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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]This introduction outlines the project of renewing sexology within a Gestalt therapy framework. The authors identify a historical gap: sexuality became marginal in post-Perls Gestalt, limiting theoretical and clinical development on sexual dysfunctions and paraphilias.<\/p>\n

Reaffirming the principle that symptoms are functional attempts at balance within the organism\u2013environment field, they endorse recent Gestalt trends that study specific sufferings without abandoning a holistic view. The book is organized in four movements:<\/p>\n

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  1. a sociopolitical analysis arguing the \u201csexual revolution\u201d remains unfinished and that patriarchal, religious, and gendered power still use sexuality for control;<\/li>\n
  2. an expansion of the Gestalt view of self via the \u201csexual-self,\u201d not as a separate entity but as an initiating, unifying force that supports belonging and creativity, alongside evolving perspectives on gender identity and sexual orientation with direct clinical implications;<\/li>\n
  3. a return to contact and the forms of aggression, deepening their role in the etiology of sexual suffering; and<\/li>\n
  4. a clinical synthesis on dysfunctions and paraphilias that balances relief of distress with recognition of their transformative potential. Acknowledging its imperfections, the text is offered as a living work meant to provoke reflection and dialogue.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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