Psychological Perspectives on Sexual Problems: New Directions in Theory and Practice

by Baker,Christine D.

• ISBN13: 9780415055086
• ISBN10: 0415055083
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1993-01-22
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

The regulation of sexuality and the careful distinction between normality and abnormality has a long and checkered history--with psychologists at the forefront of this debate. Yet any attempt to identify a simple and unitary 'psychology of sexual problems' inevitably becomes the focus of a great deal of criticism, particularly from the disciplines of psychoanalysis and feminism. The aim ofPsychological Perspectives on Sexual Problemsis both to provoke and to promote a glasnost between those whose work directly involves research and intervention in the arena of sexuality, and those who would deconstruct, criticize, and reframe any understanding of sexuality outside of the dominant discourse of psychology. The contributors examine the psychological theories associated with sexuality and sexual problems and at the same time present examples of positive and empowering practice with groups of individuals whose sexuality is often ignored or marginalized. These individualsinclude those with learning difficulties or physical disabilities, sex offenders, gay men with AIDS, and women with eating disorders.Psychological Perspectives on Sexual Problemsis the first text to integrate critical theory and current clinical practice, in an attempt to arrive at a revolutionary approach to the psychology of sexuality.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
Theory: Deconstructing Sexology, Reconstructing Sexuality	p. 7
The Construction of Female Sexual Problems	p. 9
The Seeds of Masculine Sexuality	p. 41
Note	p. 55
Public Values and Private Beliefs	p. 56
Practice: Widening Horizons	p. 77
Sexual Problems in Women with Eating Disorders	p. 79
A Cognitive-Behavioural Model for the Formulation and Treatment of Sexual Dysfunction	p. 110
Sexuality, Sexual Problems, and People with Learning Difficulties	p. 129
References	p. 147
Sexuality and Disability	p. 149
References	p. 166
Psychological Perspectives on Working with Sex Offenders	p. 168
References	p. 202
Sex and the Injecting Drug User	p. 206
References	p. 225
Sex, Love, and Relationships	p. 227
Name Index	p. 259
Subject Index	p. 265
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