This unit’s readings offer various presentations of the therapeutic context and perspectives in the area of assessment. The DSM-5 has been traditionally used to assess sexual problems resulting from medical, emotional, and even relational factors.
As a systemic therapist, what is your understanding about how the individual pathology approach of the DSM-5 conceptualizes relational sexual problems?
Which aspects of the traditional (pathological) approach might tend to marginalize or discount client perspectives?
From a systemic perspective, what thoughts regarding assessment stand out for you as the most significant?