Love-Object Set Against Sex-Object: Appraising Two Associated Objects

Abstract

One of the major interesting questions in the realm of emotive behavior and psychodynamic analyses involves assessment of object-related cathexis and the specific atten\tion that is paid to object's sensual or loving aspects [1,2]. During counselling or psychotherapeutic sessions, there are a lot of patients that introduce their partner as their absolute sweetheart and companion, while criticize them, as well, regarding their incompetence with respect to gratification or provision of anticipated sexual or romantic desires.Many of them may describe their partner as asexual, hypoactive or dishonest, while their own displeasure or jealousness may have root in a mismatch between sensual yearnings and spiritual longings. Now a question may arise that whether sex-object is equal to love-object, or they are unalike things with different intentions and tasks, which have been nominated by way of evolution thru history. If so, then how therapist or counselor can help their clients to gain insight regarding their mate and correct or modify their expectations according to their genuine desires and partner's competencies. Essentially, is such a separation possible? Is it sensible to reduce, conceptually, companion's position from an adoring lover to merely an actor of sexual role? For enlightenment of query, some review of associated concepts seems valuable. BackgroundIn general, the basic assumption of contemporary object relations theories is that all internalizations of relationships with significant others, from the beginning of life on, have different characteristics under the conditions of peak affect interactions and low affect interactions [3]. Under conditions of low affect activation,