Analyzing Case Study

Case Study 4: Joanne, age 32, is involved with the first man that really counts in her life. As the couple has become more intimate, Joanne has started to have flashbacks about an uncle who touched her sexually when she was only eight years old. She is distressed to find out that she is shutting down feelings about her boyfriend and distancing herself from him. Although she has been sexual with other men, she says she can’t stand to let herself be sexual with someone she loves and trusts. She startles easily and reports a general increase in anxiety. She is very angry that she has to deal with the feelings about the incidents with her uncle that happened so long ago. She says that she thought she had gotten beyond all that.

I believe that Joanne is suffering from sexual aversion disorder because there's a disturbance that often causes her distress -- being sexual with her boyfriend. This began as a result of a psychological factor in her childhood, being sexually touched by her uncle. An effective way to treat Joanne's problem is to discuss her problem with a professional psychologist. Psychological treatment influencing the ideas and emotions of sexual contact should be used to gradually ease the problem. Because she experienced a traumatizing problem, the first thing she needs to do is discuss it with someone. By talking to someone about what she experienced in the past, her feelings of distress and anxiety will begin to decrease. These can also continue to be reduced using relaxation exercises and slowly accepting and dealing with the causes of the problem. Relation therapy could also be used between her and her boyfriend to renew intimacy and love in their relationship.


http://allpsych.com/disorders/sexual/sexualaversion.html

http://web4health.info/en/answers/sex-dislike-treat.htm

Birtney Spear's Bulimia Disorder

Britney Spears was a famous celebrity pop star many years ago. Being famous and a great singer, many young girls grew up listening to her music and viewing her as a role model. We all grew up believing that Britney Spears was a very succesful teen pop sensation, but no one knew she was suffering from bulimia ever since she was 16. This only began as result of low self-esteem and her urge to continue to look thin. A few years later, the divorce with Kevin Federline also caused Spears to go into rehab for alcohol abuse. During this time, she continued making herself vomit after binge eating in the rehab center. She also suffered from a bipolar disorder, being treated with bipolar pills; however, the pills never stayed in her system because she kept throwing up.

Growing up as a popstar, Britney's bulimia often interrupted her performances on stage. After having her two children, many people continued to call her "fat", leading to the continuation of bulimia in hope to appear thin. This long-term struggle with bulimia caused her to suffer from other various disorders -- including bipolar disorder and her alcohol-abuse. These all contributed to the short break from singing on performing on stage. Because she constantly vomited up her food, the energy her body needed to properly function were missing. This often led to dehydration and hypokalemia which did not contribute to her success in music and hectic, energetic performances on stage. After nine years, Britney Spears is finally being treated for this disorder, and hopefully this will result in the continuation of her music career.


I believe that bulimia isn't touched on as much as several other psychological disorders. This is because not many people know when someone is suffering from bulimia. Bulimia can actually lead to cardiac arrest and death if it isn't dealt with. I think that our society needs to focus more of their attention on this disorder.


http://caringonline.com/eatdis/celebrities_b.html#Britney

http://www.nationalledger.com/cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi?archive=10&num=11977