Handicap cognitif et sexualité à l’épreuve des émotions et de la cognition sociale

Summary :

Our social relationships have evolved considerably in a society marked by reactivity, the acceleration of communication types, hyper-connected lifestyles, and registrations in various virtual social networks. The need for belonging and affiliation combined with the desire for mobility worldwide have never questioned relationships with others so much. But what becomes of this relationship if it is part of a romantic relationship and sexuality after a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). Intimacy and sexual relationships are the most complex and intimate relationships. How to envisage and approach these relationships when social cognition is impacted by executive disorders and a deficit in emotional control ? People with cognitive and mental disabilities testify to us about this difficult gamble of a close proximity. Disruptions in interpersonal relationships illustrate situations of invisible disability and cause restrictions in relationship accessibility.
What unconscious part is mobilized in the search for a romantic relationship and sexuality with social codes disturbed by brain functioning ? After a TBI, Neurobiology, and Neuroimaging gives a first reading of the disorders. Neuropsychology and Psychology complement the understanding of sexuality to be revisited.
Access to knowledge about the sexuality of people with disabilities is frequently sought by professionals and families. As a result, we are witnessing more and more confusion between information and training on this access to knowledge about the sexuality of the other.

Article rédigé par :

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  Marie de Jouvencel

  Psychologue-Neuropsychologue
  Expert près la Cour d’Appel de Versailles
  mariedejouvencel@wanadoo.fr

  
  
• Isabelle Zurbach

  Psychologue-Psychothérapeute
  isazurbach@outlook.com

  
  
• Caroline Bourdon

  Psychologue-Neuropsychologue
  c.bourdon902@gmail.com