Female sex addiction on rise?
Vancouver Sun
Little is known about the prevalence of sexual addiction in women, but psychologists say the phenomenon is real and only now getting the attention given men with sexual addiction. "We're seeing women get-ting into pornography in a way we've never seen ...According to the American Society of Addiction Medicine, all addictions are fundamentally diseases of the brain. In a newly released definition of addiction, the society says addiction results from dysfunctional circuits in specific brain regions controlling reward, motivation and memory. Addiction is defined by cravings - an increased "hunger" for drugs or rewarding experiences - and an inability to stop the behaviour despite devastating consequences. In a 2006 article on sex addiction, Carnes described how women were taking on more "male" type behaviours, including "a new level of aggressiveness in approaching prospective sex partners. . . . "
Vancouver Sun
Little is known about the prevalence of sexual addiction in women, but psychologists say the phenomenon is real and only now getting the attention given men with sexual addiction. "We're seeing women get-ting into pornography in a way we've never seen ...According to the American Society of Addiction Medicine, all addictions are fundamentally diseases of the brain. In a newly released definition of addiction, the society says addiction results from dysfunctional circuits in specific brain regions controlling reward, motivation and memory. Addiction is defined by cravings - an increased "hunger" for drugs or rewarding experiences - and an inability to stop the behaviour despite devastating consequences. In a 2006 article on sex addiction, Carnes described how women were taking on more "male" type behaviours, including "a new level of aggressiveness in approaching prospective sex partners. . . . "
Sexual addiction among women real and growing: Psychologists
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