Sexuality after a Person has a Brain Injury

Sexuality after a Person has a Brain Injury

David Strauss, Ph.D.
Corrects myths about sexuality among adults with disabilities and brain injuries. Gives strategies for families and caregivers on how to respond to sexual behaviors, disinhibition and changes in judgment and social skills.
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Explains how changes in inhibition, communication, physical abilities and cognition after brain injury can affect sexuality. Helps families and caregivers know how to discourage inappropriate sexual behaviors and gives practical strategies for caregivers on changing sexual behaviors. Describes how to teach sexual skills and train staff about sexuality.

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Item SEX
Pages 8
Year

2006, second edition

Authors

David Strauss, Ph.D.

Dr. Strauss is Clinical Research and Education Officer/Founding, ReMed. Dr. Strauss, now deceased, once stated, "All professionals who practice rehabilitation should spend time with survivors in the community. This means going out to eat, visiting where they live, checking out their place of employment, or exercising with them. I am constantly amazed at how many professionals have not practical knowledge of how a brain injury affects someone's day to day life."

Contents

This tip card helps clinicians, therapists, and caregivers...

  • correct myths about sexuality
  • identify changes affecting sexuality
  • deal with sexual behaviors
  • design a training program

Myths and Facts

Changes Affecting Sexuality

  • Disinhibition
  • Expressive and receptive communication problems
  • Physical changes
  • Cognitive changes

Educating Staff

Strategies for Responding

Teach Sexual Skills

Curriculum

Conclusion

References

Excerpts

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Myths and Facts

The most common age of brain injury is 15 to 25. Males are injured almost twice as often as females. This is the age when sexual awareness, exploration and experimentation are natural among adolescents and young adults. Understanding sexuality and learning sexual skills can be more difficult for the individual with a brain injury because of physical, cognitive and communication changes.

Misunderstandings about sexuality among persons with disabilities make this process even more complex.

Myth... Sexual expression is deviant.

Fact... Sexual expression is a natural and critical element of human life.

Myth... People with cognitive and intellectual disabilities have no rights to sexual expression.

Fact... Denying sexuality is to deny a basic human right.

Myth... People with disabilities have no interest in sex.

Fact... People with disabilities are sexual.

Myth... Sex education can be dangerous, especially if you are disabled.

Fact... Learning about sex and sexuality improves one’s self-image and avoids a lot of embarrassment during adolescence and young adulthood.

Myth... Some medications can cure most causes of sexual dysfunction.

Fact... Medications for treating depression, cognition and anxiety often cause sexual dysfunction. Ask a doctor about sexual side effects of prescribed medications.

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