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Showing 1 to 19 of 19 for “"Sexual attraction"”.
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L'attrazione sessuale: processi psichici e strumenti di indagine. L'adattamento italiano del Cuestionario de Atraccion sexual
The sexual attraction is a complex emotional event, with somatic modifications, that like all the emotions, belongs to the psychic dimension and that, too much simply, can be led back, from a explicative point of view, to biological and psychical causes. The sexual attraction represents a personal …
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Some ways that a thing can go wrong : malfunctions, disorders and perversions
… a harmful malfunction. "Teleological Theories of Sexual Perversion" examines attempts to analyze sexual perversion in terms of the biological goal of sex or the functions of sexual organs and psychological mechanisms. I argue that teleological theories are false, and defend the view that sexual …
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Let’s talk about sex: female therapists’ experience of working with male clients who are sexually attracted to them
Sexual attraction in psychotherapy is an under researched area of psychotherapeutic practice. Literature suggests that the direction of the work with sexual attraction is determined by the therapist’s emotional reaction to it which can either halt or spur its exploration with the client and …
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Depression and anxiety among sexual minorities in Iceland
… are significantly higher among non-heterosexual individuals compared to heterosexual individuals. Scholars have suggested that this is due to increased stressful social environment that non-heterosexual individuals experience. The current study aimed to explore the difference in depressive …
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Non-Pedophilic Heterosexual Male Response to Affinity 2.0
… untested instrument that purports to measure sexual attraction, it was unknown whether or not the instrument is temporally stable and would provide a characteristic response curve for normal heterosexual male sexual interest. This study examined the Affinity 2.0, a newly standardized viewing …
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Psychoanalysis and Asexuality: An Exploration of The Phenomenon and Implications for Therapeutic Work Using A Psychoanalytic Theoretical Framework
… an apparent rise in individuals who identify as Asexual. Asexuality has been defined as the lack of sexual attraction to anyone or anything. The current thesis explores this phenomenon from a psychoanalytic perspective and considers the possible implications for therapeutic work with Asexual …
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Examining the relationships between childhood sexual abuse, sexual identity development, and sexual satisfaction
… cohesive identity, including forming a cohesive sexual identity, is essential in one's life (Erikson & Erikson; 1998, Weeks, 1985). This study examined how a history of childhood sexual abuse impacts the process of forming a cohesive sexual identity in homosexual and heterosexual participants, …
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SYNTHESIS OF NATURAL-DERIVED POLYPHENOLS AS POTENTIAL ANTICANCER AGENTS
… defense, intra- or interspecies communication, sexual attraction and to other purposes conferring an advantage to the organism producing them. The main families of secondary metabolites include isoprenoids, polyketides, alkaloids, non ribosomial peptides and polyphenols, these latter directly …
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53x+m³=Ø? (Sex+Me=No Result?): Tropes of Asexuality in Literature and Film
<p>This dissertation examines the concept of asexuality and a variety of representations of asexuality in literature, film, and popular media. I argue that asexuality, often defined as a "lack of desire or sexual attraction," challenges the notion that sexual object choice is always a central point …
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D.H Lawrence's mysticism : a study of Lawrence's metaphysics in 'Women in Love' with reference to Mawalana Rumi and other Persian Sufi masters
… to which his mystical views with regard to sexual love become evident in his novel, Women in Love. Lawrence’s use of mystical language and religious symbolism has been analysed in comparison with Rumi’s mystical writings. In his writings Lawrence suggests a sacred dimension to erotic love …
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Being Transgender: Effects of Behaviour, Arousal and Wellbeing
… childhood onward, which predicts a same-gender attraction among cisgender groups in adulthood. However, transgender people have rarely been studied in this context. This was researched using observer ratings of childhood and adulthood participant photographs to avoid the limitations of …
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I consign her wretched walk, her words, deeds, and evil talk: erotic magic and women in the ancient Greco-Roman world
… of ancient magic involves erotic desire in sexual relationships. Both men and women had the option to create erotic magic in order to arouse sexual attraction in their desired mates. The same type of magic could also be used to separate couples engaged in a romantic relationship, create …
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Making Something Out of Nothing: Asexuality and Narrative
<p>The existence of asexuality, the non-experience of sexual attraction, forces us to reconsider a great deal of received wisdom about sexuality, subjectivity, and narrative, which are all closely bound together in modernity. These discourses, whose interactions we find in distilled form in the …
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The impact of habitat quality on female red colobus monkey (Procolobus rufomitratus) reproduction
… This pattern supports predictions of the cost-of-sexual-attraction hypothesis, where females in poor quality habitats adjust mating behaviors to maximize the likelihood of conception while minimizing their energetic output. However, this energetic strategy may come at a cost of reducing the …
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Examining the personal and societal factors that inform the development of an asexual identity: a qualitative and quantitative enquiry
As the prevalence of those expressing a lack of sexual attraction continues to rise, so too does the need for research to fully uncover the nature of asexuality and the experiences of asexual people. The asexual community, allies and researchers alike, are becoming increasingly concerned with …
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Exploring therapeutic bias towards adolescent non-offending minor attracted people using a mixed methods approach: "We experience fear too!”
… demonstrates a commitment to preventing Child Sexual Abuse, supporting Non-Offending Minor Attracted People (Non-Offending MAPs) in managing their attractions lawfully, promoting ethical scholarship, reducing stigma, and fostering psychological safety among professionals. This research does not …
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Evaluation of a computerised cognitive behavioural therapy (cCBT) program for depressive symptoms in sexual minority youth.
… designed to address the problem of depression in sexual minority youth. I started by determining whether sexual minority youth have unique mental health and help-seeking needs. Subsequently the primary aim of my doctoral project was to design and evaluate the acceptability of a self-help program, …
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Aggressive mating strategies in young adolescent girls
… adversity has a causal influence on teenage sexual risk taking behaviors, earlier start of puberty, and earlier sexual debut. Sixth graders in two large middle schools in a low income, ethnically diverse, northeastern school district were followed for three years for a larger longitudinal …