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counseling
sex education
Health Care Activity
sex counseling
sex coun·sel·ing
Subclass of:
Counseling; Sexology
Definitions related to sex counseling:
  • Advice and support given to individuals to help them understand and resolve their sexual adjustment problems. It excludes treatment for PSYCHOSEXUAL DISORDERS or PSYCHOSEXUAL DYSFUNCTION.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • (sexual counseling) Use of an interactive process focusing on the need to make adjustments in sexual practice or to enhance coping with a sexual event or disorder
    Nursing Interventions Classification
    University of Iowa, 2007
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