Janet L. Wolfe

Assessment and Treatment of Compulsive Sex/Love Behavior

Sex-love compulsivity or “addiction” involves most of the same issues as other addictive or compulsive behavior. Reasons for the increase in attention to this problem are suggested, and assessment criteria and procedures, guidelines for treatment, and case examples are provided.

Overcoming self-negation in women

The significant overrepresentation of women in depression and a seeming “addiction to self-downing” are viewed as heavily influenced by internalized gender role messages and further compounded by societal discrimination. The “healthy self” is defined, and ways of helping women in therapy move toward greater self-acceptance are described, with an emphasis on REBT womens groups. A case study illustrates the process.