1. Men’s Sexuality and Sexual Disorders
Pat Mthimkhulu
Clinical Psychologist
Cell:

2. Scope Human being as a trilogy Defining Sexuality Sex Hormones
Sexual Disorders

3. Trilogy Soul/Spirit Mind Body/Soma
These spheres-function interpedently to maintain equilibrium

4. Defining Sexuality
Sexuality includes our gender identity (the core sense that we are female or male).
Sexuality includes gender role (the idea of how we should behave because we are a female or male).

5. Defining Sexuality Cont…
Sexuality includes our sexual orientation (heterosexual, homosexual, or bisexual).
“Sexuality is expressed in the way we speak, smile, stand, sit, dress, dance, laugh, and cry.”

6. Three Sex Hormones Testosterone, Estrogen, and Progesterone
They are found in everyone but in different proportions and with unique functions.

7. Testosterone-Male Sex Homorne
In males, testosterone is produced in the testicles
It helps build muscle tone,
It increases energy,
It contributes to a healthy libido, and aids in sperm production. Levels decline with age and with high stress in the body.

8. Effects of higher Testosterone in women
It can lead to acne,
unwanted hair on the face and body,
polycystic ovaries with resulting interference of ovulation,
aggression.
Increased sexual drive

9. Estrogen-Female Sex Hormone
In women-It is made in ovaries and adrenal glands
Promotes feminine characteristics/sexuality
Prevents bone loss

10. Effects of higher Estrogen in men
Fatigue
Loss of muscle tone
Weight gain
Decreased libido
Problems with the prostate
Increased risk of heart disease

11. Progesterone It maintains balance between Testosterone and Estrogen
Calms the body and mind
Promotes restful sleep
Protects against breast and uterine cancer

12. Where does sex live in the brain?
"Sex is not between the legs but between the EARS"
Hypothalamus-controls physical arousal-stimulate the release of testosterone
Amygdala-regulates emotions and pleasurable experiences,e.g. Orgasm

13. Types of Sexual Disorders (Paraphilias)
Exhibitionism (urge or behaviour to expose one’s genitalia to unsuspecting person
Fetishism (use of nonsexual/nonliving objects to gain sexual pleasure, e.g. shoes)
Frotteurism (urge of touching/rubbing against a non-consenting person)

14. Types of Paraphilias Cont…
Masochism (urge of wanting to be humiliated or beaten or made to suffer
Sadism (urge involving acts in which pain or humiliation of the victim is sexually exciting
Voyeurism (urge to observe/watch an unsuspecting person who is naked

15. Types of Paraphilias Cont…
Transvestite fetishism (a sexual attraction towards clothing of the opposite gender.
Pedophilia (sexual attraction to prepubescent children

16. Categories of Pedophiles
Exclusive Pedophile-only attracted to children
Nonexclusive Pedophile- attracted to adults and children
Most pedophiles are part of the nonexclusive group

17. Categories of Pedophiles Cont…
Homosexual pedophile-attracted to only male children
-usually prefer boys between 10 & 13 years
Heterosexual pedophile-attracted to only female children
-usually prefer girls between ages of 8 and 10

18. Categories of Pedophiles Cont…
Bisexual pedophile-attracted to both young boys & girls
Incest pedophile-limited to family members
Infantophiles –individuals who interested in children younger than 5 years.
Exhibitionist Pedophile- exposing himself

19. Categories of Pedophiles Cont…
Voyeurist Pedophile-looking at a naked child
Frotteurist Pedophile-rubbing their genitalia against the child
Computer-based pedophile-the stalkers, the cruisers (chatrooms), the masturbators, the networkers/swappers.

20. Gaining access to children
Intentionally place themselves in a position where they can meet children
Look for unsupervised opportunities with children
e.g. babysitting, doing volunteer work, coaching sports, etc.

21. Gaining access to children Cont…
Pedophiles may target certain type of families and children
E.g. lower education, absenteeism from home, divorced parents, emotionally needy or unhappy children.

22. Defense mechanisms used by Pedophiles
Denial- “is it wrong to give a child a hug?”
Minimization- “it only happened once”
Justification- “I am a boy lover, not a child molester”
Fabrication- ‘activities were meant for a research project’.

23. Pedophile’s personality traits
Pedophiles generally experience
- feelings of inferiority
- isolation or loneliness
- low self-esteem, shy and introverted
- internal dysphoria
- emotional immaturity
- poor interpersonal interaction skills
- elevated anger or hostility N

24. Treatment Medication- to lower sexual drive
Medication doesn’t decrease psychological sexual fantasies.
Psychotherapy- prognosis is very poor
Most pedophiles end up in jail

25. The role of YMG Spread community-based awareness
Break the silence- start the conversations
Conduct rallies and workshops
Preaching- must be young in mind and contemporary
Focus on our mission imperatives especially Evangelism, Justice and Human development/empowerment.

26. Thank you