Theory · 2014
Sensate Focus: clarifying the Masters and Johnson's model
Listen instead of reading · 35 minDirty Mind: Dirty Talk Hypnosis – Find Your Own WordsNo script, no borrowed lines: a trance that lets your own words out – in a lower, slower voice. Weiner, L., & Avery-Clark, C. · Sexual and Relationship Therapy, 29(3), 307–319
Main finding
The core of Sensate Focus is not relaxation or pleasing the partner but paying attention to touch sensations for one's own interest – which takes pressure off arousal and performance.
What was done
Linda Weiner and Constance Avery-Clark explain Sensate Focus, the touch exercises developed by Masters and Johnson, and correct common misunderstandings about them.
What the study does not show
A conceptual article by practitioners, not a controlled trial. It clarifies how the method is meant, not how well it works.
Cite as
Weiner, L., & Avery-Clark, C. (2014). Sensate Focus: clarifying the Masters and Johnson's model. Sexual and Relationship Therapy, 29(3), 307–319. https://doi.org/10.1080/14681994.2014.892920
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