The 7th video of the instructional series produced and edited by Kevin Dowins focuses on sexual disorders. Sexuality can be expressed in diverse ways that are permissible, although not always socially acceptable; however, there are specific limits that are perceived normal or sexual deviations.
According to Dr. John Money, PhD, from the John Hopkins University ad Hospital, “Huge portions of Human sexuality are conditioned by social learning” and experiences of an individual on the course or their development. In order to comprehend human sexual behaviors The Love Map is introduced and is linked to the Carnitive map that both define one’s erotic attraction.
A sexual disorder that can derive from a physical problem or sexual behaviors that are harmful to the one performing them or others, and can lead to a wide array of problems. Among the most discussed sexual disorders, are:
- Paraphilia
In cases of paraphilia, individuals find pleasure exposing themselves. It is an act of ego repair and stems from their need to feel powerful. Nevertheless, after they get satisfaction from what they do, they enter another behavioral cycle, where depression, sadness, guilt, loneliness, and shame prevail. They are aware of the wrongfulness of their actions and cannot stop. They also consider the entire world as normal, except them. Consequently, their self-esteem drops and they are in need of either group therapy or individual therapy so they can start feeling better and start withdrawing from repeating abusive behaviors.
- Rape
Unhappy or destructive events, during childhood, can lead to sexual disorders, including rape. Rapists are usually expected to be aggressive from an early age, as a means to demonstrate male domination and power. Some of them are antisocials and do what they want when they want it, despite what their victim feels. Others need drugs or alcohol to enter a state of aggression while others want their victims to fight back to receive increased gratification from the power they feel over others. Finally, some are aroused with the thought of conceptual sex and get aggressive when their victim resists.
- Gender Dysphonia
Sexual identity often gets confused creating gender dysphonia. People with gender dysphonia feel they are in the wrong body, and they are two different people. They feel as another sex and appear as the other.
- Sexual Dysfunction
Helen Singer, Kaplan, M.D, PHD. Majority says that any reason (emotional of physical) that makes the individual to lose the desire to have sex is considered sexual dysfunction. Those individuals are characterized by an inability to be sexually aroused, lack of orgasm or have control of orgasm.
Sex therapy is recommended and takes place in the individual’s house. However, for deeper problems psychodynamic interventions are implemented.
- Desire Disorder
Couples, like Mel and Jan in the video, get further apart when one does not have the desire to have sex. Anger makes a brick wall tearing couples apart. Couples need to spend some quality time together, learn again and get reacquainted about each other (Mel and Jan).
Conclusion
Human sexual behavior occurs a very broad spectrum and many factors affect people’s sexual beliefs and behaviors. Have a negative effect on the individual wellbeing. Sexual disorders have become the most treatable sexual problems. Factors within the family, how women are treated within the families, societies and cultures that nurture violence and women are not treated as equal. For each individual with sexual disorders, one has to search within their families and societies to determine why they had become sexually aggressive, rapists and sexually disordered.
Works Cited:
Dowins, Kevind (dir). “Sexual Disorders”. Annenberg Learner (1992).
