Reflections on sexuality from a phenomenological-existential perspective

Proposing a concept beyond technique

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ID19355880
AuthorsLuciana Fernandes De Medeiros (0000-0002-6754-7217, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte), Irene Borges-Duarte (0000-0002-5218-6754, University of Évora)
Year2025
Volume42
Publication date2025-01-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEstudos de Psicologia (Campinas) (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0103-166X • E-ISSN: 1982-0275
PublisherFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/1982-0275202542e11650
OpenAlexW4412937704
SciELOS0103-166X2025000100601
LanguageEN
References cited4

Objective The objective of this paper is to offer some reflections on the ontic experience of sexuality in women and to understand the reasons behind the many difficulties in experiencing it. Method Proposing a concept that includes the experience of affectivity and sexuality as a project of alterity for women. Results Faced with a patriarchal and phallocentric society, we consider that women do not experience their sexuality in their own way. The proposed concept is Being-with-the-other-in-amorosity, understood as a combined set that includes affectivity and movement toward understanding. This could provide Dasein with a more authentic experience, one that is more proper to a loving and sexual relationship. Conclusion Observing, reflecting, and meditating on what appears to us and how we will engage with it seems to be a path toward a more authentic and personal experience

Developmental psychology · Epistemology · Existentialism · Human sexuality · Interpretative phenomenological analysis · Perspective (graphical) · Psychoanalysis · Psychotherapist · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Computer Science · Feminism, Gender, and Sexuality Studies · Foucault, Power, and Ethics · Gender Studies · Philosophy · Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research · Psychology · Social Psychology

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