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UNDERSTANDING THE SELF

Unit 1: PHYSICAL SELF: THE BEAUTIFUL ME

Medication: Through surgery

• Psychological problems: usually caused by socially induced inhibitions, maladaptive attitudes,

ignorance and sexual myths held by society.
o Example: mature sex must involve rapid erection, prolonged coitus and simultaneous
orgasm.
o Methods: magazines, married books and general sexual folklore often strengthen these
demanding ideals which are not always achieved; therefore, can give rise to feeling of
inadequacy anxiety and guilt. Hence, resulting negative emotions can definitely affect the
behavior of an individual.
• Ejaculatory impotence [inability to ejaculate in coitus] is uncommon and usually of psychogenic
origin. Why? It is due to the past traumatic experiences. Warning! Occasional ejaculatory inability
can be possibly expected in older men or in any male who has exceeding his sexual capacity.
• Vaginismus is a strong spasm [contraction] of the pelvic musculature constricting the female
reproductive organ so that penetration is painful or impossible. It can be due to anti-sexual
conditioning or psychological trauma as an unconscious defense against coitus.

Medication: through psychotherapy and by gradually dilating/widening the female organ with
increasing large cylinders.

o Sexual Reproductive diseases are the following:

▪ Chlamydia
▪ Gonorrhea
▪ Syphilis
▪ Chancroid
▪ Human Papillomavirus
▪ Herpes simplex virus
▪ Trichomonas vaginalis