Sex Matters for Women, Second Edition

A Complete Guide to Taking Care of Your Sexual Self

Sallie Foley, Sally A. Kope, Dennis P. Sugrue (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

449 Seiten

2012 | 2nd edition
Guilford Publications (Verlag)
978-1-60918-469-8 (ISBN)

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Sex is talked about more openly today than ever before, but if you still struggle with sexual myths, self-doubt, and embarrassing questions, you're in good company. Now in a fully updated second edition, this trusted guide has already helped many thousands of women understand how their bodies work and take charge of their sexuality. The authors are experienced therapists who interweave candid reflections from diverse women with current, science-based information, exercises, and advice. You'll find answers to everything from how to have more satisfying sex to questions about body image, anatomy, hormones, relationships, sexual orientation, sexually transmitted infections, and trauma. Sexuality is a lifelong journey—this book gives you a roadmap for self-discovery and growth.

Winner--Society for Sex Therapy and Research (SSTAR) Consumer Book Award

Sallie Foley, MSW, a faculty member at the University of Michigan School of Social Work, is Director of the University of Michigan Sexual Health Certificate Program and founder and former director of the University of Michigan Health System's Center for Sexual Health. She has a private practice in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She and her husband have three grown children. Her website is www.salliefoley.com. Sally A. Kope, MSW, is in private practice in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and is the former program director of the University of Michigan’s Sexual Health Counseling Services. She and her husband are the parents of four and grandparents of six. Dennis P. Sugrue, PhD, is on the faculty of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Michigan Medical School and has a private practice in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. He is the founder and former codirector of the Henry Ford Center for Human Sexuality and past president of the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists. He and his wife have two grown sons.

Introduction
I. Knowing Your Sexual Story
1. Every Story Has a Beginning
2. Adult Sexuality: A Lifelong Story
II. Understanding Your Body
3. Your Body
4. Sexual Response
5. Reproduction and Beyond
III. Making Peace with Your Body
6. Body Image
7. Illness and Disability
8. When Sex Causes Pain
9. Sexually Transmitted Infections
10. Trauma
IV. Creating a Better Sexual Relationship
11. Male Sexuality
12. Relationship Matters in Satisfying Sex
V. Developing Sexual Comfort, Confidence, and Satisfaction
13. Enhancing Your Sexual Health
14. Strengthening Your Sexual Relationship
15. Overcoming Sexual Difficulties
16. Seeking Help: Sex Therapy
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Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	178 x 254 mm
Gewicht	734 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Partnerschaft / Sexualität
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Sexualität / Partnerschaft
	Medizin / Pharmazie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	1-60918-469-6 / 1609184696
ISBN-13	978-1-60918-469-8 / 9781609184698
Zustand	Neuware