POST MENOPAUSAL SEXUALITY ISSUES IN
THE MATURING AND OLDER ADULT
ACTUAL TEST PAPER WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
●● What is the therapist's best initial intervention for a couple
experiencing infertility related to PMOS?
Answer: Explore and validate each partner's experience of infertility
while identifying how their different coping responses contribute to their
negative interactional cycle.
●● From a systemic perspective, what should the therapist first identify
for a married client with PMOS avoiding sexual intimacy?
Answer: The interactional cycle connecting body-image distress, sexual
avoidance, perceived rejection, and withdrawal.
●● What is the most appropriate next step for a 32-year-old client with
PMOS reporting fatigue and low self-esteem?
Answer: Conduct a comprehensive assessment of depressive symptoms,
functioning, and suicide risk while considering relevant medical factors.
●● What should a therapist do first for a client with PMOS who has
begun skipping meals after a physician's recommendation for weight
loss?
, Answer: Assess for disordered eating and eating-disorder symptoms.
●● During which stage of menopause does a 47-year-old woman
experience irregular menstrual cycles and hot flashes?
Answer: Perimenopause.
●● What is a common symptom associated with menopause?
Answer: Changes in sexual function and sexual desire.
●● What is classified as a physical/biological change associated with
menopause?
Answer: Hormonal changes.
●● What physical factor is associated with higher rates of sexual
dysfunction among menopausal women?
Answer: Weak pelvic floor muscles.
●● Which interventions may be useful for a couple noticing changes in
their sexual relationship after menopause?
Answer: All of the above (ACT, EFT, and sex therapy).
●● What should a clinician do first when a client reports participating in
**** without distress?
THE MATURING AND OLDER ADULT
ACTUAL TEST PAPER WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
●● What is the therapist's best initial intervention for a couple
experiencing infertility related to PMOS?
Answer: Explore and validate each partner's experience of infertility
while identifying how their different coping responses contribute to their
negative interactional cycle.
●● From a systemic perspective, what should the therapist first identify
for a married client with PMOS avoiding sexual intimacy?
Answer: The interactional cycle connecting body-image distress, sexual
avoidance, perceived rejection, and withdrawal.
●● What is the most appropriate next step for a 32-year-old client with
PMOS reporting fatigue and low self-esteem?
Answer: Conduct a comprehensive assessment of depressive symptoms,
functioning, and suicide risk while considering relevant medical factors.
●● What should a therapist do first for a client with PMOS who has
begun skipping meals after a physician's recommendation for weight
loss?
, Answer: Assess for disordered eating and eating-disorder symptoms.
●● During which stage of menopause does a 47-year-old woman
experience irregular menstrual cycles and hot flashes?
Answer: Perimenopause.
●● What is a common symptom associated with menopause?
Answer: Changes in sexual function and sexual desire.
●● What is classified as a physical/biological change associated with
menopause?
Answer: Hormonal changes.
●● What physical factor is associated with higher rates of sexual
dysfunction among menopausal women?
Answer: Weak pelvic floor muscles.
●● Which interventions may be useful for a couple noticing changes in
their sexual relationship after menopause?
Answer: All of the above (ACT, EFT, and sex therapy).
●● What should a clinician do first when a client reports participating in
**** without distress?
