SYMPOSIA

Poster Presentations
in terms of commonly seen phobias, amplified perception of somatic sensations and sensitivity to pain
Method: As a part of a different aspect of a vaginismus trial 40 subjects with vaginismus, who was referred to the Sexual Functioning
Disorders outpatient clinic and agreed to take part in the study and 50 women of the control group who described penile penetration
difficulty and pain during coitus, were evaluated. The participiants were evaluated using a sociodemographic form developed by the
researchers, the SCL-90-R (Symptom Checklist-90-Revised), and the Somatosensory Amplification Scale Halam and Hafner (1977) fear
checklist. The data were analysed using the SPSS for Windows 10.0 statistical packet program and P