Sexuality At Different Life Stages

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Sexuality at Different Life Stages Kevin Scott PSY/265 2-12-12 Pamela Reeves Sexuality at Different Life Stages In Anna’s case, her mother has every right to be concern about Anna’s involvement with her boyfriend and the pressure he is putting on Anna. I believe that her sexual decision making should be made for the right reasons. Not based on what her boyfriend may think of her or what she thinks he feels for her. If he truly loved her, he would take her feelings and parent’s feelings into consideration and stop pressuring her. Make sure she is comfortable with the idea of having sex and respect her decision whatever it may be. After she makes her decision, he should not only respect it but if it is not what he expects, not make her feel guilty about the decision. As for her mother, she should trust her daughter enough to know that she will make the right decision and let no one pressure her into doing anything. Perhaps sitting down with her daughter to have a discussion about the situation and give her space to make up her own mind. Mom has to understand that her daughter is growing up from being a child to a young lady and have some respect for her. In the case of Tom and Susan, there could be a number of things that may cause this type of reaction. Although, Susan’s sexual activity has been renewed like most women at this age. Tom is concern that he too old to perform and satisfy his wife as he should. This could be caused by a many different things. He could be depressed about what he thinks his performance would be if he tried. Then it could clearly be a medical issue going on that he is unaware of. If these things are the problems, they can be corrected in most cases. Having these dysfunctions can be very frustrating, upsetting, and embarrassing for most men and women. They would not feel comfortable in communicating about their problem because they
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