Sach Ja, Santiago Silva Volume 1, Issue 3, Pag 208–221 doi:10.15241/sjj.1.3.208 Article published onle: January 2012 Abstract Full article (PDF) Full article (HTML) CE Hours available One of the major flaws current psychologil tts is the belief that a predictn/diagnosis n be ma that would tell an dividual whether he is heterosexual, homosexual or bisexual. What is need wh the profsn, however, is an asssment that has the sensivy to help clients explore their sexual orientatn. A pilot 100-em Sexual Orientatn Sle was veloped after terviewg 30 self-intified gay men who nsired themselv happy/satisfied. The ems summarized the thoughts and feelgs of the 30 men durg the disvery procs and ultimate acceptance of their sexual orientatn. The sle was then pleted by 208 male participants. The Cronbach’s Alpha Coefficient was lculated for the ial 100-em versn of the Sexual Orientatn Sle along wh em analysis and factor analysis. The statistil manipulatns were puted to help elimate ems that did not discrimate well. The fal versn of the Sexual Orientatn ntas 43 ems. Implitns for the e of this sle and future directns rearch are further explored.
Contents:
- SAMPLG SURVEYS OF LBIAN, GAY, AND BISEXUAL PEOPLE
- THERE IS NO ‘GAY GENE.’ THERE IS NO ‘STRAIGHT GENE.’ SEXUALY IS JT PLEX, STUDY NFIRMS
SAMPLG SURVEYS OF LBIAN, GAY, AND BISEXUAL PEOPLE
* homosexual sample *
Helpful rpons of a therapist treatg an dividual who is troubled about her or his same sex attractns clu helpg that person actively pe wh social prejudic agast homosexualy, succsfully rolve issu associated wh and rultg om ternal nflicts, and actively lead a happy and satisfyg life. The phrase “g out” is ed to refer to several aspects of lbian, gay, and bisexual persons’ experienc: self-awarens of same-sex attractns; the tellg of one or a few people about the attractns; wispread disclosure of same-sex attractns; and intifitn wh the lbian, gay, and bisexual muny. The accatn of g outdated material and viatg to realms beyond the spe of one's expertise impli two thgs; first, impli that there actually is rmatn that is more up-to-date than what the nun prented on the topic of homosexualy, and sendly impli that there are credible experts who are more qualified to teach or speak on the topic of homosexualy.
Hence, is necsary to provi a summary and analysis of that purported up-to-date scientific evince which supports the claim that homosexualy is not a mental two groups that are typilly emed thorative and credible experts on mental disorrs the Uned Stat are the Amerin Psychologil Associatn (APA) and the Amerin Psychiatric Associatn; th, I will prent their stanc on homosexualy and then analyze the “scientific evince” that they claim supports their stanc.
THERE IS NO ‘GAY GENE.’ THERE IS NO ‘STRAIGHT GENE.’ SEXUALY IS JT PLEX, STUDY NFIRMS
Joseph Harry, Samplg Gay Men, The Journal of Sex Rearch, Vol. 22, No. 1, Methodology Sex Rearch (Feb., 1986), pp. 21-34 * homosexual sample *
As a rult of their ficienci, the credibily of the Amerin Psychiatric Associatn and the APA, at least their claims regardg human sexualy, is lled to Amerin Psychologil Associatn and the Amerin Psychiatric AssociatnI will beg by scribg the APA and the Amerin Psychiatric Associatn, and I will then prent their stanc on the topic of homosexualy.
Dog so will provi more evince of the stance of both the APA and the Amerin Psychiatric Two Associatns’ Stance on HomosexualyThe APA wr:Same-sex sexual attractns, behavr, and orientatns per se are normal and posive variants of human sexualy— other words, they do not dite eher mental or velopmental disorrs. )Aled KseyThe APA Task Force document proceeds by cg two books wrten by Aled Ksey 1948 and 1953 (Sexual Behavr the Human Male and Sexual Behavr the Human Female):At the same time that the pathologizg views of homosexualy Amerin psychiatry and psychology were beg dified, untervailg evince was accumulatg that this stigmatizg view was ill found. Therefore, there is a normal variatn (or a normal “ntuum”) of sexual replacg homosexualy wh the exampl of body tegry inty disorr and self-harm/self-mutilatn Aled Ksey's and the APA's argument (that is, if we follow the logic of Ksey and the APA) the argument would be as follows:.