Sexuality and its disorders : development, cases and treatment / Mike Abrams, New York University.
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TextPublication details: Los Angeles : SAGE, [2017]Description: xiv, 457 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmISBN: - 9781412978811
- 1412978815
- 616.69 ABR
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Standard Loan | Moylish Library Main Collection | 616.69 ABR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 39002100629923 |
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Sexuality and Its Disorders explores sexuality from an evolutionary perspective using powerful, real-life case studies to help readers provide effective guidance around issues relating to sexuality. Drawing on his 30 years of clinical experience and research, author Mike Abrams provides a comprehensive, evidence-based, and clinically-oriented text with cutting-edge coverage throughout. Discussions include the physical and psychological development of sexual identity; the social aspects of sexual behavi∨ the many expressions of sexuality; cognitive behavior treatment of sexual problems; and more. The many perspectives of sexuality are examined with interviews and commentaries from major figures in the field--including David M. Buss, Helen Fisher, C. Sue Carter of Kinsey, Todd K. Shackelford, Ken Zucker, and Gordon Gallup--who discuss such topics as the origins of sexuality, the nature of love, the role of attachment, and the treatment of sexual problems.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 404 -440) and index.
Overview of sexuality -- The basics of sexuality -- History of Western sexuality -- Major figures in sex research and theory -- Theories and perspectives on sexuality -- Sexuality development and developmental psychology -- The psychology of sexual anatomy and physiology -- Theories of love and attachment and mating -- Dating and mating -- Sexual disorders and paraphilias -- Treatment of sexual problems -- Sexuality and the internet.
Sexuality and its Disorders explores sexuality from an evolutionary perspective using powerful, real-life case studies to help readers provide effective guidance around issues relating to sexuality. Drawing on his 30 years of clinical experience and research, author Mike Abrams provides a comprehensive, evidence-based, and clinically oriented text with cutting-edge coverage throughout.--Back cover.