A Humanistic Approach to Problematic Online Sexual Behavior.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Thomas, Jill C.
- Source
- Journal of Humanistic Psychology. Jan2016, Vol. 56 Issue 1, p3-33. 31p.
- Subject
- *COMPUTER sex
*SEX on the Internet
*COMPUTER crimes
*INTERNET users
*SEXUAL intercourse
*HUMAN sexuality
- Language
- ISSN
- 0022-1678
Problematic Internet use for sexual activity is often explained by some combination of unique features of the Internet and user characteristics. Disease models of addiction are also often used. Experiential personal construct psychology offers an alternative, humanistic, nondisease diagnostic conceptualization of problematic online sexual activity. A detailed case example demonstrates an experiential personal construct psychology conceptualization. The article concludes with reflective comments provided by the client described in the case example. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]