Vanessa and Eric met at the high school where they are both teachers. They have been dating for three months and feel that this is the "real thing" or "true love." Both love the outdoors, have met and liked each other's friends, have compatible political views, and "talk about everything"-except sex. Eric, however, is becoming impatient with Vanessa's resistance to becoming sexual. Raised in a conservative family, Vanessa, at 26, is still a virgin, and had planned to "save it for marriage." She has also resisted masturbation because it is "not ok to do." Eric has had some sexual experience and has been influenced by the "James Bond" style of seduction and sex or "me Tarzan, you Jane." After much persuasion, Vanessa has finally consented to go away for a romantic weekend at a seaside resort where Eric has promised to "teach her about sex." Vanessa is both increasingly anxious about the coming weekend and enjoying fantasies of being "swept away" by the experienced man she assumes Eric is.
Given what you have learned in this module's readings and lectures, please respond to:
What do you think are the chances of Vanessa's first sexual experience being enjoyable?
Identify five factors in the above vignette that may contribute to sexual dysfunction for Vanessa. Explain how they might cause problems for her.
What do you think are the chances of Eric's sexual experience with Vanessa being enjoyable? Identify five factors in the vignette that may contribute to sexual dysfunction for Eric. Explain how they might cause problems for him.
In two or more paragraphs, discuss how the sexual dysfunctions that are highly likely to occur for these people could have been prevented.