Sexuality in Mid-Life

1998
ISBN: 978-0-306-45742-5
Verlag: Springer US

Buch, Englisch, 200 Seiten, HC runder Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 1070 g

I wrote Sexuality in Mid-Life to assist clinicians in considering love, sex, intimacy, and dysfunction as they occur in this epoch of the life cy­ cle. The chapters reflect my belief that understanding the processes of living is vital for both the therapist and the patient. Despite my preoc­ cupation with creating a cohesive book, I often thought of these 11 chapters as essays because in this prose form it is traditional for the author to be palpably present in the text. I tried not to hide behind the passive constructions oftypical psychiatric books. I wanted to create a book that did not restrict itself to scientific findings, clinical experi­ ences, or ideological traditions. I wanted to discuss relevant issues that were generally avoided by professionals. In approaching the topics of love, extramarital affairs, and menopause, for instance, I hoped to em­ phasize the developmental potentials inherent in both mid-life's smooth sailing and its underappreciated adversities. Sexuality in Mid-Life is my third solo-authored book. During the writing ofthe first two, I thought I was painting a picture of the life cy­ cle of sexuality. When a young woman said something complimentary to me about Sex Is Not Simple and quickly added that I had left out any consideration of the sexuality of pregnancy, I was stunned by my over­ sight.

Zielgruppe

Professional/practitioner

Autoren/Hrsg.

Levine, Stephen B.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Soziale Ungleichheit, Armut, Rassismus
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Sozialpolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychotherapie / Klinische Psychologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Kognitionspsychologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologische Disziplinen Sexualpsychologie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Psychiatrie, Sozialpsychiatrie, Suchttherapie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1 What Is the Nature of Love?.- 2 Psychological Intimacy.- 3 The Paradoxes of Sexual Desire.- 4 Psychological Development in Mid-Life.- 5 The Unseen Hand of Biology I: Background for Understanding Mid-Life Sexuality.- 6 The Unseen Hand of Biology II: The Fifties and Beyond.- 7 Extramarital Sexual Affairs in Mid-Life I: Meaning-Making.- 8 Extramarital Sexual Affairs in Mid-Life II: Practical Considerations.- 9 The Sexual Side Effects of Serotonergic Antidepressant Medications.- 10 On Being a Middle-Aged Therapist.- 11 One Avenue to Spiritual Love.