Preface	5
	Acknowledgements	7
	List of Tables	9
	Contents	11
	Introduction	12
	PART I Background and Explanations	15
	1 Influences on Women’s Sexual Experiences	16
	2 Desire-Phase Problems and the Search for Explanations	35
	3 Bio-Ethological and Social-Psychological Explanations	53
	PART II The Women in Context	74
	4 Searching for Sexual Identity	76
	5 Symptom Manifestation Within Relationships	94
	6 Women’s Relationships to Power	112
	7 Intra-Personal Considerations Relevant to Sex Therapy	131
	PART III Toward Resolution	149
	8 Developments in Sexology and Sex Therapy	150
	9 Cognitive-Behavioral Factors Relevant to Treatment	166
	10 A Practical Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment Approach	179
	11 Learning From the Past- Thoughts for the Future	196
	Appendix A	205
	Appendix B	206
	Appendix C	208
	References	209
	Author Index	226
	Subject Index	233