Psychology of Sexuality: For Preventing Homosexuality & Sexual Disorders: 2nd Edition

ARTHUR L. BRUSH'S PSYCHOLOGY OF SEXUALITY is a collection of essays that contains information on the early causes of homosexuality and psychosexual disorders. The two basic mental processes that cause these disorders are explained. This information can be most valuable for new parents who only need to understand these problems to help their children avoid them. Viewing this information from the perspective of the psychiatrist or psychologist illustrates many important family values. Of course, these specific family values concern how we take care of our children. Also, adult gays and lesbians who read Parts I and II should readily understand the applicable situations or conditions that, in their cases, caused their homosexuality. Arthur Brush states, "Homosexuality is programmed with the exact same mental processes that are used to program heterosexuality." That is important, but understanding Arthur Brush's attitude toward the sociological problems of homosexuality can be the greatest value for helping gays and lesbians compete in a heterosexual world. PSYCHOLOGY OF SEXUALITY bridges the gulf between America's religions and the gay community. This is in reference to the 20th-century religious fundamentalists who blamed the homosexual rather than the conditions or situations that caused the homosexuality. Christians, Jews, and Muslims may wish to reexamine their thinking about the sociological implications of gay and lesbian behavior. PSYCHOLOGY OF SEXUALITY will help the counselor determine the origin of obligatory homosexuality, situational homosexuality, a variety of sexual disorders (paraphilias), bonding abnormalities, childhood gender identity disorder, fear of scrutiny phobias, Intelligence Quotients, and much more. Because homosexuality and the paraphilias are presented as problems developed in childhood and adolescence that can be avoided, this material may be difficult for gays and lesbians who live the gay lifestyle. However, everyone concerned must do their part to help new parents prevent these problems in their children. This is not a book adolescents should read, but it is our overriding intention that every young person with problems of sexual orientation will have the opportunity to grow up with the factual knowledge necessary to understand and cope with his or her sexuality constructively and intelligently.