A study of so-called sex addiction and its impact on relationships has found that those with problematic sexual behaviour are more likely to feel threatened by or anxious about intimate relationships.
The study, the first of its kind in New Zealand, was conducted this year as part of an honours project by clinical psychology student Karen Faisandier, with assistance from practising clinical psychologist Robyn Salisbury and academic specialist Dr Joanne Taylor.
More than 880 adults agreed to participate in an anonymous on-line questionnaire about their sexual orientation, preferences and activities and their feelings about the impacts of these on them and their relationships with others. Questions included whether they engaged in online sex, prostitution, sex that made them feel degraded or put them at risk of harm, sex with multiple partners or public indecency. They were also asked about alcohol and drug use, relationship experiences and feelings about themselves.
Sex addiction, a condition often associated with the scandals surrounding celebrity entertainers and sportsmen, is described in academic terms as one of a range of out of control sexual behaviours (OOCSB) that include impulsive or compulsive sexual thoughts, feelings and actions. [continue reading…]
Recently the local press in Coquitlam had focused on the plight of the homeless in the Tri-Cities area and opposition to the location of a proposed shelter.
“The health of any community is not measured in dollars and cents but in how it takes care of those in need,” says Dr. Mason Turner, Chief of Psychiatry Kaiser Permanente San Francisco and Associate Director of Regional Mental Health.
What a refreshing and inspirational thought this is .
In the more than 5 years since PHC first began the program has helped 31,900 homeless people, providing them with a broad array of services, but with the economy in turmoil the number of people in need keeps rising. Learn more about Project Connect
24 hours without media. No internet, no mobiles, no TV… The biggest global media experiment. Ever.
First year students at Bournemouth University (BU) in the UK have been sacrificing their TVs, mobile phones, the internet and all other gadgets for 24 hours as they take part in a groundbreaking global media experiment called ‘Unplugged’.
‘Unplugged’ is a collaboration between universities and researchers from five continents – Europe, North America, South America, Asia and Africa. It examines young people’s relationships with the media, including news, music, television, mobiles and the internet. BU students are the only UK students taking part. [continue reading…]
Haunting, disturbing and memorable photography from New York artist Joe Smith who in the 1970s, rented an apartment overlooking Fifth Avenue. In the years that followed, the rooms became a black hole of drug addiction, hopelessness, and squandered dreams.
A chance meeting with one of the residents drew photojournalist Jessica Dimmock to the apartment, where she embarked on an almost three-year journey into the lives of those living there.
Some estimates place numbers of heroin addicts in the United States at 600,000, with growing numbers of teenagers and young adults entering their ranks.
Focusing on three individuals, Dimmock watches and listens as the young people on the ninth floor fall into despair, then reflect on their choices and yearn for more. We are left with the reality of the drug’s power, and the question: What does it take to kick the habit? Source:MediaStorm
