PSYCHOSEXUAL » Rape

Choosing a Counselling or Psychotherapy Training: A Practical Guide

Albert — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 21:46:50 +0000

Choosing a Counselling or Psychotherapy Training: A Practical Guide

Trainees in counselling and psychotherapy are often not fully aware of the implications of their choice of course for their time, finances and future career until they have already begun training. Choosing a Counselling or Psychotherapy Training discusses all the stages of the therapeutic training path, from [...]

The Trauma of Sexual Assault: Treatment, Prevention and Practice (Wiley Series in Clinical Psychology) Reviews

Albert — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 21:46:25 +0000

The Trauma of Sexual Assault: Treatment, Prevention and Practice (Wiley Series in Clinical Psychology)

Rape and sexual assault are common crimes in our societies, but work on its psychosocial impact and critiques of procedures and interventions are hard to find. The Trauma of Sexual Assault fills these gaps. It focuses on adult victims and opens up [...]

Sexual Desire Disorders: Dysfunctional Regulation of Sexual Motivation

Albert — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 21:46:18 +0000

Sexual Desire Disorders: Dysfunctional Regulation of Sexual Motivation

Recent research indicates that there has been a steady increase in the number of patients seeking help with various sexual desire problems. Now, Sexual Desire Disorders, an exciting new volume from one of the foremost authorities in the field of sex therapy and human sexuality, explores in-depth the [...]

Psychoanalytic Approaches to Sexual Conflict Reviews

Albert — Sat, 25 Dec 2010 21:45:54 +0000

Psychoanalytic Approaches to Sexual Conflict

Now you can more effectively help patients suffering from sexual conflict in its various manifestations. As sexuality has “come out of the closet,” people have become more willing to seek professional help in dealing with their sexual conflicts and unhappiness. Several leading authorities demonstrate how sexual conflicts arise–often in early childhood, [...]

Sexuality: A Biopsychosocial Approach

Albert — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 21:49:19 +0000

Sexuality: A Biopsychosocial Approach

Of interest to psychotherapists and counsellors of all kinds, this text describes key issues and controversies in human sexuality as they present in therapy practice. The author uses the biopsychosocial approach to human behavior to analyze sexual behavior, object choice, transgendered experience, sexual problems, transgressive sex and sex therapy. Issues of sexuality [...]

The Psychology of Lust Murder: Paraphilia, Sexual Killing, and Serial Homicide

Albert — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 21:52:27 +0000

The Psychology of Lust Murder: Paraphilia, Sexual Killing, and Serial Homicide

The Psychology of Lust Murder systematically examines the phenomenon of paraphilia (i.e., aberrant sexuality) in relationship to the crime of lust murder. By synthesizing the relevant theories on sexual homicide and serial killing, the authors develop an original, timely, sensible model that accounts for the [...]

Sex Offending: Causal Theories to Inform Research, Prevention, and Treatment (Law and Public Policy: Psychology and the Social Sciences)

Albert — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 21:46:02 +0000

Sex Offending: Causal Theories to Inform Research, Prevention, and Treatment (Law and Public Policy: Psychology and the Social Sciences)

Why do some men commit sex offenses? While the question might seem straightforward, the answer is anything but. In this book, the authors review and critique existing theories and the supporting literature on why adolescent and adult [...]

A New View of Women’s Sexual Problems

Albert — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 21:53:09 +0000

A New View of Women’s Sexual Problems

Take a new look at women’s sexuality!This fascinating book looks at the wide-ranging therapeutic, social, and political implications of the new paradigm of women’s sexuality. International in scope and multidisciplinary in approach, A New View of Women’s Sexual Problems examines the theoretical and practical effects of the landmark document [...]

The Sexually Disturbed: Treating Psychosexual Disorders

Albert — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 21:42:37 +0000

The Sexually Disturbed: Treating Psychosexual Disorders

This volume describes the treatment of uniquely complex and profound sexual problems that the therapeutic community has been largely unsuccessful in treating. The reader is drawn to understand and even identify with the people experiencing sexual disturbance. This work is developed around a case study format, with chapters on specific [...]

Psychosexual disorders among Sex offenders

Albert — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 20:27:55 +0000

The offenses of sex offenders are represented by a heterogeneous population. Serial killers such as Jeffrey Dahmers represent an extreme form of sex offenders by committing acts of necrophilia, cannibalism, torture, and murder for the purpose of sexual gratification. Other forms of illegal offenses and sex crime in sex offenders can include sexual abuse, downloading [...]

The Psychosexual dysfunctions in Turkey

Albert — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 20:23:42 +0000

Concerning his secular legacy, the founder of the Turkish Republic Mustafa Kemal Atatürk once wrote: “I am not leaving a spiritual legacy of dogmas, unchangeable petrified directives. If those people who wish to follow me after I am gone take the reason and science as their guides they will be my true spiritual heirs.” A [...]

Psychosexual dysfunctions in Iran

Albert — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 20:06:29 +0000

When the Islamic Revolution in 1979 overthrew Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and established an Islamic republic led by Ayatollah Khomeini, it represented a profound political and social transformation in Iranian society, particularly towards sexuality. The Revolution sought to counter the influences of secularization that became institutionalized under the Shah’s government. After all, most Iranians are [...]

The Psychosexual Effects of Rape

Albert — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 20:02:03 +0000

Whether it occurs as a strategy of military or in an isolated incident, rape is an effective weapon not only physically, but psychologically. During the 1994 Rwandan genocide that cost between 800,000 to 1 million lives over the course of 100 days, rape became a widespread and systematic modus operandi. Indeed, a 1996 report published [...]

The Psychological and psychosexual Effects of Abortion

Albert — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 19:42:31 +0000

Abortion has long been and remains a source of considerable controversy, particularly in regards to the mental health and psychological effects of the procedure. The value system that favors or condemns abortion is rooted in so many layers, such as the individual’s interpretation of morality, ethics, legality, and science. Some equate abortion to cold blooded [...]

The Psychosexual dysfunctions in Brazil

Albert — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 19:39:27 +0000

Traditional Christians welcome the first day of Lent with modest practices, such as attending mass. Not the Brazilians. The Brazilian Carnaval is a five day extravaganza of nonstop music and sexual decadence that ends the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday. The celebration itself is believed to have roots in the pagan festival of Saturnalia which, in [...]

Psychosexual dysfunctions in African countries

Albert — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 19:34:38 +0000

Although Africa represents 12% of the worldís population, over 60% of the AIDS-infected population resides on the continent. The African continent is represented by an eclectic group of cultures, customs, politics, economics, and societies. Yet, common stresses between African countries, such as famine, lack of educational infrastructure, wars, and lack of accessibility to health care [...]

Dyspareunia

Albert — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 21:08:58 +0000

Whether what comes out of it is a child or a relationship, sexual intercourse is among the most personal and pleasurable experiences in a personís life. Regardless of oneís theological bent, nobody is to deny the important practical function of intercourse, not to mention that, barring a massive calamity, it is hardly going to be [...]

Psychosexual Therapy

Albert — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:32:35 +0000

When historians reflect on 2009 and ask what the great trendsetter of the year was, we would be hard pressed to argue against the rise of Twitter – a social networking site that allows one to express their innermost thoughts or most banal activities (unfortunately, the latter is the more popular choice). There are two [...]