ON-DEMAND VIDEO: The Sex Addicted Brain Part I: Brain Matters
Presenter: Dr Sarah Ullman
Date: Immediate - View at anytime
Duration: 90 minutes
Price: $49
Bonuses: This streaming video includes a downloadable Worksheet and access to the private Community Forum.
Who Should Watch: This video is tailored for a general audience with or without any science or psychological background, and is equally appropriate for those in the healthcare professions.
Description: This streaming video is the first part in a series of three videos, The Sex Addicted Brain I: Brain Matters, The Sex Addicted Brain II: Mind Matters, and Healing the Sex Addicted Brain. In Part I, the focus of attention is on the evidence-based science, the psychological and behavioral symptoms, the risk factors, and the brain functions involved, behind this neuropsychological syndrome. And although not yet recognized as a clinical disorder, sex addiction is nonetheless diagnosed and treated much like a drug or alcohol addiction. In reality, SA is a brain impairment that acts like a disease process in that it is progressive, is a subset of the personality disorder known as Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD), more-often-then-not stems from early childhood trauma or neglect, and if left untreated can effect the immune system, and the areas of the brain collectively referred to as executive functioning that control impulses, decision-making, judgment, arousal, and a host of other important cognitive abilities and behaviors. SA produces psychological difficulties in attachment and intimacy, leaving the SA adult with the inability to regulate their mood or emotions appropriately. With rare exception, SA has its deep-seated roots in childhood sexual trauma whereby the development of certain areas of the brain have been altered. There is a subset of individuals with NPD that also have a sexual addiction, and while individuals with NPD do not necessarily have a sexual addiction, those that have a sexual addiction do have NPD. In sum, SA is a serious disorder that effects not just the individual, but those in their inner circle, as well as society. In addition to the individual and their loved ones, SA also has a significant impact on society.
Presenter Info: With a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, Dr Ullman has been educating, researching, diagnosing and treating individuals, couples, groups, families, and first responders for trauma and addiction-based disorders for 30 years, and has devoted both her research efforts and clinical work to the diagnoses and treatment specific to disorders of arousal dysregulation. This population includes children and adults that have experienced early childhood trauma such as sexual abuse, neglect, and/or violence. Unfortunately and through no fault of their own, a great many of these children, unable to self-regulate their emotions secondary to their abuse, develop issues in adulthood such as substance (drug and alcohol) and process (sex, food, self-harm, gambling) addictions, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), explosive uncontrollable anger, and personality distortions that may include Narcissistic (NPD) and Borderline (BPD) personality disorders.In addition to teaching at various colleges and universities, Dr Ullman is an active emergency disaster responder for military and governmental agencies when disaster strikes, and maintains a private practice in the Philadelphia (mainline) Pennsylvania area of the United States. In addition to the local office, a considerable portion of her practice includes a national and international clientele via HIPAA/HITECH-compliant telemental health video web-therapy around the world.
Please join Dr Ullman on this fascinating multimedia journey into The Sex Addicted Brain
