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Friendship: The Laws of Attraction

November 17, 2018October 24, 2017 by admin

My best friend, Olivia, and I met in a fiction-writing class many years ago. We bonded in an instant during the discussion of one poor soul's incomprehensible story involving a woman who'd undergone surgery and was described delicately as having lost "that which made her a woman." Suddenly, out of my mouth sprang my impersonation of Monty Python's Eric Idle, "Nudge, nudge, wink, wink, know what I mean?" Every other student in the room looked at me as if I'd lost my mind, but Olivia snorted with laughter. Thus, a friendship was born.

When people are asked, "What gives meaning to your life?" friendship figures at the top of the list. Yet the dynamics of friendship have remained mysterious and unquantifiable. Like romantic love, friendships were thought to "just happen." New research shows that the dance of friendship is nuanced far more complex than commonly thought....

Effects of Arousal on Attraction: Physical Characteristics and Trait Information

February 21, 2019October 24, 2017 by admin

Abstract

This study is designed to investigate the effects of physiological arousal on attraction when faces are accompanied by mitigating information. 54 participants were asked to report their level of attraction to photographs of faces that were accompanied by positive or negative traits. We manipulated the level of arousal of those in the experimental groups with electric shock and exercise, while those in the control group received no shock or exercise. We expected participants who were aroused to report being more attracted to the attractive faces, and less attracted to unattractive faces than participants who were not aroused. We also expected participants who were aroused to neglect trait information more than participants who were not aroused. The misattribution effect, in which subjects are more attracted to attractive faces when aroused than when not aroused, has been widely researched. While many studies support the theory of...

What Every Hospital Discharge Planner Should Know About Homeless Patient Resource Connections

February 21, 2019October 24, 2017 by admin

Learning Objectives

1. Overview of a social model of Recuperative Care (aka Medical Respite)

2. Provide insights on how to ensure successful care transition to a Medical Respite Care facility

3. Discuss the resource connections provided to clients at a Medical Respite including an overview of criteria, costs and timelines

4. Overview of Social Security benefits with respect to disabilities

What is Recuperative Care?

Recuperative Care (aka Medical Respite) provides care to homeless persons recovering from an acute illness or injury, no longer in need of acute care but unable to sustain recovery if living on the street or other unsuitable place.

Combined with effective case management and possible housing placement, recuperative care program allows individual with complex medical and psycho-social needs the opportunity to recover in a stable environment while reducing potential health complications and subsequent hospital readmissions....

Dealing With A Problem That Doesn’t Exist? Professional Responses To Female Perpetrated Child Sexual Abuse

November 17, 2018October 24, 2017 by admin

Abstract

Female involvement in sexual offences against children is more common than is generally thought and has serious implications for the long-term emotional and psychological well-being of victims. Drawing on findings from: a comprehensive review of the literature; an overview of relevant literature and legislation; and an electronic survey of Multi-Agency Public Protection Panels; this paper explores the criminal justice response to female sex offending in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

The literature highlights that the way in which professionals identify and respond to child sexual abuse has been shown to be influenced by the gender of the perpetrator. Equally, whilst similar to male sex offending in terms of the intrusiveness and seriousness of the abuse, some aspects of female sex offending can cause particular problems for professionals. The fact that some sexual abuse can be disguised as childcare can make it difficult for professionals...

Drug-Induced Compulsive Behaviors: Exceptions to the Rule

November 17, 2018October 24, 2017 by admin

To the Editor: We are intrigued by the recent article by Bostwick et al1 on the emergence of impulse control behaviors after treatment with dopamine agonists. It is amazing how these gambling and hypersexuality adverse effects occur and then seem to immediately abate simply by discontinuing the Parkinson disease medication without need for any additional addiction-related treatment. Ropinirole was recently investigated in a phase 4 clinical trial as a treatment for sexual dysfunction secondary to antidepressant pharmacotherapy,2 which speaks to its possible effects on sexual behavior. Dopamine agonists may affect the mesolimbic pathway, as do drugs like cocaine and methamphetamine, whose behavioral properties are attributed to this dopaminergic activity; sexual compulsivity is a well-established adverse effect of these medications.3 Furthermore, dopamine dysregulation syndrome, an addictive use pattern of dopamine agonists, causes the same behaviors observed in cocaine-dependent patients, such as punding, a stereotypical motor behavior...

Efficacy Of Lithium Carbonate On Public And Compulsive Masturbation: A Female Case With Mild Mental Disability.

December 25, 2018October 24, 2017 by admin

Abstract

The efficacy of lithium carbonate in the first reported case of a female with mild mental disability who engaged in public and compulsive masturbation is described. The patient was born in 1975, and was 19 years old at first admission. A diagnosis of schizophrenia was initially suspected, therefore the patient was given medication including pimozide, haloperidol, carbamazepine, diazepam and levomepromazine. These medications, however, did not control the symptoms, and the patient showed several side effects, such as incontinence. Only lithium carbonate was efficacious among the medications administered; the patient's abnormal sexual behavior was significantly reduced and no conspicuous side effects were recognized. The mechanisms of lithium carbonate in controlling abnormal sexual behavior are discussed...

Causal Attributions and Affective Responses to Provocative Female Partner Behavior by Abusive and Nonabusive Males

November 17, 2018October 24, 2017 by admin

Abstract

The present study examined the effects of the degree of female partner provocation on cognitive attributions and affective responses in verbally abusive and nonabusive college males. In Phase 1 (N = 116), subjects listened to audiotapes of hypothetical dating situations in which the female partner's behavior was nonprovocative or moderately provocative; in Phase 2 (N = 105), the female partner's behavior was nonprovocative or highly provocative. The major hypothesis was that abusive males would make greater negative intent and responsibility attributions and report more powerful feelings of jealousy, rejection, and abandonment in response to moderately and highly provocative partner behavior but not in response to nonprovocative partner behavior than would nonabusive males. Results from Phase 1 showed that abusive males reported reliably greater negative attributions and feelings of jealousy, rejection, and abandonment in response to moderately provocative partner behavior than did nonabusive males. No group

Prevalence Of Hepatitis C Virus Infection Among Female Prostitutes In Fukuoka, Japan.

January 21, 2019October 24, 2017 by admin

Abstract

To assess the risk of sexual transmission of hepatitis C virus (HCV), we surveyed female prostitutes to determine the prevalence of antibody to HCV (anti-HCV) and HCV RNA. Anti-HCV was examined with a second generation anti-HCV test employing a passive hemagglutination assay. HCV RNA was detected by two-stage polymerase chain reaction with primers deduced from the 5'-noncoding region of the HCV genome. All studies were performed in Fukuoka, Japan, from 1989 through 1992 and all subjects were Japanese and had no history of intravenous drug abuse. The prevalence of anti-HCV was significantly higher in the prostitutes (10.1%; 61/604) than in the controls (female blood donors; 0.8%; 52/6632) (P < 0.001). HCV RNA was found in 73.2% of the anti-HCV-positive prostitutes. The prevalence of anti-HCV among prostitutes increased with the number of years spent in prostitution (P < 0.05). Prostitutes with a history of syphilis had a higher prevalence of anti-HCV than those with no history of syphilis, irrespective of the number of years in...

Spontaneous Abortions Among Nickel-exposed Female Refinery Workers.

November 17, 2018October 24, 2017 by admin

Abstract

A case-control study to investigate whether women employed in nickel-exposed work areas in early pregnancy are at elevated risk of spontaneous abortion (SA). Data about pregnancy outcome and maternal factors were obtained about each delivery and SA from women in selected work places. Each pregnancy record was assigned a categorical nickel (Ni) exposure rating according to the women's occupations at pregnancy onset. The guidelines were the water-soluble Ni subfraction of the inhalable aerosol fraction obtained by personal monitoring for nickel- and copper-refinery workers or/and measured urinary-Ni concentrations. The unadjusted odds ratio for the association between the maternal exposure to Ni and an SA for Ni-exposed women was 1.38 (95% confidence interval: 1.04-1.84), and the adjusted was 1.14 (0.95-1.37). In conclusion, there was no statistical association between maternal occupational exposure to water-soluble Ni in early pregnancy and the risk of self-reported SA....

Injuries Of The Female Genitalia In Cases Of Sexual Assault

November 17, 2018October 24, 2017 by admin

Abstract

Sexual violence is a global problem that particularly affects women and children. A retrospective analysis of 390 clinical-forensic examinations and 120 autopsies regarding injuries of the female genitalia in cases of sexual violence was performed. In the majority of cases no injuries of the female genitalia were found. Autopsy cases showed significantly more (and more serious) injuries of the genitalia than clinical forensic examinations (43 % vs. 25 %; p = 0.0004). Predominantly found were injuries of the external anogenital area, mostly tears or soft tissue lesions. In the current literature, data regarding the rate of injuries in victims of sexual violence vary strongly and their comparability is limited. Regarding the reconstruction of an offence, a forensic examination with an appropriate documentation of the injuries is evidently crucial.

White Privilege in Sex and Relationship Therapy

November 17, 2018October 24, 2017 by admin

Counseling Psychology has emphasized the importance of using multicultural and social justice frameworks in psychotherapy to avoid reenacting in session the privilege and oppression dynamics that exist in larger society. People of Color have historically underutilized psychotherapy services and have higher attrition rates when they do attend therapy, even though they have been more likely to face more sources of psychological distress (Kearney, Draper, & Baron, 2005; Sue & Sue, 2008). Additionally, White therapists have been over-represented in professional and training settings (Fouad & Arredondo, 2007; Hays & Chang, 2003). Add to that the fact that therapists have been trained in and practice psychotherapy theories developed primarily by White men and you have a system of counseling that works for some and not all. Thus, White therapists could be at risk for harming their clients of Color, and possibly their White clients as well, because of the utilization of these...

Saved Sex Loving Our Young People Enough to Tell Them the Truth

November 17, 2018October 24, 2017 by admin

Okay, I need to understand this 'victory,'" Jeannie started in. The governor of our state had just signed legislation stripping abortion giant Planned Parenthood of about $4 million in annual taxpayer funding. "First, you do not want to teach sex-ed and provide condoms in schools. Second, you do not want to fund an organization that provides contraception to prevent pregnancy. And you do not want abortion as an option. Do you really think that more teens will practice abstinence because of this?"

A mother of three, Jeannie's approach to teens and sex is, They're going to do it anyway, so you might as well give them birth control so nobody gets pregnant. Setting aside all the loaded presumptions in her diatribe, I was left thinking, We're talking about people, here, not animals in heat. Why should we accept such a low view of them?...

Sex, Lies, and Statistics: Inferences From the Child Sexual Abuse Accommodation Syndrome

November 17, 2018October 24, 2017 by admin

Abstract

Victims of child sexual abuse often recant their complaints or do not report incidents, making prosecution of offenders difficult. The child with sexual abuse accommodation syndrome (CSAAS) has been used to explain this phenomenon by identifying common behavioral responses. Unlike PTSD but like rape trauma syndrome, CSAAS is not an official diagnostic term and should not be used as evidence of a defendant's guilt or to imply probative value in prosecutions. Courts have grappled with the ideal use of CSAAS in the evaluation of child witness testimony. Expert testimony should be helpful to the jurors without prejudicing them. The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled recently that statistical evidence about CSAAS implying the probability that a child is truthful runs the risk of confusing jury members and biasing them against the defendant. We review the parameters of expert testimony and its admissibility in this area,..

Physical Height in Pedophilic and Hebephilic Sexual Offenders

November 17, 2018October 23, 2017 by admin

Abstract

Adult men's height reflects, not only their genetic endowment, but also the conditions that were present during their development in utero and in childhood. We compared the adult heights of men who committed one or more sexual offenses and who were erotically interested in prepubescent children (pedophilic sexual offenders; n=223), those who were erotically interested in pubescent children (hebephilic sexual offenders; n=615), and those who were erotically interested in adults (teleiophilic sexual offenders; n=187), as well as men who had no known sexual offenses and who were erotically interested in adults (teleiophilic nonoffender controls; n=156). The pedophilic and the hebephilic sexual offenders were significantly shorter than the teleiophilic nonoffender controls. The teleiophilic sexual offenders were intermediate in height between the nonoffenders and the pedophilic and hebephilic sexual offenders and not significantly different from any of the other groups. This suggests that—regardless of whatever psychological sequelae might also have followed from the conditions present during early development—pedophilic and hebephilic...

Sexual Manifestations of Emotionally Disturbed Behavior

November 17, 2018October 23, 2017 by admin

Abstract

It is difficult to define sexual disturbance today because concepts about emotional disturbance in general and sexual disorder in particular have recently undergone signify cant changes. Sexual disorders may be seen in terms of (a) specific aberrant acts or (b) the psychological and philosophic causes that underlie such acts. It would appear to be more meaningful to define them largely in relation to the self- defeating ways in which and reasons for which an individual behaves sexually rather than in terms of the concrete behaviors he performs. When so viewed, the basic causes of sexual disorders seem to be quite the same as those of most general emotional difficulties. Societal reaction to disturbed indi viduals with sexual problems has improved in recent years but is still much too condemnatory and punitive. At the same time, some social thinkers, in a misguided effort to pre vent the persecution of sexually troubled and deviant individuals unrealistically...

The Sexological Construction Of SexualDysfunction

February 21, 2019October 23, 2017 by admin

ABSTRACT

In a range of modern literature on human sexuality, ’sexual dysfunctions’ are largely taken for granted as self-evident physiological impairments of normal sexual functioning. This conceptualisation increases the likelihood they will be subsumed (or remain within) the jurisdiction of sexologists. The central argument of this paper is that sexual dysfunctions are not self-evident disorders discovered through the value-neutral methods of scientific sexology but are socially constructed as problems with reference to hegemonic masculine standards and patterns of normal sexual functioning and interaction. In this account, sexology operates as an institution of social control which in promoting conformity to such standards contributes to the perpetuation of social inequality. Scientific’ sexology is a veritable Trojan horse : appearing to be modernity’s gift to mankind in its struggle for freedom and dignity, it is, in fact, just another strategy for its pacification and enslavement (Szasz, 1981, xii)...