Sunday, February 22, 2015

Sex education for generations of the future

Nerf's "Oozinator": sexual inference?



In the 1990's Nerf advertised their new product the "oozinator" which expels clear white liquid. I found this product to be funny in it's innocent intentions yet sexual inferences. Take a look!

NPR piece on Female Libido

Listening to the NPR piece: Female Libido Pill Fires Up Debate about Women and Sex correlates well with what we've been discussing in class regarding the bio vs. psychosocial aspects of desire and sex. A women speaking in the piece shares the the proposed drug will decrease anxiety and increase desire; although decreasing anxiety may be beneficial, I think what is more important is the acknowledgement of the relationship dynamics, specifically the aspect of distance and individuality that both Schnarch and Perel discuss.
The woman originaly presenting in the piece sharing her dilemma with her husband, shares herself that she and her husand's relationship was going really well (aside from sexual intimacy) leading up to their sexual desire problems. It seems to me that this aligns with Perel and Schnarch's paradoxical argument that distance actually leads to closeness and sexual intimacy. It saddens me that women are putting themselves in danger physically and emotionally in helping drug companies test new libido-increasing drugs, when behavioral techniques could be more beneficial and far less risky.

Wednesday, February 18, 2015

My name is Christine, as I had shared in class, I'm a second year in the CFT program. My background is in neuropsychology working with individuals with seizure disorders, depression, and various dementias, as well as with inmates at the ACI. Once receiving my license I would like to work in some capacity of medical therapy, working with families through the difficult transition of neurological diseases. I also very much enjoy working with children and couples and would like to continue this work as well.