Department of Philosophy, Social & Human Sciences and Education, University of Perugia, Piazza G. Ermini 1, 06123 Perugia, Italy,
Psychiatr Danub. 2021 Dec;33(Suppl 11):29-32.
People with spinal cord injury (SCI) must battle cultural and personal attitudes and stereotypes that reduce sexuality to genitalia's physiological functions. These psychological and social restrictions stem from cultural and models of disability that emphasize phallocentric primacy and the sexual appeal of beautiful bodies when it comes to sexual pleasure. In this paper, we look at the attitudes and stereotypes, conveyed by the medical model of disability, which are based on two widespread and interconnected beliefs (myths): bodily perfection and asexuality. The medical model is based on the normalization of sexual gender roles by male-centered patriarchal culture, which is characterized by unequal relationships between men and women according to the sex most people get to know as totally phallocentric (penis-centered). Finally, we observe the effects of a psychoeducational intervention (Love & Life Project) in a personal growth group on the sexual lives of two groups of people with SCI and their partners in terms of sexual interest and satisfaction, depression, and anxiety. The intervention dramatically increased the possibility and ability of the partner and patient groups to enjoy sexuality, allowing them to experience that "No injury, no matter how serious, can take away your ability to have a relationship, experience love, and experience the attraction between two people."
脊髓损伤（SCI）患者必须与将性降低到生殖器的生理功能的文化和个人态度以及刻板印象作斗争。这些心理和社会限制源于残疾文化模式和模型，这些模式和模型强调以男性为中心的至上主义和美丽身体的性吸引力，以获得性快感。在本文中，我们研究了残疾医学模式所传达的态度和刻板印象，这些态度和刻板印象基于两种普遍且相互关联的信念（神话）：身体完美和无性。医学模式基于以男性为中心的父权制文化对性别的正常化，这种文化的特点是根据大多数人完全以男性为中心（以阴茎为中心）的性别来认识的性别，男女之间存在不平等的关系。最后，我们观察了性教育干预（爱与生活项目）在个人成长小组中对两组 SCI 患者及其伴侣的性生活的影响，包括性兴趣和满意度、抑郁和焦虑。干预大大增加了伴侣和患者群体享受性的可能性和能力，使他们能够体验到“无论损伤多么严重，都不会夺走您拥有关系、体验爱和体验两个人之间吸引力的能力。”
