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Having identified the target phobic reactions, the therapeutic task now centers on organized attempts to reduce these reactions. As the phobia disappears, we expect normal sexual behavior (desire, arousal, and orgasm) spontaneously to emerge. There are a number of methods available for this purpose. The most commonly used methods for the reduction of sexual phobias [...]

  Diagnosis To apply the term diagnosis to homosexuality raises the same problem as applying it to red hair, left-handedness, or limb amputation, all of which are conditions not usually considered syndromes. All are conditions that are self-declared and do not need a diagnostic workup. In consensual homosexuality the evidence may be observed or the [...]

If asked to describe a “typical man” or a “typical woman,” you probably would be able to do so. It also is likely that your descriptions would match those given by others. Whether subjects have differed in sex, age, religion, mental status, or educational background, researchers consistently have found substantial agreement in the beliefs that [...]

To the Marquesan master craftsman, the building process is regarded as a sexual act (Linton). Linton’s report does not indicate whether such building is to be taken as literally sexual (though this is the impression one gets) or metaphorically sexual. Even if the building/sexuality relationship is metaphoric, it still can be understood as fully sexual, [...]

According to available data, male orgasm in marital intercourse is a universal norm. For males, the correlation between incidence of intercourse and incidence of orgasm is positive and nearly perfect. The female experience of orgasm is far more variable, not only in our own society but cross-culturally as well, and its occurrence is highly influenced [...]