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Sexual dysfunction
· Explain the diagnostic criteria for sexual dysfunction.
· Explain the evidenced-based psychotherapy and
psychopharmacologic treatment for sexual dysfunction .
· Support your rationale with references to the Learning
Resources or other academic resource.
References
Diagnostic And Statistical Manual Of Mental Disorders, Fifth
Edition DSM-5 American Psychiatric Association. “Sexual
Dysfunctions
Gabbard’s Treatments Of Psychiatric Disorders, Fifth Edition
Edited By:Glen O. Gabbard, M.D
· Chapter 37, “Sexual Dysfunctions”
Sadock, B. J., Sadock, V. A., & Ruiz, P. (2014). Kaplan &
Sadock’s synopsis of psychiatry: Behavioral sciences/clinical
psychiatry (11th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer.
Chapter 17, “Human Sexuality and Sexual Dysfunctions” (pp.
564–599)
American Nurses Association. (2014). Psychiatric-mental health
nursing: Scope and standards of practice (2nd ed.). Washington,
DC: Author.
Stahl, S. M. (2017). Prescriber’s Guide: Stahl’s Essential
Psychopharmacology (6th ed.). New York, NY: Cambridge
University Press.
Graded Homework - This assignment should be completed and
submitted by 11:59 p.m. on Friday 29th January, 2021. Please
note that points will be deducted for late submissions. Your
summary should be typed below the passage.
INSTRUCTIONS: Summarize in not more than 120 words, how
Bombay's existing situation contradicts its flourishing economic
status.
Bombay is often regarded as India's Capital of Hope. Often
wondering why this is so, I made a fruitful trip down to the
busy city, solving most of my queries.
Bombay consists of seven islands, joined by land reclamation.
Many Indians, especially those from the rural areas, regard
Bombay as their paradise, since they could find work relatively
easily here, as compared to their homelands.
Being the pillar for revenue collection, Bombay's economic
growth has far outperformed the other cities. In fact, its per
capita (head) production of goods and services is about three
times greater than that of Delhi - India's second most
prosperous city. Despite the economic boom, Bombay gives me
an astonishing image of deterioration when I first stepped into
the city.
The ostentatiously dignified imperial buildings, erected by the
British, are so overly populated that they look as if they are
toppling over any minute. There are the 1950s kind of black and
yellow taxis, which appeared as if brutally thrashed, lining up
like ants trails, clotting up the small avenues. Amidst the dins
of traffic jams, stood the oppressed-looking buildings of
Benetton outlets, foreign car dealerships, croissant-serving
outlets and so on.
Though unemployment is not a significant problem in Bombay,
housing is. A visit in Dharavi, a slum area in Bombay will help
clarify our imagination. The Bombayites' so-called "houses" are
actually movable shacks, built from unwanted bits of tarpaulin,
tin and cardboard. There are so many of them that a maze of
alleys emerged, passable only when I walked sideways like a
crab between them. Curious about the living conditions, I
wandered around the maze, meeting groups of scantily clad kids
and hungry, stray dogs. Popping my inquisitive head into one of
the small huts, I was totally amazed by their living conditions.
Estimating about twelve or more Bombayites living in each hut,
these two-storey houses are usually partitioned by rough
platforms with ceilings no higher than five feet from the
ground. Furthermore, these shacks look absolutely bare -- no
furniture and I deduced that the inhabitants eat and sleep on the
ground.
In spite of the poor living conditions, many Indians still hope to
migrate to Bombay. Interviewing a few of the newcomers, a
majority of them said that they came to Bombay to find jobs.
There are some who regard Bombay as buoyant floats, saving
them from natural disasters and tyrannies in their homelands.

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  • 1. Sexual dysfunction · Explain the diagnostic criteria for sexual dysfunction. · Explain the evidenced-based psychotherapy and psychopharmacologic treatment for sexual dysfunction . · Support your rationale with references to the Learning Resources or other academic resource. References Diagnostic And Statistical Manual Of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition DSM-5 American Psychiatric Association. “Sexual Dysfunctions Gabbard’s Treatments Of Psychiatric Disorders, Fifth Edition Edited By:Glen O. Gabbard, M.D · Chapter 37, “Sexual Dysfunctions” Sadock, B. J., Sadock, V. A., & Ruiz, P. (2014). Kaplan & Sadock’s synopsis of psychiatry: Behavioral sciences/clinical psychiatry (11th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer. Chapter 17, “Human Sexuality and Sexual Dysfunctions” (pp. 564–599) American Nurses Association. (2014). Psychiatric-mental health nursing: Scope and standards of practice (2nd ed.). Washington, DC: Author. Stahl, S. M. (2017). Prescriber’s Guide: Stahl’s Essential Psychopharmacology (6th ed.). New York, NY: Cambridge University Press.
  • 2. Graded Homework - This assignment should be completed and submitted by 11:59 p.m. on Friday 29th January, 2021. Please note that points will be deducted for late submissions. Your summary should be typed below the passage. INSTRUCTIONS: Summarize in not more than 120 words, how Bombay's existing situation contradicts its flourishing economic status. Bombay is often regarded as India's Capital of Hope. Often wondering why this is so, I made a fruitful trip down to the busy city, solving most of my queries. Bombay consists of seven islands, joined by land reclamation. Many Indians, especially those from the rural areas, regard Bombay as their paradise, since they could find work relatively easily here, as compared to their homelands. Being the pillar for revenue collection, Bombay's economic growth has far outperformed the other cities. In fact, its per capita (head) production of goods and services is about three times greater than that of Delhi - India's second most prosperous city. Despite the economic boom, Bombay gives me an astonishing image of deterioration when I first stepped into the city. The ostentatiously dignified imperial buildings, erected by the British, are so overly populated that they look as if they are toppling over any minute. There are the 1950s kind of black and yellow taxis, which appeared as if brutally thrashed, lining up like ants trails, clotting up the small avenues. Amidst the dins of traffic jams, stood the oppressed-looking buildings of Benetton outlets, foreign car dealerships, croissant-serving outlets and so on. Though unemployment is not a significant problem in Bombay, housing is. A visit in Dharavi, a slum area in Bombay will help clarify our imagination. The Bombayites' so-called "houses" are actually movable shacks, built from unwanted bits of tarpaulin,
  • 3. tin and cardboard. There are so many of them that a maze of alleys emerged, passable only when I walked sideways like a crab between them. Curious about the living conditions, I wandered around the maze, meeting groups of scantily clad kids and hungry, stray dogs. Popping my inquisitive head into one of the small huts, I was totally amazed by their living conditions. Estimating about twelve or more Bombayites living in each hut, these two-storey houses are usually partitioned by rough platforms with ceilings no higher than five feet from the ground. Furthermore, these shacks look absolutely bare -- no furniture and I deduced that the inhabitants eat and sleep on the ground. In spite of the poor living conditions, many Indians still hope to migrate to Bombay. Interviewing a few of the newcomers, a majority of them said that they came to Bombay to find jobs. There are some who regard Bombay as buoyant floats, saving them from natural disasters and tyrannies in their homelands.