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From sexual risk-taking to sexual identity

Deception
Who's Lying? Warren vs. Sanders

Joye Swan Ph.D. on January 16, 2020

The rift between Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders underscores how memory does—and doesn't—work.

The rift between Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders underscores how memory does—and doesn't—work.

Fear
Election 2016: Hate Trumps Love

Joye Swan Ph.D. on November 16, 2016

Despite the protestations of Clinton supporters that Love Trumps Hate, psychology tells us, and the election bares out, that Hate, as a form of fear, trumps Love.

Despite the protestations of Clinton supporters that Love Trumps Hate, psychology tells us, and the election bares out, that Hate, as a form of fear, trumps Love.

Sex
Sex, Power, and Risk

Joye Swan Ph.D. on October 22, 2016

When it comes to power in sexual relationships, who really controls what goes on in the bedroom?

When it comes to power in sexual relationships, who really controls what goes on in the bedroom?

Divorce
My Advice for Brad and Angelina (And the Rest of Us)

Joye Swan Ph.D. on September 21, 2016

We all know how to have a destructive divorce. Just be the same two people you were when you were married. Having a civil divorce is much harder. Here's how.

We all know how to have a destructive divorce. Just be the same two people you were when you were married. Having a civil divorce is much harder. Here's how.

Sex
Anthony Weiner Is Not a Sex Addict, Neither Is Anyone Else

Joye Swan Ph.D. on September 8, 2016

"Sex addiction" doesn't pass muster in medical research, but you'd never know it by those benefiting from keeping it in the public discourse.

"Sex addiction" doesn't pass muster in medical research, but you'd never know it by those benefiting from keeping it in the public discourse.

Sex
The Invisible Sexuality

Joye Swan Ph.D. on August 6, 2016

Bisexuals face a unique problem—their orientation is not believed by either hetero- or homosexuals. For bisexual women, "it's just a phase." For men, "they're really gay."

Bisexuals face a unique problem—their orientation is not believed by either hetero- or homosexuals. For bisexual women, "it's just a phase." For men, "they're really gay."

Sexual Orientation
The Orlando Shooter Doth Protest Too Much, Me Thinks

Joye Swan Ph.D. on July 1, 2016

The Orlando shooter professed that he carried out the shootings in the name of ISIS but, might the choice of who he shot have had more to do with the shooter's own sexual identity?

The Orlando shooter professed that he carried out the shootings in the name of ISIS but, might the choice of who he shot have had more to do with the shooter's own sexual identity?

Divorce
Will Your Relationship Last? Part 2: The Mismatched Mates

Joye Swan Ph.D. on June 8, 2016

Research says that the greatest predictor of divorce is how you and your partner fight. If you and your partner don't have the same fighting style, are you doomed?

Research says that the greatest predictor of divorce is how you and your partner fight. If you and your partner don't have the same fighting style, are you doomed?

Marriage
Will Your Relationship Last? Let's Fight About It and See!

Joye Swan Ph.D. on May 11, 2016

Fighting is bad for marriage, right? Wrong. Fighting is inevitable. However, how you and your partner fight strongly predicts whether your relationship will thrive or fail.

Fighting is bad for marriage, right? Wrong. Fighting is inevitable. However, how you and your partner fight strongly predicts whether your relationship will thrive or fail.