Toward a Conceptual Understanding of Asexuality

Asexuality has been the subject of recent academic ( A. F. Bogaert, 2004 ) and public (e.g., New Scientist ; CNN) discourse. This has raised questions about the conceptualization and definition of asexuality. Here the author reviews some of these issues, discusses asexuality from a sexual orientatio...

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Published in:Review of general psychology 2006-09, Vol.10 (3), p.241-250
Main Author: Bogaert, Anthony F
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Biological and medical sciences
Medical sciences
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Sexual behavior disorders. Psychogenic sexual dysfunctions
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Summary:Asexuality has been the subject of recent academic ( A. F. Bogaert, 2004 ) and public (e.g., New Scientist ; CNN) discourse. This has raised questions about the conceptualization and definition of asexuality. Here the author reviews some of these issues, discusses asexuality from a sexual orientation point of view (i.e., as a lack of sexual attraction), and reviews the similarities and differences between this definition and related phenomena (e.g., hypoactive sexual desire disorder). Finally, the author concludes that the term asexuality should not necessarily be used to describe a pathological or health-compromised state.
ISSN:1089-2680
1939-1552
DOI:10.1037/1089-2680.10.3.241