What components does Sexocorporel distinguish?
Sexocorporel speaks of the human being as an indivisible whole, as an individual. To examine and illustrate his sexuality, however, Seoxocorporel looks at the individual and his sexuality through four different lenses. Each lens focuses on a different aspect: physical, experience, relationship, and cognitions – all in the knowledge that these components represent different aspects of the same individual.
Physiological components
- Arousal function
- Modes of arousal
- Sensory perceptions
- Biological basis: genes, hormones, blood vessels, nervous system, etc.
The distinction of modes of arousal is unique to the Sexocorporel concept. You'll learn more about these modes in this text.
Components of experience
- Sexual pleasure
- Feeling of belonging to one's own biological sex
- Sexual self-confidence
- Sexual desire
- Sexual and emotional codes of attraction
- Sexual fantasies and dreams
- Emotional intensity
Cognitive components
Knowledge, values, norms, ideologies, ways of thinking, idealizations, mystifications, etc.
Relationship components
- Feeling of love, ability to bond
- Autonomy, differentiation
- Ability to seduce
- Communication skills
- Erotic skills