Disorders of The Psyche Affecting Sexuality
A wide range of disorders can be mentioned in this section. While those unaffected can - and often do - mock the afflicted, such issues can be earth shattering in their consequences for the individual, resulting in depression, murder and suicide. Whole cultures have been adversely affected by adhering to specific attitudes regarding sexuality. Issues such as genital mutilation (e.g. Circumcision), institutionalised rape, and honour killings can be attributed to such problems which, although accepted as "the norm" for a specific culture, would in other circumstances be regarded as deviant behaviour.
Examples of conditions which may be treated by specialists in this field include, but are not limited to:
- Erectile dysfunction
- Loss of libido
- Dyspareunia - pain on intercourse
- Failure to complete intercourse
- Infection
- Sexuality issues
- Gender confusion
Read more about this topic: Sexual Medicine
Famous quotes containing the words disorders of the, disorders of, disorders, psyche and/or affecting:
“A car can massage organs which no masseur can reach. It is the one remedy for the disorders of the great sympathetic nervous system.”
—Jean Cocteau (1889–1963)
“A car can massage organs which no masseur can reach. It is the one remedy for the disorders of the great sympathetic nervous system.”
—Jean Cocteau (1889–1963)
“It no longer makes sense to speak of “feeding problems” or “sleep problems” or “negative behavior” is if they were distinct categories, but to speak of “problems of development” and to search for the meaning of feeding and sleep disturbances or behavior disorders in the developmental phase which has produced them.”
—Selma H. Fraiberg (20th century)
“Celestial Cupid her fam’d son advanc’t,
Holds his dear Psyche sweet intranc’t
After her wandring labours long,
Till free consent the gods among
Make her his eternal Bride,
And from her fair unspotted side
Two blissful twins are to be born,
Youth and Joy; so Jove hath sworn,”
—John Milton (1608–1674)
“Beauty in distress is much the most affecting beauty.”
—Edmund Burke (1729–1797)