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Is Sex an Addiction?By: Kelly DawaldMinnesota State University MoorheadBrief Overview?Addiction?Sex Addiction?Two Sides of Debate?Evaluation of Sides?ConclusionWhat is Addiction??Definition of addiction according to the DSM-III-R (Goodman, 1990)–Powerlessness & Unmanageability?Webster’s Definition of addiction (2006)–Psychological or physiological dependence on anything; pulsion. ?Permanent Disorder of the Brain (Psychology Today, 2004)What is Sex Addiction??Sexual activity that goes beyond normal practices to point of losing control(Ewald, 2003)?Consequences?Addicted to neuro-chemical changesSexual Addiction?15 million people affected in .(Carnes)?Characteristics of sex addiction()–Sex is shameful–Sex is a secret (. Pastors)–Sexual behavior is abusive ?Stems from an unhealthy childhood(Ewald, 2003)Sexual Addiction (Cont’d)?Narcissistic Personality(Birchard, 2004)–Carried into adulthood–Try to find ways to reduce pain, may turn into an addiction?Why addicted to sex?–upation with sex–Prevalence of sex in childhoodSexual Addiction (Cont’d)?Narcissistic Personality Disorder(DSM-IV-TR)–Need for admiration–Fantasies–Interpersonally exploitative –Arrogant behaviorsAddiction Cycle?Four Stage Cycle(Hall, 2006)–upation Stage–Ritualization Stage–Engaging in Sexual Act–Despair–Repeat…Media and the ?Sex is everywhere(Longo-Disse, 2006)?Sex sells!?Accessibility to sex on – million porn sites, 12% of all websites(Hall, 2006)“Virtual Cheating”(Daneback et al., 2006) DSM-IV-TR Dependence?Criteria for dependence(Hagedorn & Juhnke, 2005)–Certain drugs listed don’t have any physiological dependence–3 of 7 criteria has to be met–Tolerance and withdrawal not essential