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In the grip of desire : a therapist at work with sexual secrets
- Author
- Golden, Gale Holtz.
- Title
- In the grip of desire : a therapist at work with sexual secrets / Gale Holtz Golden.
- Format
- Book
- Published
- New York : Routledge, c2009.
- Description
- xxxiii, 236 p. ; 23 cm.
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-227) and index.
- Contents
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- Becoming transparent
- Denial : the silent dialogue
- Anamnesis : past history in present time
- Treatment : a time for action
- "I sing the body electric" : techno-sex in the postmodern world
- The legal side of sex : a cautionary tale
- Some call it love : unique sexual issues of women
- Stabilizing the family system
- Rapprochement and relapse prevention : "there is still a future."
- [Summary]
- Description: Written in a first-person, narrative style, In the Grip of Desire gives both the professional and lay reader the opportunity to experience the sequestered world of the therapist as she works with people who have sexual secrets and behaviors. Referencing the academic literature and research, using case material, and a broad use of literary references, the book demonstrates the basic concepts and issues in treating compelling and legal sexual behaviors. The book also offers a jargon-free, human view of the subject. Golden speaks to the universality of the experience of sexual obsessions and compelling sexual behaviors and their impact on relationships, families, and society.
- Kinsey subjects
- Sex dysfunctions. Legal aspects of sex dysfunction. Sex counseling. Sex behavior.
- ISBN
- 9780415991575 (hardback : alk. paper) 0415991579 (hardback : alk. paper)