Progress in Behaviour Therapy pp 175-179 | Cite as
The Relationship between Psychological and Psychophysiological Measures of Sexual Response
Abstract
Two main techniques have been employed in the assessment of sexual orientation: psychometric and psychophysiological. Changes in penile erection have been shown to be the “the most highly reliable and discriminating” indices of sexual arousal (ZUCKERMAN, 1971). In a recent article BANCROFT (1971) illustrated how penile plethysmography can be used (a) in the assessment of sexual problems (b) as a measure of change during treatment and (c) as part of the treatment procedure itself. We have elsewhere discussed the use of psychological methods of assessment in sexual disorders in a similar fashion (HARBISON et al., 1973).
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