Abstract
The literature on the definitions and the classifications of psychogenic female sexual dysfunctions is reviewed. No single definition to date has been versatile enough to adequately represent the many different forms in which female sexual dysfunctioning may be manifested. Various classificatory schemes have called attention to five distinct forms of female sexual dysfunctioning: (a) sexual anesthesia; (b) general sexual dysfunclion; (c) orgasmic dysfunction; (d) Vaginismus; and (e) dyspareunia. Specific forms of these disorders are isolated, several methods of describing possible variations are proposed, and a classification framework which incorporates each of these conditions is suggested.