GE CLST M72B Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Democracy, Egosyntonic And Egodystonic, Culture War
16 Mar 2017
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A movement that believes that homosexuality can be overcome and that sexual orientation can be changed. Accomplished through prayer, counseling, and reparative therapy . Typically led and promoted by evangelical and fundamentalist christians. Narth- national association for research and therapy of homosexuality. Founded in 1992 as a non-profit, educational organization dedicated to affirming a complementary male-female model of gender and sexuality. Largest christian referral and information network dealing with homosexual issues around the world . Controversy has swarmed organizations as many leaders have become ex-gays or. Homosexual anonymous- christian fellowship of men and women who have chosen to help each other live free from homosexuality . 1905: freud"s three essays on sexuality opposes degeneracy theory. Developmental arrest - not quite an illness, but not quite normal. Rado 1940- homosexuality represents avoidant anxiety of the other sex. Bieber 1962- pathological family constellations cause homosexuality. Dsm (diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders) A manual to help communicate between researchers and clinicians.
