Exposing the Myth of Sexual Aversion in the Israeli Kibbutzim: A Challenge to the Westermarck Hypothesis

2012 ◽  
Vol 117 (5) ◽  
pp. 1509-1513 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eran Shor ◽  
Dalit Simchai
Keyword(s):  
Westermarck Hypothesis ◽  
Sexual Aversion

Sexual aversion

1979 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 148-154 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine Murphy ◽  
Michael Sullivan ◽  
Michael Leland
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Aversion

The Israeli Kibbutzim and the Westermarck Hypothesis: Does Early Association Dampen Sexual Passion? A Comment on Shor and Simchai

2012 ◽  
Vol 117 (5) ◽  
pp. 1503-1508 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandra Maryanski ◽  
Stephen K. Sanderson ◽  
Raymond Russell
Keyword(s):  
Westermarck Hypothesis

Painful intercourse. Dyspareunia and Vaginismus

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Győrfy Hajnalka
Keyword(s):  
Muscle Relaxation ◽  
Healing Process ◽  
Premenopausal Women ◽  
Progressive Muscle Relaxation ◽  
Sexual Life ◽  
Relaxation Methods ◽  
Marital Problem ◽  
Huge Impact ◽  
Increased Sensitivity ◽  
Sexual Aversion

Dyspareunia and Vaginismus are two clinical forms of painful sexual intercourses, affecting mostly the premenopausal women with vaginal atrophy, and young 18-24 years old women. The symptoms may be caused by medical and gynaecological problems. The unpleasant intercourse has got a huge impact on the partner and the quality of marriage. Some women accuse themselves; some are aggressed, and their partner develop sexual aversion, anxiety, shame, depression, hostility, anger. The understanding partner is opened to communication and supports the healing process. Psychotherapy is needed for both partners, with clearly defined objectives which informs the couple that complete remission is very difficult to obtain. Women who suffer of dyspareunia have an increased sensitivity to pain. In the case of dyspareunia caused by medical conditions, healing consists of relaxation methods, exercises, progressive muscle relaxation and variation of sexual life „temperature” of the relationship, involving the partner in the therapy too. The client needs to feel that she is beautiful, attractive. She needs to maintain a permanent dialog with the partner. This is an important marital problem and therapists need to respect the values of the family involved. For the future it is important to help women and couples (classical, homosexual, disabled) to cure painful sexual intercourse and improve their intimacy.

Female Sexual Disorders: Assessment, Diagnosis, and Treatment

CNS Spectrums ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 49-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sheryl A. Kingsberg ◽  
Gail Knudson
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Health ◽  
Theoretical Models ◽  
Sexual Problems ◽  
Sexual Disorders ◽  
Medical Conditions ◽  
Arousal Disorder ◽  
Female Orgasmic Disorder ◽  
Sexual Aversion ◽  
Orgasmic Disorder ◽  
Female Sexual Disorders

AbstractSexual health is important to overall health and quality of life. Sexual problems have been associated with relationship problems and may interfere with overall health and they may also be a marker for other undiagnosed comorbid medical conditions. In order for healthcare professionals to manage the sexual health concerns of their patients, it is important for them to understand what constitutes good sexual health. To that end, it is necessary to have a working knowledge of the evolving theoretical models offered to describe a healthy sexual response as well as an understanding of the neurobiology of sexual function. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Revised lists six primary female sexual disorders: hypoactive sexual desire disorder, sexual aversion disorder, female sexual arousal disorder, female orgasmic disorder,dyspareunia, and vaginismus. Despite a growing awareness of the high prevalence of sexual disorders they are not typically identified nor treated. There are a number of reasons why clinicians fail to identify and treat sexual problems including insufficient training in sexual medicine and communication skills, time-constraints, and embarrassment. Treatment for female sexual problems is usually individualized and may include a combination of office-based education and basic counseling, cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy, pharmacotherapy, and treatment of concomitant medical conditions.

scholarly journals Intergenerational Incest Aversion

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paula Kresanov ◽  
Jennifer Kotler ◽  
Michael Seto ◽  
Debra Lieberman ◽  
pekka santtila ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Behaviors ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Biological Child ◽  
Related Target ◽  
Biological Sex ◽  
Sexual Aversion

The biological costs of inbreeding are expected to have shaped human incest aversion. These costs depend on biological sex, relatedness, and age. Whereas previous studies have focused on investigating how these factors modulate incest aversion in siblings and cousins—family members of the same generation—here we examined relatives of different generations. In a population-based sample, 2,499 respondents reported reactions to imagined sexual behaviors with either a biological child or parent, a niece/nephew or aunt/uncle, or a stepchild or stepparent; these responses were compared to reactions to imagined sexual behaviors involving a friend’s child or parent. Replicating prior results, women report stronger incest aversions than do men. We extend previous findings by showing that incest aversions tended to be stronger between close (vs. more distant) intergenerational relatives. Indeed, for biological relatives, decreased degree of relatedness was associated with decreased incest aversion, and for biological relatives, the certainty in relatedness was also positively associated with incest aversion. As expected, age modulated sexual aversion for unrelated, but not related, target individuals. Sexual aversions toward step-relatives did not differ from sexual aversions to biological relatives.

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