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  Interpersonal relationship - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Casual relationships, relationships extending beyond one night stands that exclusively consist of sexual behavior, the participants of which may be known as fuck buddies or friends with benefits when limited to considering sexual intercourse or sexual partners in a wider sense.
Sexual relations between two friends may alter that relationship by either "taking it to the next level" or severing it if the sexual relationship ends.
Sexual partners may also be friends: the sexual relationship may either enhance or depreciate the friendship.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Personal_relationship   (1095 words)

  
 Intimate relationship - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
An intimate relationship is a interpersonal relationship where there is a great deal of physical or emotional intimacy.
Love is an important factor in intimate relationships.
In China, there is a type of romantic love called gan qing, which reflects the tenor of a social relationship between two people or two organizations.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sexual_relationship   (226 words)

  
 AAOS On-Line Service Opinion on Ethics and Professionalism - Sexual Misconduct in the Physician-Patient Relationship   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Therefore, before initiating a dating, romantic, or sexual relationship with a patient, a physician's minimum duty is to properly terminate his or her professional relationship with the patient.
Sexual contact between a physician and a patient with whom professional relations have been terminated would be unethical if the sexual contact occurred as a result of the use or exploitation of trust, knowledge, influence or emotions derived from the former professional relationship.
Sexual misconduct is unlikely to be brought to the attention of the proper authorities by a patient because of the feelings of shame, humiliation, degradation, and self-blame.
www.aaos.org /wordhtml/papers/ethics/1208eth.htm   (1681 words)

  
 Sexual Relationship Scale
Sexual relationships may also be viewed from a communal perspective which emphasizes caring and concern for a partner's sexual needs and preferences, or else from an exchange perspective which emphasizes a quid pro quo approach to sexual relations.
The Sexual Relationship Scale (SRS; Hughes and Snell, 1990) is an objective self-report instrument that was designed to measure communal and exchange approaches to sexual relationships.
The sexual communion subscale was significantly and positively correlated with the Communal Orientation scale for females and for the subjects as a whole; significant and positive correlations were also found between the sexual exchange orientation subscale and scores on the Exchange Orientation scale for males, females, and both together.
www4.semo.edu /snell/scales/SRS.htm   (1670 words)

  
  The possible relationship between sexual abuse and the development of an eating disorder has gained attention over ...
To compare rates of sexual traumata among eating disordered women to those among women with other psychiatric disturbances (eating disorders excluded), a group of 21 women in hospital inpatient or outpatient treatments was formed, all within the age range of the eating disordered subjects who were not actively psychotic or heavily medicated.
Finally, the authors concluded that sexual abuse and incest should not be viewed as variables causing the development of eating disorders, but may be markers of other family and developmental features which may have pathogenic effects on children which, in turn, may lead to the development of eating disorder symptoms.
Once again, sexual abuse should be considered as one of many possible triggers for the development of an eating disorder, with the context of the abuse likely playing a role in determining whether or not an eating disorder develops.
www.vanderbilt.edu /AnS/psychology/health_psychology/PSY297.html   (2959 words)

  
 Sexual Assault/Relationship Violence
Sexual assault and relationship violence are prohibited at the University of Minnesota.
Sexual assault and relationship violence, including threats of sexual assault and related relationship violence, are attacks not only on a person's body, but also on the person's dignity, and are not tolerated.
Relationship violence means causing physical harm or abuse, and threats of physical harm or abuse, arising out of a personal, intimate relationship.
www.fpd.finop.umn.edu /groups/ppd/documents/policy/Sexual_Assault_Pol.cfm   (913 words)

  
 Consensual relationship policy
The University of Nevada, Reno prohibits romantic or sexual relationships only in circumstances in which one of the individuals is in a position of direct professional power over the other.
Faculty, staff, and administrators should be aware of the possibility that an apparent consensual relationship with a student or a supervisee may be interpreted, either at the same time or at a later date, as non-consensual and, therefore, sexual harassment.
Faculty and students or supervisors and supervisees entering into a romantic or sexual relationship where no professional power differential exists should be aware that power differentials may change, and should avoid situations that may become exploitative.
www.unr.edu /vpaf/hr/policies/Consensualrelationshippolicy.html   (379 words)

  
 Relationship   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Although the literature is scant on the association between a genital image and sexuality, the relationship between body image and sexuality is well documented and can be used as additional support for the fact that perceptions and experiences about one’s physical self play a significant role in one’s sexual life.
While it is impossible to generalize any sort of causal relationship, it may be that a positive genital image may have a protective effect against the impact of sexual dysfunction in a woman’s life, enabling her to experience less depression and sexual distress despite the presence of dysfunction.
As well, the absence of an association with relationship health is interesting and may reflect the intensely personal nature of a woman’s feelings about her genitals – feelings in which an intimate partner may play a surprisingly minimal role.
www.newshe.com /archives/fsff2001/Genital_Image.htm   (1745 words)

  
 Sexual Disorders
Sexual dysfunctions are disorders related to a particular phase of the sexual response cycle.
Female sexual arousal disorder is described as the inability of a woman to complete sexual activity with adequate lubrication.
When minimal sexual stimulation causes orgasm and ejaculation on a persistent basis for the male, he is said to have premature ejaculation.
www.athealth.com /Consumer/disorders/Sexual.html   (636 words)

  
 Christians And The Sexual Relationship :: JustChristians.com
The sexual relationship in marriage is celebrated and praised throughout the Bible.
The physical relationship of sex would certainly be part of that, but that was not all she was made for or all that marriage was made for.
In fact, when the sexual relationship is allowed to overtake every other function and purpose for marriage, it rapidly loses its meaning and beauty.
www.justchristians.com /abundantLife/071998/4.html   (1490 words)

  
 SEXUAL - Definition
[adj] involved in a sexual relationship; "the intimate (or sexual) relations between husband and wife"; "she had been intimate with many men"
{Sexual dimorphism} (Biol.), the condition of having one of the sexes existing in two forms, or varieties, differing in color, size, etc., as in many species of butterflies which have two kinds of females.
{Sexual method} (Bot.), a method of classification proposed by Linn[ae]us, founded mainly on difference in number and position of the stamens and pistils of plants.
www.hyperdictionary.com /dictionary/sexual   (167 words)

  
 Sex Roles: A Journal of Research: Measuring Sexual Relationship Power in HIV/STD Research
A fear of relationship conflict or potential violence has also been reported by women were they to initiate condom discussions with their male partners (Fullilove, Fullilove, Haynes, & Gross, 1990).
Relationship power is expressed via decision-making dominance, the ability to engage in behaviors against a partner's wishes, or the ability to control a partner's actions.
Greater power is held by the member of the couple who maintains control over decision-making in the relationship, has control over both their own and their partner's actio ns, is less dependent on the relationship, possesses more resources, and is perceived to have alternatives to the current relationship.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m2294/is_2000_April/ai_65576714   (1212 words)

  
 Teacher Student Sexual Relationship
Sexual harassment in the nation's schools has become a matter of increasing urgency to educators.
Therefore, no teacher shall have a sexual relationship with a student over whom he or she has...
The relationship between teacher and student is central to the academic...
www.which-tarot.com /153/teacher-student-sexual-relationship.html   (993 words)

  
 FamilyLife: Articles - How do men and women differ in their view of the sexual relationship
Once sexual release is in the forefront of his mind, it becomes dominant in his focus.
One result of this powerful sexual release is a sense of closeness that a husband feels toward his wife.
This attitude communicates rejection to a man. To ignore his sexual needs, to resist his initiation of sex, or merely to tolerate his advances is to tear at the heart of his self-esteem.
www.familylife.com /articles/article_detail.asp?id=435&page=1&keywords=   (974 words)

  
 Engaging in a sexual relationship with a former client   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The College alleged that the member committed acts of professional misconduct by engaging in a sexual, intimate and/or nontherapeutic relationship with the client or former client, and by abusing the client physically, emotionally and/or sexually.
The member admitted to engaging in a sexual, intimate or non-therapeutic relationship with the client, and the College and the member submitted a written statement to the Panel of the Discipline Committee in which they agreed to the facts summarized under the heading below.
The member submitted that there was no nurse-client relationship at the time that he and the client engaged in a sexual relationship because the client had been discharged from the in-patient unit.
www.cno.org /pubs/mag/2004/12Dec/sec/decisions/kaspeowski.htm   (663 words)

  
 A Routledge Title: Sexual and Relationship Therapy
Sexual and Relationship Therapy is a leading independent journal in its field, well established and internationally recognized.
Sexual and Relationship Therapy is edited by a respected international team and publishes contributions from around the world.
Sexual and Relationship Therapy is the official journal of the British Association for Sexual and Relationship Therapy.
www.tandf.co.uk /journals/titles/14681994.asp   (301 words)

  
 Spicing up your sexual relationship, sex education at Love-Sessions.com
It is quite common for the sexual relationship between couples, especially married ones, to lose routine and the excitement felt in the beginning.
Though there are several reasons of why your sexual relationship has changed for the less active and exciting, it usually has nothing to do with your love for one another (depending on the situation).
You can have the sexual relationship you and your partner have always dreamed of and more, with the effort, care, patience and expert advice that your marriage deserves.
www.love-sessions.com /spicing_up_sex.htm   (654 words)

  
 The Relationship between Sexual Assertiveness and Suppression of Risk-Related Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Different studies have shown that women involved in a romantic relationship are unlikely to use both condoms and the oral contraceptive pill with their sexual partner.
In order to understand why university women in romantic relationships show decreased condom use or underestimate the risk of catching an STD from their partner, it is important to identify personal characteristics that may lead to riskier sexual practices among these women.
In order to examine the possible relationship between sexual assertiveness and suppression, a questionnaire survey was administered to a sample of female undergraduates who were currently involved in a romantic relationship (n=74).
www.psych.mcgill.ca /perpg/stds/posters/poster05.html   (322 words)

  
 Extra Credit — Sexual Relationship Assessment Exercise
You will need to rely on your past sexual experience or what you think a sexual relationship is about.
This exercise is meant to help you to understand your sexual relationship strengths and potential areas for growth.
The focus of the experience is on your sexual relationship, not on all aspects of your relationship.
www.uky.edu /HES/gwbrock/fam253dl/extcred.htm   (1154 words)

  
 MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Inhibited sexual desire
ISD may also be associated with a very restrictive upbringing concerning sex, negative attitudes toward sex, or negative or traumatic sexual experiences (such as rape, incest, or sexual abuse).
For example, the woman who is unable to have orgasm or has pain with intercourse, or the man who has erection problems (impotence) or retarded ejaculation, may lose interest in sex because it is commonly associated with failure or is not very pleasurable.
Low sexual desire, however, may be a barometer of the emotional health of the relationship.
www.nlm.nih.gov /medlineplus/ency/article/001952.htm   (1125 words)

  
 CNN.com - Teacher charged with sexual relationship with 11-year-old - Jan. 8, 2004
A 49-year-old music teacher has been charged with having a sexual relationship with a boy she first seduced when he was 11 years old, authorities said.
Flannigan had developed a close relationship with the boy and his family after he took her music class, inviting him and two younger brothers to sleep over at her Boca Raton home.
DCF and police concluded there was no indication of sexual abuse or inappropriate touching and closed that case after the boy said he had "tap kissed" Flannigan but had not felt uncomfortable, the report said.
cnn.com /2004/LAW/01/08/teacher.charged.ap   (334 words)

  
 Sexual Relationship Knowledge Document   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Here is version 6.2 of the Sexual Relationship Knowledge Document.I've decided to give each of the sections version numbers.
The ultimate purpose of this document is an attempt to test for sexual readiness directly instead of assuming that one is or isn't sexually ready based on one's age.
All I'm asking for is that we agree to a set of ethics for sexual conduct, some knowledge about relationships and sexual relationships and work on sorting out what is truly abuse and what isn't.
www.glgarden.org /srkd   (190 words)

  
 sciforums.com - Can you have a lasting, sustained relationship without sexual attraction?
If you mean relationship as a Boyfriend/grilfriend thing then well i doubt that it is. I Guess long distance relationships count but then those aren't so successful.
I'm not saying sex is the whole point of a relationship, but it is an important part for obvious reasons.
Does pleasure of a orgasm surpass all that is important in a relationship or does behavior like that takes us down to our simplest nature; to spread seed and reproduce in this complex world where it would seem a good relationship requires many fundamental factors but in reality only one matters..
www.sciforums.com /showthread.php?t=25897   (1064 words)

  
 Ofer Zur, Ph.D., Going too far in the right direction: Reflections on the mythic ban of dual relationships
Besides having sex with a client, other examples of dual relationships are: seeing a student also in therapy, employing or having any other business relationship with a client, belonging to the same church as a client, or having lunch with a client.
Professional organizations, consumer protection agencies, and legislators, use the therapist-client prohibition of sexual relationship and the concern with exploitation as the basis for all their protective policies and guidelines.
This is a fair reflection of the general consensus, which does not much differentiation between sexual and non-sexual dual relationships and believes that non-sexual dual relationships inevitably lead to sexual dual relationships and ensuing harm.
www.drozur.com /toofar.html   (1059 words)

  
 Marriage Relationship
Relationship in marriage has the potential of complementing individual happiness and well-being, but it cannot be the primary source.
Sexual relationship and other aspects of marital life are interrelated, meaning that conflict or intense concern over money, for example, can detract from sexual interest.
Couples who take the time and effort to educate themselves about quality relationships and who practice effective communication skills in their interactions with each other have a greater likelihood of experiencing a satisfying, fulfilling relationship together for many years.
www.ces.ncsu.edu /depts/fcs/pub/marriage.html   (2279 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Books: Resurrecting Sex : Resolving Sexual Problems and Rejuvenating Your Relationship   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
In a straightforward and comforting tone, Schnarch emphasizes the emotional aspect of sexual problems (even when there is an underlying physiological cause) and guides couples through the often difficult changes they have to make in their relationship in and out of bed.
His approach teaches the effective use of anxiety in relationships and sexual change, plus "holding onto yourself" being honest about yourself and your values, confronting yourself, and doing what you think is right when a relationship is troubled.
For readers are inevitably encouraged not only to take more responsibility for what may not be working in their relationship (both in and outside the bedroom), but also to go out on a "relational limb" and be with their spouse in a way that requires considerable emotional courage and self-regulation.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/006019359X?v=glance   (2132 words)

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