About the Event
Cognitive Behavior Institute is excited to welcome Dr. Donna Marks for a live interactive webinar on: The Different Types of Sex Addiction and When "Shades of Gray" Become Problematic
Date: January 9th, 2025
Time: 12:00pm - 2:10pm EST
Location: online via zoom webinar
*Participants will not have access to their camera/microphone
Cost: $25
Level: Intermediate
Credit Hours: 2 clinical CEs
Description:
Sex addiction has become a serious mental health issue (Gleeson, 2022). The diagnosis of “sex addiction,” isn’t always recognized, and is often classified as “impulse control disorder,” or “hypersexuality”(Sahithya, 2022). According to the Mayo Clinic, twenty-four million people are classified as sex addicts, and another 3-6% (22 million) of the adult population are addicted to porn. (Mayo 2022). Sex addiction is ever-increasing due to easy access to sex on apps, porn, chat rooms, etc. When sex becomes a substitute for healthy sexual intimacy, the consequences are as bad as any other addiction — isolation, loneliness, loss of interest in work, social events, and a life purpose. Further, people who suffer from sex addiction can develop an aversion to sharing loving and natural sexual experiences with a loved one or significant other (Maglia, 2023).
Aside from cravings for love, there is a quest for the best sex through non-conventional means — by any means. Casual sex, hookups, affairs, pornography, bondage/discipline, and sado-masochism, sex with strangers — the more risqué the better —have led to highly addictive sex. These addictions have nothing to do with sexual identity, race, ethnic background, or socio-economic status, and aren’t always romantic. Sex addiction, like any other addiction, happens when a person loses their power to choose. They reengage in a relationship or sexual behavior (fantasized or real) that continues despite negative consequences. When a sexual behavior results in negative consequences to oneself or others, and the person can’t stop, they have crossed the line from control to powerless and have lost the ability to choose (Sahithya, 2022). This course provides the tools for recognizing addictive sexual behavior(s), and how to replace them with healthier choices.
Agenda:
50-minute lecture
10-minute questions/answers
10-minute break
50-minute lecture
10-minute questions/answer
Learning Objectives:
Participants will identify the signs and symptoms of sex addiction(s) (paraphilic and non-paraphilic) and tools to help patients self-identify those signs and symptoms.
Participants will recognize the connection between childhood reenactments in current sex addictions and how to replace those behaviors with healthy sexual behavior.
Instructor Bio:
Donna Marks has been an author, consultant, educator, public speaker, licensed psychotherapist, and addictions counselor in private practice in Palm Beach, Florida for over thirty years. In 1989, Dr. Marks developed a chemical dependency treatment program at Palm Beach Community College, that has since grown into a four-year degree program, for which she was given An Award of Appreciation by the College. She became licensed as a Mental Health Counselor in 1987. In 1989, she earned a Doctorate Degree in Adult Education, then became a Certified Addictions Professional, Certified Gestalt Therapist, Certified Hypnotist, and Certified Psychoanalyst. Dr. Marks is the author of Exit the Maze-One Addiction, One Cause, One Solution and The Healing Moment-Seven Paths to Turn Messes into Miracles of Love available at:https://www.simonandschuster.com/search/books/_/N-/Ntt-Donna+MarksContact Info: 561-436-9360 or drdonnamarks@gmail.com
Course bibliography:
Bunzel L., et al.. (2019) Non-Natural Death Associated with Sexual Activity: Results of a 25-Year Medicolegal Postmortem Study. Journal of Sex Medicine. 2019 Oct;16(10):1547-1556. doi: 10.1016/j.jsxm.2019.07.008. Epub 2019 Aug 22. PMID: 31447384. Retrieved June 9, 2024 from
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31447384/
Castleman, M. (2021 July 31). The 7 Most Popular, and Powerful, Sexual Fantasies. Psychology Today. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/all-about-sex/202107/the-7-most-popular-and-powerful-sexual-fantasies
Dryden-Edwards, R. (2023 May 6). Sexual Addiction. Medicine Net. https://www.medicinenet.com/sexual_addiction/article.htm
Giordano, M. (2023 October 23). Dispelling Myths About Sex Addiction. Psychology Today. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/understanding-addiction/202310/dispelling-myths-about-sex-addictionacuid
Mayo Clinic Staff. (2022 December 6). Does Society Have A Sex Addiction Problem? Does Society Have a Sex Addiction Problem? Mayo Clinic Health System.
https://www.mayoclinichealthsystem.org/hometown-health/speaking-of-health/does-society-have-a-sex-addiction-problem.
Sahithya, B. & Kashyap, R., (2022 May 16). Sexual Addiction Disorder - A Review with Recent Updates, Journal of Psychosexual Health, 4 (2). Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/26318318221081080#body-ref-bibr5-26318318221081080
Villines, Z. (2023 April 11). What to Know About Porn Addiction. Medical News Today. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/porn-addiction#signs
World Health Organization, (2024) Sexual Health, Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://www.who.int/health-topics/sexual-health#tab=tab_1
Approvals:
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