Homophobia
Many gays and simpatico straights view homophobia as a problem for gays and lesbians, but not as a treatable disorder. This book attempts to pathologize most forms of homophobia—to view homophobia as a symptom of an emotional disorder. Homophobia is studied from a developmental perspective, showing how it originates in the homophobe's early relationships. With a scientifically-based eclectic treatment approach, this work uses psychodynamic, interpersonal, existential, cognitive/behavioral,...
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This book attempts to pathologize homophobia, seeing it as a symptom of an emotional disorder and suggesting treatment options. Booknews Psychiatric scholar Kantor disagrees with the view that homophobia is simple a bad attitude or a political position, and analyzes it as an emotional disorder or symptom structurally akin to a psychopathic act or a paranoid delusion. He describes the general attributes of homophobia, distinguishes different kinds, explores some possible causes, develops a treatment program, and suggests how gays and lesbians can better deal with homophobia based on his scientific approach. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
Preface1How All Homophobes Are Alike32Homophobia as a Manifestation of Sexophobia133Models of Homosexuality - I: The Homophobic Medical Model of Homosexuality174Models of Homosexuality - II: Other Models395Homophobia in Gays and Lesbians516Is It Ever Rational to Be Homophobic?637The Negative Effects of Homophobia on Gays and Lesbians678Paranoid Homophobes759Mood (Affective) Disorder Homophobes9310Phobic/Avoidant Homophobes10111Obsessive-Compulsive Homophobes10912Personality Disorder Homophobes - I11913Personality Disorder Homophobes - II: Hysterical (Histrionic) Personality Disorder Homophobes13114Personality Disorder Homophobes - III: Passive-Aggressive Personality Disorder Homophobes14315Psychological and Biological Factors16116Cognitive Errors17717Treatment of Homophobes19118How Gays and Lesbians Can Deal with Homophobes195Bibliography207Index213
\ BooknewsPsychiatric scholar Kantor disagrees with the view that homophobia is simple a bad attitude or a political position, and analyzes it as an emotional disorder or symptom structurally akin to a psychopathic act or a paranoid delusion. He describes the general attributes of homophobia, distinguishes different kinds, explores some possible causes, develops a treatment program, and suggests how gays and lesbians can better deal with homophobia based on his scientific approach. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.\ \
