Biopsychosocial Model Essay
The biopsychosocial model is a general model or approach stating that biological, psychological and social factors, all play a significant role in human functioning in the context of disease or illness. It posits that, health and well being is best understood in terms of a combination of all three factors. When we talk about biopsychosocial well being, the concept of sex or sexual behavior cannot be ignored because it is influenced by biological, psychological and social factors. Days of conventional, procreative sex are long gone. These days, individuals (victims of abnormal sexual behavior by partners or predators) are gravely affected, mentally, physically and emotionally by said sexual behavior which may be unconventional, violent and dangerous.
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Sexually violent men have been shown to be more likely to consider victims responsible for the rape, based on the way victims behave in public, for example, the way they dress, the extent to which they are uninhibited in public and sometimes, even the social stature of the victim. More often than not, sexual perpetrators are threatened by the power that a woman holds in society and takes advantage of the only violent way he can contain her. Such men may also misread cues given out by women in social situations and may lack the inhibitions that act to suppress associations between sex and aggression. They may have coercive sexual fantasies, and overall are more hostile towards women. In addition to these factors, sexually violent men are believed to differ from other men in terms of impulsivity and antisocial tendencies. They also tend to have an exaggerated sense of masculinity, although popular literature and media now portray these men as individuals who overcompensate for questionable ability to perform during intercourse. Sexual violence is also associated with a preference for impersonal sexual relationships i.e. the “no strings attached” phenomenon as opposed to emotional bonding, being sexually promiscuous and with the inclination to assert personal interests at the expense of others. The effects and aftermath of rape on a victim either male or female can include very similar physical and psychological trauma, although rapes or sodomy on males can prove to be intensely scarring, as it may question their
Sexually violent men have been shown to be more likely to consider victims responsible for the rape, based on the way victims behave in public, for example, the way they dress, the extent to which they are uninhibited in public and sometimes, even the social stature of the victim. More often than not, sexual perpetrators are threatened by the power that a woman holds in society and takes advantage of the only violent way he can contain her. Such men may also misread cues given out by women in social situations and may lack the inhibitions that act to suppress associations between sex and aggression. They may have coercive sexual fantasies, and overall are more hostile towards women. In addition to these factors, sexually violent men are believed to differ from other men in terms of impulsivity and antisocial tendencies. They also tend to have an exaggerated sense of masculinity, although popular literature and media now portray these men as individuals who overcompensate for questionable ability to perform during intercourse. Sexual violence is also associated with a preference for impersonal sexual relationships i.e. the “no strings attached” phenomenon as opposed to emotional bonding, being sexually promiscuous and with the inclination to assert personal interests at the expense of others. The effects and aftermath of rape on a victim either male or female can include very similar physical and psychological trauma, although rapes or sodomy on males can prove to be intensely scarring, as it may question their