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A Systems‐Developmental Approach to Counselling Couples with Sexual Problems: Part I — Theoretical Framework
Author(s) -
Roughan Penny,
Jenkins Alan
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of family therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.297
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1467-8438
pISSN - 0814-723X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1467-8438.1990.tb00810.x
Subject(s) - psychology , intervention (counseling) , affect (linguistics) , developmental psychology , developmental stage theories , project commissioning , sex therapy , psychotherapist , publishing , sexual dysfunction , psychoanalysis , communication , psychiatry , political science , law
We present a two part model for the understanding and treatment of long‐standing sexual problems, especially those involving desire discrepancy between partners. In Part I, a theoretical model is outlined in terms of the normal developmental patterns of relationship development in current Western culture. We then discuss the balances and imbalances that develop as a consequence of differences in styles of loving, which affect sexual expectations and behaviour. In Part II we will examine the implications of the theoretical model for therapeutic intervention.