to explore the area of sexual dysfunc-tion.
c. Kaplan was instrumental in identifying the need for psychoanalysis in treating sexual dysfunction.
d. Sigmund Freud, a sexologist, based his work on scientific data from studying human sexual behavior.
ANS: A
In 1966, research conducted by Masters and Johnson described exactly what happens to the body during erotic stimulation. Since then, there has been considerable research concerning the subject of sexuality and sexual dysfunction. Kaplan identified the need for using behav-ioral techniques in treating sexual disorders. Freud did not base his work on scientific data. Freud, Newton, and Ellis preceded Masters and Johnson in studying sexual dysfunction.
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