Sexual dysfunction

It is estimated that about 1 in 5 couples have sexual relations less than ten times per year (Yvkoff, 2008). Therapists generally define this as a "sexless" marriage (Yvkoff, 2008). Sex therapy is a branch of traditional psychotherapy and is only “talk therapy" (Castleman, 2013). Sex therapy was first…

When there is a breakdown in any of these systems it creates a dysfunction. Functionalists, precieve child abuse as a dysfunction affecting all of society. Child abuse causes a failure of the nuclear family and likely has been passed through many generations. Functionalism states that while there could be a recovery from the breakdown, when that does not happen the dysfunction creates a social problem, like child abuse (Henslin, 2014). Multifactor theories, “Suggest…

behaviors which could be associated with regression (Stirling, & Amaya-Jackson, 2008). When regression is prevalent following cases of traumatic events as with Emma, it is often regarded as a defense mechanism or indication of a psychological dysfunction (Hodges, Godbout, Lanktree, & Kletzka, 2013). Also, when addressing Emma’s oppositional behaviors from a psychological stand point the social withdrawal while in school may also be suggestive of posttraumatic stress (Stirling, & Amaya-Jackson,…

The Pseudoscience of Conversion Therapy RaeLynn Barott Minnesota State University, Mankato The Pseudoscience of Conversion Therapy Conversion Therapy, or Reparative Therapy, includes therapeutic efforts to change an individual’s sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression (Jadwin-Cakmak, 2015). These therapeutic efforts are intended to stop an individual from being lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT) based on the premise that being LGBT is a psychological…

be thinking of. Instead sexuality has become associated with youthful looks and vitality. More and more people tend to think that as a person ages they look and become less desirable as a sexual being. There are some older adults that may buy into this stereotype and think that they are not supposed to be sexual. It is imperative that we as a culture recognize that the aging processes are not restricted to persons past the age of 65 years old. The cartoon above depicts how relevant sexuality…

Sexual communication today is often determined by the media and the information it puts out. Magazines like Cosmopolitan and Women’s Health are two examples of how the media communicates to us how to talk about sex, which, in turn, affects our personal experiences with sexual communication. Media is a key part of education about sex, particularly for teens and young adults who are most likely to need to learn more about sex. Almost all lifestyle magazines and websites have a section dedicated to…

anxiety. They think that a man that can not get aroused and stay aroused it is due to stage fright. This mistake could also help enforce the myth that males can not be raped. They wanted to challenge the assumption that anxiety is the cause of sexual dysfunction. The participants consisted of twelve Caucasian, straight males between the age range of 21-30. They went through an interview to make sure they were right for the study. The participants were paid with cash for their time. They…

According to from the National surveys shows that 9-28% of women had experienced some type of sexual abuse or assault in childhood. It is a fact that effects of the sexual abuse cause devastating effects on children and a risk factor for the development of adult psychopathology (CSA) . The study that had been done at the University of Manitoba and St. Boniface General Hospital Research Center studied the reduced hippocampal volume in victims of psychological trauma with post- traumatic stress…

offender laws in our country is a result of numerous influences, both recent and ancient, and at times, of seemingly contradictory sources, such as religious and nonreligious influences like social Darwinism. Juveniles commit a significant number of the sexual assaults…

The purpose of the study is find out how childhood family violence influences intimate partner violence in a person relationships later in life and to refine intervention programs for those that are perpetrators of intimate partner violence. This is a micro-level study because it uses social learning theory to examine the how males that experience childhood family violence were more likely to use intimate partner violence than those that did not. The study is quantitative it uses a bivariate…