WRITTEN REPORT

SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS ABOUT

SEXUALLY AGGRESSIVE PATIENTS

Submitted by:

Marco, Lucky Victor

Masing, Christine Marie

Todio, Anrhen

Rabanera, Shaina Fe

Vergara, Rica Angela

Submitted to:

Ma'am Danglipen
Sexual aggressiveness

Sex addiction/aggressiveness is define as the urge to have sex every time. It is best viewed as an
attachment or intimacy disorder.

Sex addiction is never really about sex, but about a hungry heart that craves intimacy. Sex is merely the
vehicle that a person uses to find nurture and acceptance. This is the same mechanism of action at work
in alcohol, drug and other addictions.

While sex addiction affects both males and females, the challenges faced by female addicts are greater.
As a foundation to understanding the unique plight of female sex addicts, a better understanding of sex
addiction in general will be helpful.

Factors that push sex addiction include the need to medicate emotional pain or escape an unsatisfactory
situation, and the impulsive or even compulsive quest to satisfy unmet emotional needs.

Special Considerations :

1. Keep Your Cool and Maintain Composure

You have you take the task as professional as possible. Don't show any fear and disgust to your patient.

One of the most common characteristics about sexual aggressive persons is that they like to deliberately
upset you in order to push your buttons, pull your strings, and keep you off balance. By doing so, they
create an advantage over you, from which they can exploit your weakness.

2. Try relating to the person’s issues.

When talking to someone with sexual addictions, you should remember that it is often not easy for an
addict to talk about their problems. Unfortunately, nobody can recover without admitting that they
have a problem. Do not be too critical, but try relating to the person’s issues. The nuances of sex
addiction can perhaps best be explained by looking at the body, mind and spirit connection.

3. Put on your mind that the person you are interviewing is a sexually aggressive person so you should
be mindful of the questions to ask on your patient.

Example questions to ask:

 Have you ever sought Treatment for problematic sexual behaviors? (A prior effort to seek help is
a key variable.)
 Have any of your Relationships been damaged or disturbed as a result of your sexual behavior?
(Almost always there is a concern about relationship damage.)
  Were you sexually Abused as a child or adolescent? (Sexual abuse is a key antecedent for
compulsive sex.)
 Are you Preoccupied with thoughts about sex? (Preoccupation is one of the defining issues in
diagnosis.)
 Do you experience any symptoms of Depression because of your sexual behavior? (Despair,
remorse, and feelings of hopelessness result from failure to manage sexual behavior.)
 Do you feel like your sexual behaviors are Out of Your Control? (Loss of control is another key
defining variable for determining addiction's presence)
 Have you ever felt the need to keep your sexual behavior Out of Sight? (Hiding behavior and
living a double life characterize the sex addict's experience and deep distrust.)
 Have you engaged in dangerous, illegal, or otherwise risky sexual behaviors? (Sexual risk is one
of the hallmarks of sex addiction.)
 Have you experienced Shame because of your sexual behavior? (Feeling defective is core to the
sexual addict's inner world.)

4. Keep Your Distance and Keep Your Options Open

Keep a healthy distance, and avoid engagement unless you absolutely have to.

Don't take anything personally. Remember that you are dealing with sexually aggressive persons so
being mindful with the words you are saying is very much important because one single mistake can
trigger your client. One effective way to de-personalize is to put yourself in the other person’s shoes,
even for just a moment.

5. Depersonalize and Shift from Reactive to Proactive

All of us encounter experiences in life when we may be temporally overwhelmed by a negative emotion,
be it anger, pressure, nervousness, despair, or confusion. In these situations, how we choose to “master
the moment” can make the difference between proactive versus reactive, confident versus insecurity,
and success versus failure. It is our way and ability to change the situation from reactive to proactive.

6. Know your fundamental human rights

It is extremely important to know your legal and Constitutional rights. These rights are the foundation of
our legal system and are in place for the protection of every citizen of this country. Failure to know and
utilize these rights leads to their erosion and possibly to you getting yourself deeper into trouble.

7. Put some distance between yourself and the patient, and do not make intense eye contact
 Eye contact may trigger the parent because it may suggest aggressive stare and it may also interpret
as diminishing their credibilities. Maintaining professionalism and clear boundaries can help discourage
the behavior.