Center for Healthy Sex: Forms for Clients and Clinicians Including Sexual Addiction Tests, Love Addiction Tests, Sexual Addiction Treatment, and Sexually Addictive and Compulsive Behaviors

WSAST: Women's Sexual Addiction Screening Test

The following questions are designed to be used as guidelines to identifying possible signs of sex addiction in women. They are not intended to provide a sure-fire method of diagnosis, nor can negative answers to these questions provide absolute assurance that the condition is not present. Many female sex addicts and female love addicts have varying patterns which can result in very different ways of approaching and answering these questions. Answer each question and read the information below about your score.

Total Yes Answers:

If you answered Yes to 0-3 Q’s – you’re probably not sexually addicted
If you answered Yes to 4-6 Q’s – you may have a problem

If you answered Yes to 7 or more questions, we suggest you seek help for sexual addiction and/or love addiction. Our skilled sex addiction and love addiction therapy team will teach you how to heal sexual addictions through comprehensive sex addiction treatment and sex addiction support groups.

We have special gender-specific programs designed to treat female sex addicts. Our women’s sex addiction programs are run by female sex addiction therapists who take into account the special emotional, psychological and relationship challenges facing female sex addicts. The clinical staff of Center for Healthy Sex is available by phone at 310.843.9902 or email info@thecenterforhealthysex.com

In addition to CHS, there are many resources to help those suffering from destructive sexual behavior.

For books about sex and love addiction, see: http://thecenterforhealthysex.com/recommended_reading/

For helpful websites about sex addiction and love addiction, national 12-Step sex and love addiction groups and sex and love addiction therapy referrals outside Los Angeles, see: http://thecenterforhealthysex.com/links/

More Tests:

Our expert therapists begin with the Patrick Carnes task-centered approach, followed by EMDR to resolve underlying trauma. Our work is complete when our clients have established a healthy sex life free of shame and secrets.

Click Here, or Call 310.843.9902 to Schedule an Appointment

Sexual Dysfunction

Sexual dysfunction refers to any sexual problem that prevents an individual or couple from experiencing the kind of satisfaction they would like from the sexual activities they engage in. These problems usually occur during what experts call the sexual response cycle which includes the excitement (or sexual arousal), plateau, orgasm and resolution phases.

According to estimates, sexual dysfunction occurs in 43 percent of women and 31 percent of men meaning they report some sexually difficulty or dissatisfaction. People are often afraid or hesitant to discuss these issues yet most instances of sexual dysfunction are treatable. Sharing your concerns with your partner and/or a professional is the first step to healing your problem.

Sexual dysfunction can take the form of dissatisfaction with orgasm, erectile difficulties, lack of sexual desire, pain during intercourse, performance anxiety, anorgasmia, (inability to achieve orgasm) premature ejaculation, and fear of intimacy to name a few. In other words, any problem that renders a person feeling less then satisfied with their sexual life that is not a medical problem, can be addressed in sex therapy.

Sexual dysfunction may be caused by physical and/or medical conditions. These conditions include but are not limited to heart and vascular (blood vessel) disease, neurological disorders, diabetes, obesity, hormonal imbalances, chronic diseases, alcoholism, and/or drug abuse. It is also important to remember that many medications have sexual side-effects such as antidepressants drugs. If you have any medical conditions, you should consult your medical doctor before consulting a sex therapist.

Sexual functioning can also become dysfunctional due to psychological stress and anxiety related to work, martial/relationship problems, sexual performance, depression, feelings of guilt, and past sexual trauma. When related to psychological issues, in most cases, sexual dysfunction can be successfully treated.

Low Sexual Desire

Many people, young and old alike, have low sexual desire and it can affect their relationships. Low sexual desire can be distressing to some leading them to seek sex therapy.

Oftentimes, pre-menopausal women or menopausal women will participate in sexual activity less often including initiating sex and having intercourse and may report experiencing orgasm and general sexual pleasure less often than they once did. In other cases, post-menopausal women report having the best sex of their lives because they feel more sexually secure about who they are.

Men may experience low sexual desire due to health concerns, hormonal problems (like low testosterone) or relationship issues. Additionally, many people simply get out of the habit of having sex and are still operating under old ideas that sex is a natural "drive" vs. a cultivated desire for pleasure and connection with oneself and a significant other.

Low sexual desire can come in the form of a person never having felt much sexual desire or interest or in the form of having felt sexual desire, but no longer does. The extreme form of low sexual desire is called sexual aversion, meaning the person lacks sexual desire and finds sex repulsive.

It is very common for partners in a relationship to have different levels of sexual interest with one partner being the "low desire partner" and the other being the "high desire partner." Many times, people become "grid-locked" over these differences leading to power struggles, which exacerbate the problem. Although the two partners have different sexual interest levels, this can be negotiated and resolved in sex therapy.

Sexual Potential

Many normal couples in long-term relationships report sexual boredom and feeling a lack of interest in sex. Often this is the case because people forget that they, and their relationships, are dynamic, ever-changing systems. By reassessing who you are sexually, what you like and want, what you hold back from letting yourself and your partner know; you can begin to work toward your sexual potential. By opening yourself to clearing past resentments and revealing your sexual preferences to your partner, you create a deeper emotional connection that is often not easy, but worth the intimate, electric connection that results in the end.

Yes No	1.	Were you sexually abused as a child or adolescent?
Yes No	2.	Do you regularly purchase romance novels or sexually explicit magazines?
Yes No	3.	Have you stayed in romantic relationships after they’ve become emotionally or physically abusive?
Yes No	4.	Do you often find yourself preoccupied with sexual thoughts or romantic daydreams?
Yes No	5.	Do you feel that your sexual behavior is abnormal?
Yes No	6.	Does your spouse or [significant other(s)] ever worry or complain about your sexual behavior?
Yes No	7.	Do you have trouble stopping your sexual behavior when you know it is inappropriate?
Yes No	8.	Do you ever feel bad about your sexual behavior?
Yes No	9.	Has your sexual behavior ever created problems for you and your family?
Yes No	10.	Have you ever sought help for sexual behavior you did not like?
Yes No	11.	Have you ever worried about people finding out about your sexual activities?
Yes No	12.	Has anyone been hurt emotionally because of your sexual behavior?
Yes No	13.	Have you ever participated in sexual activity in exchange for money or gifts?
Yes No	14.	Do you have times when you act out sexually followed by periods of celibacy (no sex at all)?
Yes No	15.	Have you made efforts to quit a sexual activity and failed?
Yes No	16.	Do you hide some of your sexual behavior from others?
Yes No	17.	Do you find yourself having multiple romantic relationships at the same time?
Yes No	18.	Have you ever felt degraded by your sexual behavior?
Yes No	19.	Has sex or romantic fantasies been a way for you to escape your problems?
Yes No	20.	When you have sex, do you feel depressed afterwards?
Yes No	21.	Do you regularly engage in sado-masochistic behavior?
Yes No	22.	Has your sexual activity interfered with your family life?
Yes No	23.	Have you been sexual with minors?
Yes No	24.	Do you feel controlled by your sexual desire or fantasies of romance?
Yes No	25.	Do you ever think your sexual desire is stronger than you are?