Conceptual review uncovers the developmental roots of sexual compulsion in individuals with attachment trauma, highlighting targeted psychotherapies for emotional recovery.
Sexual compulsion is the end point of a series of developmental events that begin in early attachment difficulties with caretakers, subsequent overwhelming experiences the child is unable to assimilate, affect dysregulation, and impaired self-development and gender-related behavior, all which is then activated. This article will review the developmental psych op athology of sexual compulsive behavior, with suggestions for psychotherapeutic amelioration.
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