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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 [...]

The value of support groups for members of families of patients with dementia is now proved beyond any doubt. As everybody reading this book will be aware, caring for a demented family member creates tremendous practical, psychological, and social problems. Carers will talk of a lack of support and information from doctors, poor understanding of [...]

Nearly all those suffering from a dementing illness will eventually lose control of their bowels and their bladder. When this problem first arises, with bed- or seat-wetting, it is essential that it is brought to the attention of the general practitioner as there are many causes of incontinence apart from dementia that older people in [...]

Many people with dementia, especially Alzheimer’s disease, become restless, anxious, and agitated. They may pace nervously up and down, talk incessantly, or fidget. This can be very wearing to carers. Sometimes it is a side-effect of medicines, but not very often. The medicines most commonly responsible are sedatives that belong to the group known as [...]

There have of course been many other approaches to developing diagnostic tests for Alzheimer’s disease. Several of these approaches have been widely reported in the media in recent years and none more so than techniques which involve an analysis of the electrical activity of the brain. Most people are familiar with the ECG (electrocardiograph), which [...]

Well, who is responsible for making the diagnosis? The answer is that we all have an important part to play. Relatives, friends, and sometimes people with dementia themselves need to face up squarely to the possibility that someone they love or care for may be developing dementia. Unless they do so and arrange for them [...]