Sexual attraction

Attraction has been the focus of many social psychology studies. It is a difficult to study and standardize because of the subjective nature of the phenomenon and the vast amount of factors which can affect it. Jessica Tracy and Alec Beall attempt to narrow down attraction in terms of gender-specific priorities of emotional expressions in the peer-reviewed article, Happy Guys Finish Last: The Impact of Emotion Expressions on Sexual Attraction, published in 2011 in the psychology journal, Emotion. In 2008, Popular press magazine Psychology Today focused on more general gender-specific trends in sexual attraction in their article, Fast Forces of Attraction. In their study, Jessica Tracy and Alec Beall aimed to determine how varying degrees…

Education trainee counselors on how to address sexual attraction dilemmas would be helpful. Having that education taught to preparing counselors will help with preventing sexual misconduct. Understanding that a counselor needs to monitor any feelings that may be progressing is necessary so they can become accountable. If training is ignoring the topic of sexual attraction between clients, it is telling the trainee that it should be ignored and not handled, and that they should figure out the…

Essay 8: Sexual Attractions Corey, Corey, Coe and Callanan (2011) have said that the client and therapist should not engage in personal relationships because this can negative impact the mental health intervention. This is because either or both party can become emotionally entangled which may result in distorted judgment. As such, either party may not be able to relate in a professional manner and therefore the counseling intervention is set to fail. In one instance, a man that I was…

Pedophilia is the sexual attraction to prepubescent children. Pedophilia is a diagnosis applicable to only a portion of individuals who sexually abuse children. Information has been drawn from published research about pedophilia to present the current state of knowledge. Pedophilia is a psychiatric disorder that is not curable but is treatable by psychiatric care and/or medication. The progression of the sexual abuse (pedophilia) is usually a gradual progression. Children who have been sexually…

The experiment discussed in this article set out to determine if conditions of high anxiety, increased sexual attraction. They hypothesized that males who come across an attractive female while experiencing a strong emotion such as fear will find the female more attractive than by males not experiencing a strong emotion, which is also the alternative hypothesis. The independent variable is a strong emotion such as fear. This was operationalized by participants being on an unsteady bridge that…

The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of physical attraction on willingness to help others. More specifically, examine the effects of physical attractiveness and social activity (active or inactive) on a participants Belief in a Just World, corresponding with his or her willingness to help others. The results from the present study did not support the predictions that participants would be rate themselves as more willing to help the student in the attractive and social condition…

superheroes. 70% of superheroes are male and 30% are female (Hickey). The 30% that represents female superheroes follow certain criteria. Most female superheros carry the same physical characteristics. They are either leather clad or wrapped in spandex, their hair and makeup beautifully done, and their large, perfectly shaped breasts visible. These women are not taken seriously when it comes to saving the planet. Comic books have made sure that when humanity needs saving, their male associates…

To uphold bravery, one must not be deterred by fears and potential dangers when making decisions. In James Baldwin’s novel Giovanni’s Room, the main protagonist David has significant difficulty establishing a courageous foundation due to his fears surrounding attraction towards men and his relationship to the supporting character Giovanni. Due to a lack of bravery, David develops more shame towards himself and the relationship. Outside of literature, different art forms and their artists take on…

victor shollenberger Sexual fluidity and attraction is a hard subject to touch on. This idea is very new in the grand scheme of things. So since it is such a new idea, people don’t really know where to fall with this new idea. There are so many little niches for all different types of people. The people who this article is about also come from all walks of life. So to say it simply people are confused on what to say to people of this ideology, and on how to react to this conversation of sexual…

Another useful source is “Managing Beauty - Products and People,” located in the Journal of Product & Brand Management. This article will help me fully understand the theoretical meanings behind defining beauty. It’s purpose is to look beneath the surface of how people define beauty, and explore all dimensions of it, and how advertisers adjust to this. They utilize a qualitative research method by conducting in depth interviews and a quantitative research technique by utilising factor analysis…