Article published In: Controversies, Communication and the Body
Edited by Joseph Lehmann
[Pragmatics & Cognition 23:3] 2016
► pp. 501–504
Communication disorders, interpersonal conflicts and sexual dysfunctions
New perspectives on sex therapy
Published online: 20 July 2017
https://doi.org/10.1075/pc.23.3.11mar
https://doi.org/10.1075/pc.23.3.11mar
The aim of this article is to analyze the effects of comunication, conflicts, and body language on sexual dysfunctions. As explained in the work of Merleau Ponty, the everyday experience goes through the body and communicates its being in the world through external stimuli, generating emotions and developing affectivity. In this perspective, the sexuality is something more than a set of biological mechanism. Simultaneous, experiencing of conflicting feelings and emotions, such as anger, may affect the body sexual response, such as vaginism and dyspareunia. One of the most important purpose of Sex Therapy is the integration of all the contributing professional and academic disciplines both from the points of view of research and clinical practice. This perspective requires a change in the attitude of the disciplines in recognising the importance of the integrated study of sexuality for the future happines of human beings and the implications for society.
Keywords: sexual dysfunctions, body language, vaginism, sex therapy, dyspareunia
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