Sex Addiction: Case Studies And Management [Hardcover]

Ralph H. Earle (Author), Marcus R. Earle (Author)

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ISBN-10: 0876307853 | ISBN-13: 978-0876307854 | Publication Date: August 1, 1995 | Edition: 1

Family psychologists present a flexible therapeutic program for sex addicts and their families that they have developed over many years of dealing with both socially responsible individuals and sex offenders. Their approach combines a wide range of therapies and relies on the skillful coordination

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• Hardcover: 270 pages
• Publisher: Routledge; 1 edition (August 1, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0876307853
• ISBN-13: 978-0876307854
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 7 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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5.0 out of 5 stars excellent IF you can read at grad. student level, July 31, 2010

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WARNING: This book is written by & for clinicians at the counseling/psychology graduate level. If you don't have a B.A. or more you will probably find this book too cumbersome to be worth the higher-than-average price for sexual addiction recovery literature. If you do you may find this book a stunningly thorough encapsulation of practically every credible sex addiction treatment theory/strategy under the sun.

Ch 2: Families of Origin "Sex addicts are made, not born..." "All the sex addicts we have treated experienced some types of painful childhood... The unresolved childhood issues that plague sex addicts include: low self esteem... abandonment fear... blurred boundaries... mood disorders... dehumanizing sexual attitudes... undeveloped social skills... secretiveness & superficiality... distrust... escape strategies... isolation & profound loneliness." Genogram. Trauma Egg or Lifeline. Gestalt Techniques. Family of Origin Sessions.

Ch 3: Coordinating the Treatment Team Primary Therapist... Group Therapists... Addiction Specialist... Couples Therapist... Child Therapists... Specialists in the Treatment of Sexual Abuse Victims... Sex Therapists.

Ch 4: Eliminating Deviant Behavior: Identifying the Cycle of Deviance & Addiction. Models of Addictive Cycle: Patrick Carnes' Sex Offenders' Cycle. Sex Offenders' Studies workbook Cycle. Paul Simpson's (very detailed) Model of Sex Addiction Cycle takes up most of this chapter. The pool of mistaken beliefs (survival beliefs, feelings of inadequacy, intimacy blockers, dysfunctional beliefs about sex) --> anticipate rejection --> victim posturing --> compensatory behaviors --> social/emotional isolation --> fantasy relationship (emot. intimacy) --> fantasy relationship (sexualized) --> added focus: deviance --> cruising --> grooming --> the sexual act --> transitory guilt --> reconstitution --> pool of mistaken beliefs.

A gander at the table of contents, the index & the writing style in the first few pages will reveal the rest. This book is ALL ABOUT treatment strategies. If you want first person accounts or an easy, engaging read about recovering from sexual addiction you'll be happier with books like anything from Patrick Carnes, Lust Anger Love by Maureen Canning, Hope & Recovery by Hazelden or any 12 Step books by Sex Addicts Anonymous, Sex & Love Addicts Anonymous, S-Anon (for partners), and (especially if you're straight & married) Sexaholics Anonymous.