ISMAT 10519

Sexuality Psychology

• ApresentaçãoPresentation

  Sexuality is part of the entire life cycle, "it is the energy that motivates us to seek love, contact, tenderness and intimacy and is related to how we feel and how we deal with each other"(WHO, 2006). Sexual health influences physical and mental health and also contributes to a better quality of life. A positive approach to sexuality is needed, as well as the possibility of having pleasant and safe sexual experiences, free from coercion, discrimination and violence (Who, 2009). This UC addresses important issues of sexuality, as history, specific issues of gender, sexual orientation and violence, human sexual response and sexual problems. Throughout life, issues and difficulties related to sexuality often arise, or situations that interfere with sexual health, which leads to intense malaise, can arm relationships and mental and physical health. Thus, this UC is of essential importance for intervention in the field of psychology.
• ProgramaProgramme

  Historical and cultural perspective of sexuality and sexual roles. Sexuality and the life cycle. Sexuality in childhood/adolescence, sexuality during pregnancy and after childbirth, and in the second half of life. Sexuality, mental disability, mental illness, physical disability and chronic illness. Sexuality and STIs The human sexual response. Sexual response disorders. Assessment and conceptualization models. Sexual dimorphism and psychological processes. Sex roles and sexuality. Gender identity and sexual orientation. Specific questions: Minority sexual behavior. Gender violence. Coercion and sexual abuse. State of the art: Sexology of the 21st century. Future directions. Ethical issues.
• ObjectivosObjectives

  Provide information about the social and historical context of the emergence and evolution of sexology as an interdisciplinary science and present the state of the art. Provide general knowledge about the objectives, developmental aspects, process, evaluation methods and measures and the main biopsychosocial conceptualization models in the area of sexuality.  The aim is to develop skills related to the capacity for critical and reflective analysis at a conceptual level, specifically, through the ability to understand and debate about the constructs and theoretical models of human sexual behavior, as well as the acquisition of general knowledge relating to objectives, process, methods and contexts in the domains of sexuality.
• BibliografiaBibliography

  American Psychiatric Association. (2000). Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. Washington: Author Bancroft, J. (2008). Human sexuality and its problems. Edinburgh, Scotland: Churchill Livingstone. Fisher, T., et al. (2010). Handbook of sexuality-related measures. LOndon: Routledge. Fonseca, L., et al. (2003). A sexologia: Perspectiva multidisciplinar. Coimbra: Quarteto Editora. Denman, C. (2003). Sexuality: A Biopsychosocial Approach. London: Palgrave. Gomes, F. A., et al. (1987). Sexologia em Portugal. Lisboa: Soc. editora e distribuidora de livros Lda. Hock, R. (2006). Human sexuality. London: Pearson. Janssen. E. (2007). The Psychophysiology of Sex. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press Leiblum, S. R., & Rosen, R. C. (2007). Principles and practice of sex therapy. NY: Guilford Press. Masters, W. H., & Johnson, V. E. (1966). Human sexual response. Boston: Little, Brown. Nobre P. J. (2006). Disfunções Sexuais: Teoria, investigação e tratamento. Lisboa: Climepsi.
• MetodologiaMethodology

  Theoretical-practical classes, using the active method, based on problem/case resolution. Debates, group and individual works. Tutorials. Internet-based learning (E-Based Learning), through Moodle.
• LínguaLanguage

  Português
• TipoType

  Semestral
• ECTS

  5
• NaturezaNature

  Optional
• EstágioInternship

  Não