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dc.contributor.authorAlmås, Elsa Mari
dc.contributor.authorBenestad, Esben Esther Pirelli
dc.date.accessioned2021-11-29T12:52:17Z
dc.date.available2021-11-29T12:52:17Z
dc.date.created2021-08-24T11:36:20Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.identifier.citationAlmås, E., & Benestad, E.E.P. (2021) Treatment of Traumatised Sexuality Frontiers in Psychology. 2021, 12 1-12.en_US
dc.identifier.issn1664-1078
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11250/2831926
dc.description.abstractBased on therapeutic meetings with individuals who have experienced sexual violence and abuse, the challenge is how do we help these couples to establish sexual relationships on their own terms, without interference of defence or coping strategies they have used to protect themselves against the overwhelming experiences of violence or abuse in the past? This article will focus on therapeutic work with such couples and how to interact with them and support their efforts to establish satisfying sexual relationships, based on sexological experience as well as experience from work with traumatisation. The basis for our treatment is a modified version of William Masters and Virginia Johnson’s approach. The technique of sensate focus is central, modified by trauma theory, including the understanding of dissociation, and the need to integrate memories from different levels: somatic, emotional, and cognitive. The traumatised client needs special attention to the experiences of predictability and safety and respect due to their history of being transgressed against. The therapists must be aware of the issue of dissociation; different dissociated inner parts can play different roles in the interaction between client and therapist. While couples therapy is a necessary frame for this therapy, the therapist often needs to work with issues unique to each individual. Each partner must be able to identify their own responses and their own sexual needs and preferences. It may therefore be valuable to have a co-therapist. The central goal is for the clients to identify responses to stimulation as a here and now experience in a setting that feels safe and welcome.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherFrontiers Mediaen_US
dc.rightsNavngivelse 4.0 Internasjonal*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.no*
dc.titleTreatment of Traumatised Sexualityen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US
dc.description.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.rights.holder© The Author(s)en_US
dc.subject.nsiVDP::Social science: 200::Psychology: 260en_US
dc.source.pagenumber1-12en_US
dc.source.volume12en_US
dc.source.journalFrontiers in Psychologyen_US
dc.identifier.doi10.3389/fpsyg.2021.610619
dc.identifier.cristin1928271
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