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Sexual health

Author: Mitchell Tepper; Annette Fuglsang Owens
Publisher: Westport, Conn. : Praeger, ©2007.
Series: Praeger perspectives; Sex, love, and psychology
Edition/Format: Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Mitchell Tepper; Annette Fuglsang Owens
ISBN: 0275987744 9780275987749 0275987752 9780275987756 0275987760 9780275987763 0275987779 9780275987770 0275987787 9780275987787
OCLC Number: 71812726
Description: 4 v. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents: v. 1. Psychological foundations -- Foreword / Dr. Judy Kuriansky -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction / David Satcher -- 1. Sexual health : definitions and construct development / Eli Coleman -- 2. The health benefits of sexual expression -- Introduction / Beverly Whipple -- The health benefits of sexual expression / Beverly Whipple, Jon Knowles, and Jessica Davis -- Sexual activity is a cornerstone of quality of life : an update of "The Health Benefits of Sexual Expression" / Woet L. Gianotten, Beverly Whipple, and Annette Fuglsang Owens -- 3. Love and sexual health / Elaine Hatfield and Richard L. Rapson -- 4. Evolution and the adaptive significance of asexual, sexual, and erotic touch / Roderic Gorney -- 5. Touch as the primary element of sensual and erotic expression / Aline LaPierre -- 6. Facilitating positive sexual communication / Linda De Villers -- 7. Childhood sexuality / Erika Pluhar -- 8. The magical age of 10 / Gilbert Herdt and Martha McClintock -- 9. Gender identity : from dualism to diversity / Dallas Denney and Cathy Pittman -- 10. Orientations : GLBTQ / Blaise Astra Parker -- 11. Sexuality : young and middle adulthood / Danielle Duplassie and Judith C. Daniluk -- 12. Sexuality at midlife and beyond / Beverly Johnson -- 13. The direct and indirect impact of childhood -- 14. Mental health, mental illness, and sexuality / Kelly J. Ace -- Sexual health resources -- Index -- About the contributors -- About the editors and advisors -- v. 2. Physical foundations -- foreword / Dr. Judy Kuriansky -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction / David Satcher -- 1. Systems that contribute to sexual response and expression / Mitchell S. Tepper -- 2. The role of the brain and nervous system / Andrea Bradford and Cindy Meston -- 3. Hormones and female sexuality / Jannet Huang -- 4. Hormones involved in male sexual function / Tarek Anis -- 5. The circulatory system / Annamaria Giraldi -- 6. Sexual anatomy and physiology : an overview / Marcy Vogel -- 7. Pregnancy and sexuality / Woet L. Gianotten -- 8. Menopause and sexuality / Martha Petersen -- 9. Sexual changes in the aging male / Lawrence A. Siegel and Richard M. Siegel -- 10. The effects of drug and alcohol use and abuse on sexual function / Richard M. Siegel and Lawrence A. Siegel -- 11. Sexual pain disorders / Alessandra Graziottin and Valentina Rovei -- 12. Meeting the challenge : providing comprehensive sexuality services to people with intellectual disabilities / Jeanne Matich-Maroney, Pamela S. Boyle, and Michael M. Crocker -- 13. Neurological impairment of sexuality in men and women / Barry R. Komisaruk and Beverly Whipple -- 14. Chronic conditions and disability / Annette Fuglsang Ovens and Mitchell S. Tepper -- Sexual health resources -- Index -- About the contributors -- About the editors and advisors -- v. 3. Moral and cultural foundations -- Foreword / Dr. Judy Kuriansky -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction / David Satcher -- 1. Public health perspectives in sexual health / Bernardo Useche and Michael W. Ross -- 2. classical Jewish perspectives on sex / David S. Ribner and Talli Yehuda Rosenbaum -- 3. Catholic culture and sexual health / Robert T. Francoeur -- 4. Sexual value systems and sexual health / William R. Stayton -- 5. Sex in America : from below the Victorian belt to the start of modern dating / Paul Joannides -- 6. Cultural perspectives on orgasm embedded in medicine, science, philosophy, and literature / June Machover Reinisch, Carolyn S. Kaufman, Liana Zhou, and Leonard A. Rosenblum -- 7. Cultural influences on African American sexuality : the role of multiple identities on kinship, power, and ideology / Twinet Parmer and James J. Gordon -- 8. Native American culture and sex / Terry Tafoya -- 9. Contrasts and contradictions : a brief look at the construction of sexuality in Mexico / Esther Corona-Vargas and Adriana Corona-Vargas -- 10. Eros in the Dragon Empire : the open door to sex in China / Judy Kuriansky -- 11. Sex and sexual dysfunctions in the Middle Eastern culture / Hussein Ghanem and Ahmed El-Sakka -- 12. Female genital cutting : understanding the tradition / Nawal M. Nour -- 13. Sexual identities of gay men and lesbians : cultural foundations and controversies / Brent A. Satterly and Donald A. Dyson -- 14. Sex sells : business, politics, and the U.S. media / Lara Riscol -- 15. Adolescent sexuality viewed through two different cultural lenses / Amy Schalet -- 16. The importance of broad-based human sexuality education as the context for sexual health instruction/ Deborah M. Roffman -- 17. Alternate expressions / Carol Motuz -- Sexual health resources -- Index -- About the contributors -- About the editors and advisors -- v. 4. State-of-the-art treatments and research -- Foreword / Dr. Judy Kuriansky -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction / David Satcher -- 1. Sexual problems and dysfunctions in men / Julian Slowinski -- 2. Psychological and relationship aspects of male sexuality / Julian Slowinski -- 3. Pharmacological treatment of male erectile dysfunction / Tarek Anis, Rany Shamloul, and Hussein Ghanem -- 4. Devices used for the treatment of sexual dysfunctions in men / Rany Shamloul, Ahmed El-Sakka, and Hussein Ghanem -- 5. Women's sexual problems and concerns / Carol Rinkleib Ellison -- 6. Therapy update for women : the treatment of low libido in women using an integrated biopsychosocial approach / Marianne Brandon and Andrew T. Goldstein -- 7. Spiritual dimensions of sexual health : broadening clinical perspectives of women's desire / Gina Ogden -- 8. Gender variability : transsexuals, crossdressers, and others / Dallas Denny, Jamison Green, and Sandra Cole -- 9. Physical therapy and sexual health / Talli Yehuda Rosenbaum -- 10. Understanding family planning, birth control, and contraception / Carey Roth Bayer -- 11. Sexually transmitted infections / Raven James -- 12. Sexual rehabilitation after cancer / Ralph Alterowitz and Barbara Alterowitz -- 13. Access to pleasure : on-ramp to specific information on disability, illness, and changes throughout the life span / Mitchell S. Tepper and Annette Fuglsang Owens -- 14. Iatrogenic causes of female sexual disorders / Elizabeth A. Baron-Kuhn and Robert Taylor Segraves -- 15. Current controversies in sexual health : sexual addiction and compulsion -- Introduction / Mitchell S. Tepper and Annette Fuglsang Owens -- Compulsive sexual behavior : what to call it, how to treat it? / Eli Coleman -- Understanding sexual addiction / Patrick Carnes -- 16. Compulsive or other problematic sexual behavior / Richard Leedes -- Appendix : The evolution of definitions for women's sexual disorders / Beverly Whipple and Annette Fuglsang Owens -- Sexual health resources -- Index -- About the contributors -- About the editors and advisors.
Series Title: Praeger perspectives; Sex, love, and psychology
Responsibility: edited by Mitchell Tepper and Annette Fuglsang Owens ; introduction by David Satcher.
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