Assignment Task:
Ms B. was a 43-year old married woman who entered the hospital in 1968 with a chief complaint of being concerned about her sex problem; she stated that she need hypnotism to find out what was wrong with her sexual drive. Her husband supplied the history; he complained that she had had many extramarital affairs, with many different men, throughout their married life. He insisted that in one 2-week period she had had as many as 100 sexual experiences with men outside the marriage. The patient agreed with that assessment of her behavior but would not speak of the experiences, saying that she blocked the memories out. She denied any particular interest in sexuality but said that apparently she felt a compulsive drive to go out and seek activity despite her lack of interest. The patient had been married to her husband for more than 20 years. He was clearly the dominant partner in the marriage. The patient was fearful of his frequent jealous rages, and apparently it was he who suggested that she enter the hospital to receive hypno-therapy. The patient maintained that she could not explain why she sought out other men and that she really did not