Libido, Psychic Eugenics and Abnormality

Prozac and libido?

Prozac can affect each person's libido differently, ranging from significant and noticeable change to no change at all. However the general trend is that rather than sparking spontaneous sexual escapades, Prozac has been associated with a decreased libido, difficulty in reaching orgasm, and for some men, difficulty maintaining erections. Between feast and famine, the leaning would be toward fam...

Libido and PTSD.

The most frequent PTSD treatment is group therapy. Experiences gained from this kind of work warn us of big difficulties, especially if psychotherapist is an analytically oriented person. He has to do with non-presence of insight. These groups are dominated by projection and catharsis, which is often a source of secondary traumas. However, patients are fond of these group sessions. In the dynam...

Libido and Delusion

Psychic reality and psychic change: a therapeutic journey.

The subject of this study is the mind and behavior of a man, portrayed as a blind photographer in his characterization in the Australian film, "Proof". The hero, Martin, in the Australian movie Proof, paradoxically is searching for proof that his mother lied to him a belief that he is compelled to hold on to and

Eugenics and modern biology: critiques of eugenics, 1910-1945.

Eugenics in most western countries in the first four decades of the 20th century was based on the idea that genes control most human phenotypic traits, everything from physical features such as polydactyly and eye colour to physiological conditions such as the A-B-O blood groups to mental and personality traits such as "feeblemindedness," alcoholism and pauperism. In assessing the development o...