Böcker av Ami (Psychology Department Rokach

Human sexuality touches us all, pun intended. We all either enjoy it, struggle with it, or may have been victims of it. Sexuality is not just about sex, but about human sexual function, the physiology of sex, the hormones involved and how they affect us, and the cultural norms related to it. Sexual function and dysfunction are closely tied to one¿s self-esteem, self-respect, and to relationships with intimate partners. Human Sexuality: Function, Dysfunction, Paraphilias, and Relationships, explores the interplay of intimacy and sexuality; how it can enhance relationships, and how it can negatively affect them, or be affected by them. When individuals or partners encounter sexual problems or dysfunctions it can have a long-lasting affect both biologically and psychologically. Dr. Rokach explores the causes and the reasons that these dysfunctions are maintained, and successful treatment methods. Chapters on sexual offenses and paraphilias and what treatment options are available to sexual offenders are also included. This book is the first book to place sexuality where it belongs, within the context of relationships demonstrating how sexuality relates to intimacy by both enhancing and negatively affecting it.

The Psychological Journey To and From Loneliness: Development, Causes, and Effects of Social Isolation examines what causes loneliness, its cyclical nature and subsequent effects, and what can be done to reduce it. Analyzing the different experience of loneliness in childhood, adolescence, and middle and old age, the book also covers how loneliness affects various populations. Different types of loneliness, such as intimate, relational and collective are discussed, as is the measurement of loneliness, the differences between loneliness, social isolation and solitude, and the positive functions that loneliness can serve. The book concludes with an exploration of psychotherapy and other potential coping mechanisms.Presents the latest research on the development, causes and effects of lonelinessStudies loneliness in childhood, adolescence, and middle and old ageOutlines what can be done to limit the negative effects of loneliness on an individualLooks at how childhood, cultural, religious and other influences affect loneliness