Cognitive Factors and Sexual Disorders from an Intercultural Perspective

Underlines the necessity of considering the beliefs and the theories of the world, the mind, and diseases that form the basis of the different manifestations of sexuality, always bearing in mind the relativity of evaluations of normality and abnormality. Ultimately, the concept of sexual disorder ca...

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Published in:International journal of mental health 1999-09, Vol.28 (3), p.87-99
Main Authors: Dèttore, Davide, Guerci, Antonio
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cognitive aspects
Crosscultural aspects
Culture specific syndromes
Disorders
Human sexual behavior
Male homosexuality
Medical treatment
Mental illness
Mind
Recent Behavioral and Cognitive Issues in Italy: Papers from the XXVII Congress of the European Association for Behavioral & Cognitive Therapies
Sexual deviance
Sexual dysfunction
Sexual intercourse
Western civilization
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Summary:Underlines the necessity of considering the beliefs and the theories of the world, the mind, and diseases that form the basis of the different manifestations of sexuality, always bearing in mind the relativity of evaluations of normality and abnormality. Ultimately, the concept of sexual disorder can be considered the consequence of a cognitive interpretation of a given symptomatic condition (produced by mental or physical causes or both) that conforms to descriptive and explanatory categories derived from culturally based theories. (Quotes from original text)
ISSN:0020-7411
1557-9328
DOI:10.1080/00207411.1999.11449465