Incest and Sexuality: A Guide to Understanding and Healing is written by Wendy Maltz and Beverly Holman.
It focuses on helping survivors of childhood sexual abuse manage the long-term effects on their adult sexual lives.
Target Audience: Written for adult incest survivors, their intimate partners, and therapists.
Purpose: Helps readers understand the psychological impact of incest and provides steps toward healing and improved sexual intimacy.
Content: Details how sexuality is influenced by early abuse and discusses treatment therapies.
Originally published in 1987, this work is considered a groundbreaking resource in psychology and social science. It provides a comprehensive guide for adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse, focusing specifically on how those experiences impact adult sexuality.
Key Themes and Content
The book is designed for both survivors and clinicians, offering insights into the complex emotional landscapes following abuse. Major areas of focus include:
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- Impact on Adult Sexuality: Explores sexual emergence in early adulthood, sexual orientation, preference, and sexual arousal.
- Adaptive vs. Maladaptive Reactions: Encourages survivors to view their reactions to past abuse as adaptive survival mechanisms rather than negative traits.
- Healing and Relationships: Provides practical self-help information to help survivors transcend fear, improve relationships, and rediscover healthy sexual energy.
- Resource for Partners: Offers information for intimate partners of survivors to help them understand the long-term effects of incest and support the recovery process.
About the Authors
- Wendy Maltz, LCSW, DST: An internationally recognized sex therapist and educator with over 40 years of experience. She is also the author of other prominent works such as The Sexual Healing Journey and The Porn Trap.
- Beverly Holman: Co-author who contributed to this early, foundational literature on healing from sexual trauma.
Softcover. 167 pages.
Good condition. May have markings on pages, staining and discolouration. It has damage on the rear cover. Stickers on cover.
