Bio-Psycho-Spiritual Implications Related To Exhibitionistic Disorder

Bio-Psycho-Social-Spiritual Implications Related to Exhibitionistic Disorder
Biological implications. Just as most psychology modalities have overlap in some way or another, so too do bio-psycho-social-spiritual implications experience the same problem. Many who suffer from sexual disorders such as exhibitionism lack the interpersonal skills and the ability to form healthy relationships, whether they are sexual or nonsexual (Långström, 2009). Would this be considered a social problem because it deals with others besides the self or would it be considered a biological issue due to an individual having never been properly taught how to interact appropriately with others? Or what if they were taught, but just not appropriately? “The apparent

One can only pray that any adolescent who suffers from any type of sexual disorder eventually grows out of it and it is chalked up to mere sexual exploration and experimentation. According to Långström (2009), “Exhibitionism is positively associated with psychological problems, lower satisfaction with life, and greater alcohol and drug use” (p. 318). Furthermore, “Sexual addiction is rooted in shame and out of fear of condemnation, people hide their sexuality and isolate themselves from others” (Edger, 2010, p. 165) which may only exacerbate the problem; consequently, driving the afflicted person further and further away from the help they so desperately

Fowler’s (1981) Stage 3, Synthetic-Conventional faith is an optimum parallel to Erikson’s fifth psychosocial stage Identity versus Role Confusion (p. 113). Conformity would be the best way to characterize this stage as well as the beginning of placing one’s peers or social cliques ahead of the self. However, this is contingent on not only a healthy, adaptive acceptance of this stage’s tenets, but also successful completion of the previous stages. Considering that in Stage 2, Intuitive-Projective faith individuals are psychologically exposed and vulnerable as they continue to grow cognitively, failing to develop the ability to discern good from bad, fact from fiction, and reality from fantasy will produce a distorted lens in which a person will view the world (Fowler, 1981). According to Fowler (1981), it is faith that allows human beings to conceptualize the “ultimate environment,” (p. 24) an alternate world view, forged in the minds of the individual that molds the manner in which he or she comprehends and subsequently lives in the real world. For an adolescent to be involved with exhibitionism to the extent that marked distress is created along with social impairments, it stands to reason that the individual may be “stuck” in his ultimate environment. Most sexual disorders do not have the luxury of being able to be cured and as far as Exhibitionistic Disorder is concerned, it has the highest recidivism rate of all. However, as long as Jesus