A comment on the homosexual role

Following deep relaxation, 100 college females listened to erotic guided imagery consisting of (1) sexual invitation, (2) coital contact, and (3) reflection sequences, and responded after each sequence to three measures of subjective sexual arousal and one measure of 10 discrete emotions. The sexual invitation and coital contact sequences contained 24 interspersed cues that portrayed either a casual or a committed interpersonal context. Subjects were partitioned at their respective medians on measures of sex guilt and sex history with loved and with unloved partners. Three mixed 2 (casual, committed) × 2 (median split) × 3 (sequences) MANOVAs analyzed the 13 dependent variables. The hypothesized importance of a committed context on females' subjective sexual arousal and emotional reactions received almost no support. Imagining casual sex may, however, produce more guilty emotion than imagining committed sex. As hypothesized, higher sex guilt was associated with attenuated sexual arousal and reduced enjoyment and increased frequencies and/or intensities of guilt, shame, distress, fear, surprise, disgust, anger, and contempt in response to the erotic guided imagery. Women with a history of more involved sex experience reacted to the guided imagery with less frequent and/or intense surprise, fear, guilt, shame, disgust, and contempt than less sexually experienced women. The discussion included designs of several additional studies using the promising technique of guided imagery to answer experimentally remaining questions about the place of casual sex in females' erotic response and in personalities disposed to sex guilt.     

A theoretical perspective on “fear” as an organizational motivator for initiating public relations activities

This exploratory study identifies the correlation between perceived fear and the public relations activities of an organization. A survey of forty public relations professionals in Florida confirms that fear is a critical causal factor that motivates an organization to initiate or undertake public relations activities. The effect of fear on the public relations activities of an organization differed by public relations area. In addition, there was a gap between perception and actual public relations activities. Crisis and issues management were the areas most affected by perception, but in application media relations was the most practiced.     

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Book reviewed in this article: The Many‐Sided Triangle: Adoption in Australia. Audrey Marshall and Margaret McDonald Creating Resilient Families, A Resource Kit for Schools and Counsellors. Andrew Fuller Family Therapy: A Constructive Framework. Roger Lowe To the Heart of the Matter: Brief Therapies. Bert Hellinger Brief Therapy: Lasting Impression. Jeffrey Zeig (Ed.) ‘It is a New Kind of Diaspora’: Explorations in the Sociopolitical and Cultural Context of Psychoanalysis. Riccardo Steiner Tradition, Change and Creativity: Repercussions of the New Diaspora on Aspects of British Psychoanalysis. Riccardo Steiner Invisible Men: Engaging and Inspiring Men in Therapy. D. Grove (with R. Burnaugh) Feminist Perspectives in Medical Family Therapy. Edited by Anne M. Prouty Lyness (Ed.)     

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Book reviewed in this article: The Pragmatics of Therapeutic Practice Paul Gibney Family Involvement in Treating Schizophrenia, Models, Essential Skills and Process Multi‐Family Groups in the Treatment of Severe Psychiatric Disorders. William McFarlane Clinical Issues with Interracial Couples: Theories and Research. Volker Thomas, Terri A. Karis, Joseph L.Wetchler, (Eds) Becoming Dragon. Frances E. Steinberg and Richard G. Whiteside Treatment Manual for Anorexia Nervosa: A Family‐Based Approach. James Lock, Daniel le Grange, W. Stewart Agras, Christopher Dare     

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Book reviewed in this article: A Different Story: The Rise of Narrative in Psychotherapy C. C. Beels Angels with Attitude; 48 full colour cards. $49.50 (incl. GST). Shadows: Seeing the Darkness, Looking for Light The Therapist's Notebook for Families. Solution‐Oriented Exercises for Working with Parents, Children and Adolescents; Bob Bertolino and Gary Schultheis     

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Book reviewed in this article: Narrative Therapy: An Introduction for Counsellors Martin Payne Family Therapy: The Field's Past, Present and Possible Futures Volume 1 Case Studies in Couple and Family Therapy: Systemic and Cognitive Perspectives Dattilio, F. M. (Ed.) Child‐Focused Practice: A Collaborative Systemic Approach Jim Wilson BabyTalk: The Pioneering Book that will Change Childcare Forever Sally Ward 201 Questions to Ask Your Kids Pepper Schwartz Teen Pregnancy and Parenting — Social and Ethical Issues James Wong and David Checkland (Eds) The Fundamentals of Family Mediation J. M. Haynes and S. Charlesworth Family Group Conferences in Child Welfare Peter Marsh and Gill Crow Single Session Family Staging: Breaking Family Spells E. Zawidowski     

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Book reviewed in this article: Physical Holding in Psychotherapy. Michelle Webster An Introduction to Family Therapy: Systemic Theory and Practice. 2nd edn. R. Dallos & R. Draper Help Your Teenager Beat an Eating Disorder. James Lock, Daniel le Grange     

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Book reviewed in this article: Good Question: Solution Oriented Counselling. Devised by David Axten, Glen Guy and Roger Lowe The Marlborough Family Therapy Basics. Cooklin, N. Dawson, B. McHugh and M. Oakley Education and Training in Solution‐Focused Therapy. Thorana S, Nelson (Ed.) Journal of GLBT Family Studies: Innovations in Theory, Research and Practice. Harrington Park Press, an imprint of The Haworth Press, Inc. Editor Jerry Bigner Women Who Perpetrate Relationship Violence: Moving Beyond Political Correctness. Frederick P. Buttell and Michelle Mohr Carney (Eds)     

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Book reviewed in this article: Family Therapy beyond Postmodernism Carmel Flaskas Fatherhood for Gay Men: An Emotional and Practical Guide to Becoming a Gay Dad Kevin McGarry Challenging Oppression: A Critical Social Work Approach Bob Mullaly The Black Grapevine — Aboriginal Activism and the Stolen Generations Linda Briskman Angry Young Men: How Parents, Teachers, and Counselors can Help ‘Bad Boys’ become Good Men Aaron Kipnis Family Empowerment Intervention: An Innovative Service for High‐Risk Youths and Their Families Richard Dembo and James Schmeidler Try and Make Me! Simple Strategies that Turn off the Tantrums and Create Cooperation Ray Levy & Bill O'Hanlon, with Tyler Norris Goode Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy in the Kleinian Tradition edited by Stanley Ruszcynki and Sue Johnson Psychic Hooks and Bolts: Psychoanalytic Work with Children under Five and their Families Maria Emilia Pozzi The Importance of Sibling Relationships in Psychoanalysis Prophecy Coles Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy in the Independent Tradition Sue Johnson and Stanley Ruszcynski (Eds) Reverie and Interpretation, Sensing Something Human Thomas Ogden Tales of Solutions: A Collection of Hope‐Inspiring Stories Insoo Kim Berg and Yvonne Dolan The Harveys and Other Stories: Invitations to Curiosity. Jennifer Lehmann     

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Book reviewed in this article: Family Focused Grief Therapy David W. Kissane, Sidney Bloch Trauma and Juvenile Delinquency: Theory, Research and Interventions Greenwald, R. (Ed.) The Body Remembers: The Psychophysiology of Trauma and Trauma Treatment By Babette Rothschild Changing Directives: The Strategic Therapy of Jay Haley J. K Zeig (Ed.)     

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Book reviewed in this article: The Heroic Client: Doing Client‐Directed, Outcome‐Informed Therapy: B. L. Duncan and S. D. Miller Don't Let Her See Me Cry: A Mother's Story: H. Barnacle The Adolescent Psyche: Jungian and Winnocottian Perspectives: Richard Frankel Behaviour Exchange Systems Training: A Program for Parents Stressed by Adolescent Substance Abuse: A. Blyth, J. Bamberg, J. Toumbourou Feminine Sensuality: Alcira Mariam Alizade Family Therapy Concepts, Process and Practice: Alan Carr Stepfamilies: History, Research, and Policy: Irene Levin and Marvin B. Sussman (Eds) André Green at the Squiggle Foundation: Jan Abram (Ed.) Hand Me Down Blues: How to Stop Depression from Spreading in Families: M.D. Yapko Tales from Family Therapy: Life Changing Clinical Experiences: Frank N. Thomas and Thorana S. Nelson (Eds).     

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Book reviewed in this article: From Tragedy to Challenge: The Impact of Disabilities on Families Mei Shackleton Working with Children and Parents through Separation and Divorce: The Changing Lives of Children; Emilia Dowling and Gill Gorell Barnes Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy of the Severely Disturbed Adolescent; D. Anastasopoulos, E. Laylou‐Lignos and M. Waddell (Eds). Girl X Recreated: Hopes and Dreams of Young People; Leeanne Rowe (Ed.)