Adult sexual dynamics in persons with the history of sexual abuse

Sexuality is most natural and healthy when it is part of an emotionally genuine relationship, not even as its central part but rather as an upgrade of the intimacy of two people who are mutually loyal, committed, loving and respectful. However, if an individual was sexually abused in childhood, they may have suffered the severest consequences of sexual abuse trauma in the area of sexuality, and their experience of sexuality will be completely different from those who were not sexually abused. The article first describes what children learn about sex if they have been sexually abused, as this experience is very much related to the most common behaviours and experiences in adult sexuality. Then we present a theoretical overview of research on sexuality in adults who suffered childhood sexual abuse. The theory will be supplemented and supported by the statements of individuals who have been attending a therapeutic group for the sexually abused in childhood for two years. The statements quoted in the article refer to the period prior to the therapeutic process. Clinical experience shows that, until the victim has resolved the trauma of sexual abuse, the dynamics between the offender and the victim during childhood abuse is most often very similar to the dynamics of the abused with their partner, even in their sexual life

When the Family becomes the Most Dangerous Place: Relations, Roles and Dynamics within Incestuous Families

The family is supposed to give the child a sense of security, belonging, acceptance and love.1 If, however, instead of these pleasant experiences, the most prevalent atmosphere is that of, abuse, trauma, violence, horror and fear, the child will not feel safe, accepted and loved. Even worse, later in life, he will unconsciously search for situations that will awaken in him, and re-create that primary atmosphere and underlying affects, because in his intrapsychic world, they equal belonging and familiarity. Clinical experience and research show that incest is one of the severest traumas caused to the human psyche and body. In the paper, we will first present the definition, prevalence and discuss factors such as the duration of the incest and the age of victims and perpetrators. Then, we will describe the relations, roles and dynamics within incestuous families, where the child finds himself with his own pain among people who should be trustworthy, who should give safety and a sense of being loved, but instead they abuse the child, violating all the boundaries, taking away one’s dignity and killing the soul.The family is supposed to give the child a sense of security, belonging, acceptance and love.1 If, however, instead of these pleasant experiences, the most prevalent atmosphere is that of, abuse, trauma, violence, horror and fear, the child will not feel safe, accepted and loved. Even worse, later in life, he will unconsciously search for situations that will awaken in him, and re-create that primary atmosphere and underlying affects, because in his intrapsychic world, they equal belonging and familiarity. Clinical experience and research show that incest is one of the severest traumas caused to the human psyche and body. In the paper, we will first present the definition, prevalence and discuss factors such as the duration of the incest and the age of victims and perpetrators. Then, we will describe the relations, roles and dynamics within incestuous families, where the child finds himself with his own pain among people who should be trustworthy, who should give safety and a sense of being loved, but instead they abuse the child, violating all the boundaries, taking away one’s dignity and killing the soul

Demographic vitality and human resources as important factors for rural areas development

The heterogeneity and huge regional diversity as key determinant of Slovenian rural areas have not been considered enough in the case of regional development directing. Extensive and multilane questionnaire of case study areas (the survey included 10 selected problem areas) pointed out the most evident development problems and future development opportunities. The latest ought to be respected with the planning and guidance of endogenous regional development. The demographic potential as the basis condition for "realistic planning" is upgraded with the de facto household vitality (i.e. demographic vitality), which enables the most reliable demographic structure review. Various forms of demographic vitality significantly determine the approaches and measures for regional development stimulation. The mentioned are successful only with the simultaneous identification of endogenous resources, stimulation of social capital and human resources as key factors of endogenous development as a whole

Multiaxial Fatigue Criteria for Random Stress Response – Theoretical and Experimental Comparison

AbstractRandomly excited structures are exposed to random stress loads that can result in fatigue failure. Prediction of such failure requires good structural dynamics and fatigue models. This study researches the multiaxial criteria which reduce the multiaxial stress state to an equivalent uniaxial stress. Several frequency-domain criteria can be found in literature. However, experimental comparison studies are scarce. This research presents and then theoretically and experimentally compares selected frequency-domain multiaxial criteria, namely: maximum normal stress, maximum shear stress and the C-S criterion. Time-to-failure results are compared across multiaxial criteria and with experimental data. Results show that selected methods give reliable estimates

Novi pogledi na prehranski sektor in razvoj podeželja

V znanstveni monografiji z naslovom Agri-Food and Rural Development. Sustainable Place-Making (Bloomsbury, Contemporary Food Studies, 2017) Marsden v šestih poglavjih temeljito predstavi preteklo in sedanje razumevanje ter prihodnji razvoj prehranskega sektorja in podeželja. Uvodno poglavje bralca zelo nazorno in temeljito vpelje v tematiko prehrane, prehranskih mrež in prehranske varnosti

Heterogeneous small-scale forest ownership: complexity of management and conflicts of interest

Forest landscape in Slovenia is large and fragmented. The majority of owners (489,000) own only small forest land (less than 5 hectares), which is a result of intensive societal, political and economic changes that have occurred over the last two centuries. Land reforms, old-field succession, impartial inheritance and restitution after 1991 are the main factors that have produced a large number of owners. Since they mainly inherited the forest, they constitute a very broad and heterogeneous group. The small-scale owners, as a specific social group, lack the knowledge, skills and capacity for efficient forest management. They have changed their attitude toward their forest in recent decades and have mostly shifted from production to multi-objective orientation. A three-step approach for theoretical sampling was used to collect variety of qualitative data suitable for Glaser’s (1998) variation of grounded theory. The theory has emerged around three core categories: (1) land fragmentation and co-ownership and (2) demographics and (3) remoteness. We found that land fragmentation builds suspicion and distrust between owners and their willingness to cooperate. The disappearing group of residential owners, often affiliated with agriculture, holds emotional interest to manage the forest although income generation is insignificant. Remote owners are disassociated with their forest and carry almost no forestry activities.Le paysage forestier slovène est à la fois étendu et fragmenté. La majorité des 489 000 propriétaires ne détiennent que des parcelles de moins de 5 ha en raison des bouleversements sociétaux, politiques et économiques survenus ces 2 dernières décennies. Les réformes affectant les sols, les règles de succession, les héritages impartiaux et la restitution après 1991 sont les principaux facteurs expliquant ce taux élevé de propriétaires, qui forment un groupe aussi large qu'hétérogène. Les petits propriétaires en tant que catégorie sociale spécifique, n'ayant ni les connaissances ni les capacités que requiert une bonne gestion de leur propriété, se sont principalement tournés vers une production à objectifs multiples. Sur base d'une approche en trois temps adaptée à la variation de Glaser sur la grounded theory et axée sur 3 catégories primaires (fragmentation du sol et copropriété ; démographie ; isolement), nous avons observé que la fragmentation engendre suspicion et méfiance entre propriétaires, ce qui impacte toute coopération. La catégorie des propriétaires résidentiels, en voie de disparition car principalement liée à l'agriculture, se distingue par un intérêt émotionnel pour la gestion de leurs forêts en dépit d'un gain dérisoire. Les propriétaires isolés n'ont pour leur part pratiquement aucune activité forestière

piezoresistive dynamic simulations of fdm 3d printed embedded strain sensors a new modal approach

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Foodscape of the Škofja Loka Hills region

The foodscape is the relational space of food provision. This paper examines key building blocks, actors as well as stakeholders of the local foodscape in the Škofja Loka Hills region. Therefore, we applied two research approaches: the food equation and the regional economic cycles. The foodscape in the Škofja Loka Hills region is very heterogeneous from the internal perspective, and homogeneous from the external perspective. It encompassess a range of actors (smaller and bigger farms, processing plants) and stakeholders (cooperative, supportive institutions), some of them are active outside of the functional area and already forming trans-local networks. Based on the analysis of accesible data, semi-structured interviews (N=14) and a focus group we estimate that in Škofja Loka Hills region there is more food produced than consumed