Sexual attraction

In earlier studies, clinicians treated same-sex sexual desires through aversion therapy interventions, this form of therapy focused on physiological stimulation. The goal of this treatment is to reduce sexual arousal of same-sex stimuli and attraction, decrease interest in sexual desires with same sex partners, increased interest in sexual arousal in opposite sex partners, increased marriage and relationships with opposite sex, and improving quality of life and mental health (APA). A journal…

self-perception. In his interviews with travestis, Kulick (1998) found that an attraction to men is recurrently attributed as a leading cause of becoming a travesti (Kulick, 1998:96). Thus, travesti subjectivity in Brazil is based on two crucial sexual narratives: the first narrative consists of feeling like a woman due to a sexual attraction to men, and the second narrative resists sex change due to sexual attraction by men. Transgender individuals, for example, define themselves by an innate…

the moment a person is born. It is naturally assumed and projected onto an individual through societal norms that if an individual is born with a penis they are determined to be a male, and as a male once this individual reaches sexual maturity they should engage in sexual relations only with members of the female sex. The same norms apply for members of the female sex, if one is born with a vagina from the moment of their first breath it is determined that the female should only engage in acts…

that how an individual understands and experiences their sexual identity is predetermined by their sex and gender. In this approach, sexuality is stable, predictable, and inherent because it is biologically acquired at birth (Rubin 1999:149). In his work, Seidman explain the theories of Judith Butler where society is organized into two distinct gender identities, male and female, which in turn influence ideas of sexual identity and attraction. In an essentialist perspective, an individual who is…

Sexual orientation is one of the largest sex differences in humans. While the vast majority of the population is heterosexual, there is a small portion of people that are bisexual and heterosexual, who are attracted to the same sex. According to Freberg (2015), sexual orientation is “a stable pattern of attraction to members of a particular sex (p.344).” In this research paper, I will briefly discuss the biological contributions to sexual orientation. We will first discuss the contributions of…

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Paraphilia is a pattern of sexual attraction/behavior that deviates from the social and cultural norms. To have a paraphilic disorder, their unusual sexual interest needs to cause them distress or victimizes others for longer than six months. How does one develop a paraphilia? There are some certain neurotransmitters and hormones that are linked to paraphilic interests. It could also develop from people having poor interpersonal skills. Some people may have learned their paraphilia from…

of same sex attraction and how our society views the subject, as how the Church should address it and where we should draw our ultimate authority on such matters. Dr. Putman begins by presenting the modern secular view on this issue. Society has taken a great shift in its views of sexuality and what is now consider acceptable and normal behavior, with homosexual behavior and practice being at the forefront. A trend that began in the 1960’s of progressive agenda and an idea of sexual liberation…

men and women). Sexual orientation: The type of sexual, romantic, and/or physical attraction someone feels toward others. Often labeled based on the gender identity/expression of the person and who they are attracted to. Common labels: lesbian, gay, bisexual, pansexual, etc. Transgender: This term has many…

In the case of this study, the averages of attractiveness ratings between the different arousal condition groups were compared to identify any differences, which is ultimately used to determine which group had the largest effect on influencing attraction. The one-way between subjects ANOVA revealed that none of the conditions of arousal (fear-induced, romance-induced, and the control) differed from one another when examining participant ratings on attractiveness. This can be seen in Graph 1. The…