Sexual Aliveness [Paperback]

Edward W. L. Smith (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1987 | ISBN-10: 0899502687 | ISBN-13: 978-0899502687

A nontraditional conceptual model of the natural rhythm of human sexuality is introduced and explored in both its natural form and its unnatural forms-deadened sexuality (sexual dysfunction) and perverted sexuality. The core of the theoretical base is Gestalt therapy, with integrations of Reichian and psychoanalytic theory where they offer further illumination. Seven of the book's nine chapters are devoted to the description and understanding of sexuality by means of this new model. In another chapter "sexual aliveness" is presented as a value, with detailed discussion of the meaning and implications of that value. The final chapter examines the Western socio-political and moral context of sexuality. The book is fully referenced and indexed, and contains 12 figures which give clear summarization of theoretical points. It would be of interest to psychotherapists, marriage counselors, family therapists, pastoral counselors, and, of course, sex therapists and all students of human sexuality.

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Editorial Reviews

Review

"demonstrates a wide knowledge...intellectually stimulating" -- Voices

"very clear, well written...an excellent addition to the reference library of psychotherapists, counsellors, sex therapists, and students of human sexuality" -- Georgia Psychologist

"very thoughtful and systematic formulations...integrate[s] a number of important theoretical views" -- Pilgramage

"will find Smith's style engaging, his commentary interesting, his advice, magnanimous" -- Academic Library Book Review --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Edward W. L. Smith, Ph.D., ABPP is a retired Professor of Psychology and Coordinator of Clinical Training at Georgia Southern University. His books include "The Growing Edge of Gestalt Therapy" (edited), "The Body in Psychotherapy," "Sexual Aliveness: A Reichian Gestalt Perspective," "Not Just Pumping Iron: On the Psychology of Lifting Weights," "Gestalt Voices" (edited), and "Touch in Psychotherapy: Theory, Research, and Practice" (co-edited). In addition, he has published more than a hundred chapters, articles, and briefer professional pieces. For over a quarter of a century he has served on the editorial board of Voices, as well as having served on the editorial boards of two other professional journals. He has offered professional training in psychotherapy throughout the United States, in Canada, the Caribbean, Denmark, England, Germany, Ireland, and Mexico. He is a past Chair of the Training Committee of the American Academy of Psychotherapists and a Fellow of the Georgia Psychological Association, the American Psychological Association (Division of Psychotherapy and Division of Humanistic Psychology), and the American Academy of Clinical Psychology. He is a Diplomate in Clinical Psychology of the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP). He is a founding member of the International Gestalt Therapy Association. From time to time, he writes poetry. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 126 pages
• Publisher: Mcfarland & Co Inc Pub (May 1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0899502687
• ISBN-13: 978-0899502687
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,440,819 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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