Arousal: The Secret Logic of Sexual Fantasies

Michael J. Bader

ISBN 10: 0312302428 / ISBN 13: 9780312302429

Published by Thomas Dunne Books / St. Martin's Griffin, 2003

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Arousal: The Secret Logic of Sexual Fantasies
• Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books / St. Martin's Griffin
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0312302428
• ISBN 13: 9780312302429
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • SEXUALITY

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Synopsis

Sexual fantasies. Everyone has them, but no one knows what they mean. People are curious about and often confused by the things that arouse them, yet they are often too ashamed to reveal their most private fantasies to their partners or even their therapists. In this fascinating and provocative book, Dr. Michael J. Bader offers a groundbreaking new theory of sexual desire, one that will liberate men and women and enable them to better understand their sexual preferences.

Drawing on his twenty-five years as a psychotherapist and psychoanalyst, Dr. Bader demonstrates that rather than being programmed by biology or society, sexual fantasies and preferences are really psychological antidotes to unconscious dangers. Armed with this novel theory, men and women will no longer need to feel ashamed about what arouses them or confused about what arouses others. Dr. Bader sensitively tells the stories of his patients and explains the meaning of their sexual fantasies. In terms refreshingly free of jargon, he reveals how his profound new theory can be used to decipher a wide variety of sexual fantasies and behavior, ranging from ordinary preferences about positions in bed to flamboyant scenarios worthy of the Marquis de Sade. And yet, Dr. Bader's exciting new theory transcends the realm of individual psychology. Readers will come away with a radically new understanding of such issues as sexual chemistry and boredom, cybersex, pornography, and the differences in how men and women get excited.

Both erudite and accessible, Arousal: The Secret Logic of Sexual Fantasies is an important landmark in the literature of sexuality.

About the Author

Dr. Michael J. Bader has more than two decades of experience as a clinical psychologist, psychoanalyst, educator, and social critic. He is a frequent contributor to mainstream psychoanalytic criticism, and his series of highly acclaimed articles for Tikkun magazine has been instrumental in bridging the gap between psychology and popular culture. He is the author of the book Arousal: The Secret Logic of Sexual Fantasies. He lives in San Francisco.