Study one The topic proposed is BDSM which has to do with another type of sexuality and behavioral traits

although this choice of topic may not sit well with a majority of you. This topic looks into a completely new subculture known as BDSM Many counselors and therapists encounter clients who are interested in or who now participate in BDSM activities. (BDSM is the acronym for Bondage and Discipline, Dominance and Submission, Sadism and Masochism or Slave and Master, all colloquial terms for the "clinical" entities of Sexual Sadism and Sexual Masochism). Kleinplatz, &Moser, (2004 p.1). There is a serious debate regarding whether or when an interest in BDSM is a clinical problem, to even consider if BDSM in any way may have relations to any other psychological concerns. Kleinplatz, &Moser, (2004 p.1).

In another study written by Stockwell, Walker, & Eshlemen , (2010) links it as implicit relational Assessment procedure (IRAP) Greenwald and Banaji (1995) defining this as implicit attitudes of being the result of past experiences and stated that they may mediate feelings, thoughts, or behaviors toward certain social objects. The authors indicated that individuals are not always conscious of social attitudes that can be directed at them (p.1).

The reason this topic has been chosen is to see if there is any correlation that links this type of sexual stimuli and acceptance. That can go along with sexual behavioral choices stemming from childhood sexual abuse. Domestic violence, actual rape or even from being bullied where they had no control, thus, leaving them with the feeling dirty, guilty, or shame, and by reliving these fantasies into a consensual role playing factors are some form of self-punishment they are purging from their traumatic event(s).

Hearing about something that society highly frowns upon, the religious claiming them as outcasts, and society views them as perverted provoked some thoughts of investigating, and found some on line groups and was fascinated on how big their community was getting.

The type of research for this type of subculture a qualitative and exploratory mission emethodology used. The phenomenology is an observable practice as it would go by verbal reports of actually talking to people who are already involved in the life style. Handley & Mitchell, (1995).

The BDSM is a new subculture of this sexuality has skyrocketed since the use of computers coming into play along with the book Fifty Shades of Grey written by El James (2011) which has flown off the bookshelves. This topic would be another change in society that has once considered this type of lifestyle as taboo, gaining new knowledge in ways to help those who struggle with their own sexuality, and those from the old school would be judgmental, therefore, may have clouded judgment preventing those who need counseling from entering into therapy Stockwell, Walker, & Eshleman, (2010) . Learning the language and the life style would help remove any prejudices that one may have when coming into counseling without having the fear that they feel a counselors rejection, labeled, or not worrying about transference from counselor to client. This topic is fresh, not researched as thoroughly as most other subjects, and just having the knowledge of learning something new is rewarding.

References Hadley, R. G., & Mitchell, L. K. (1995). Counseling research and program evaluation. Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole. ISBN: 9781111828936. Kleinplatz, P., & Moser, C. (2004). Toward Clinical Guidelines for Working with BDSM Clients. Contemporary Sexuality, 38(6), 1-4. Stockwell, F. J., Walker, D. J., & Eshleman, J. W. (2010). Measures of Implicit and Explicit Attitudes Toward Mainstream and BDSM Sexual L Terms Using the IRAP and Questionnaire with BDSM/Fetish and Student Participants . Psychological Record, 60(2), 307-324.

Study 2 The goal in this research is to understand why participants get involved into a lifestyle called BDSM because of such negativism and biased opinion the best way to relate to their beliefs will be social behavior AKA as Frame work relational frame theory. This particularly study focuses more on the attitudes, and types of behavior rather than formality and what society deems fit Fawna , Stockwell, Walker, & Eshleman (2010) In regards to finding, a specific theory for participants involved in the BDSM lifestyle has raised some questions along with some very good debates. The theory selected is two of them as they measure this type of population. The reasons behind the research chosen and the question asked is why participants got involved with BDSM. There are two theories that stand out the first being Relational Framework theory and social cognitive behavior since the two go hand in hand it can be considered as one theory Corey, Corey, &Callalan (2011)

The impact of this theory challenges counselors to participate and educate them about this subculture that is coming out of the closet. From studying different types of literature and methodologies for the research question what draws participants to live in a BDSM lifestyle has been a difficult one this theory is unusual but effective as it challenges thoughts, attitudes, and specific behavior Fawna. Stockwell, Walker, and & Eshleman (2010 ). .

Relational Frame Theory and social cognitive theory uses modern day behavior-analytic approach to a language and cognition using Implicit Relational Assessment Procedure (IRAP). This theory is a more specialized tool, in those specific relational terms this theory employed is to examine current relations among the stimuli and nuances of sexual choice (Barnes-Holmes et al., 2006). The beauty of this theory is that it is not just a one-way based theory but actually a stimulus to get verbal responses from both participants and counselors Fawna. Stockwell, Walker, and & Eshleman (2010 ).

The concerns for this research is the amount of biases, and stereo typing and the amount of uninformed counselors, who are so uneducated that they stereotype their clients as being mentally dysfunctional all the way to being labeled deranged. According to the APA guidelines counselors have the responsibility of getting themselves educated on multicultural, and promoting the welfare of the client doing no harm, promoting the welfare of the consumers by doing research, training classes, practice, and organizational changes (Corey, Corey, & Callanan (2011). Furthermore, another point made that some issues are not can be always handled solely by ethical codes and ethic codes tend to be reactive rather than proactive (Corey et al. 2011).

References

Corey, Corey, Callalan (2011)Issues and Ethics Brooksvale, Belmont Ca

Fawna M. J. Stockwell, Diana J. Walker, and John W. Eshleman (2010) Measures of Implicit and Explicit Attitudes Toward Main stream and BDSM Sexual Terms using the IRAP and Questionnaire with BDS M/fetish and Student participants. The Chicago School of Professional Psychology

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Study 3 This topic is going to be quite difficult to research as it is such a small community and very private due to the nature and dynamics of it. The ethical dilemma for the participants is confidentiality, discomfort of disclosing any information, and a high amount of distrust Houser, (2009). The risks of disclosure about their life style The risks of this type of sexual behavior is highly discriminated against to the point of people losing their jobs, losing custody of their children, being an outcast in society, and labeled mentally ill, even to the point of being classified as deranged. Furthermore, those involved have become targets of violence, have lost security clearances, and their inheritances creating a more secretive, false identity subculture Bezrah, Weinberg,&Edgar (2012). This kind of damage could cause mental health issues that were not there in the first place, such as depression, guilt, shame, and self -destructive behavior, unable to have healthy relationships with others and seek alternative activities Bezreh, T., Weinberg, T. S., & Edgar, T. (2012). According to the APA guidelines counselors have the responsibility of getting themselves educated on multicultural, and promoting the welfare of the client doing no harm, promoting the welfare of the consumers by doing research, training classes, practice, and organizational changes Corey, Corey, & Callanan (2011). Furthermore, another point made some issues are not always handled solely by ethical codes and ethical codes tend to be reactive rather than proactive (Corey et al. 2011). The benefit for these participants for those involved with BDSM is no longer to be considered a mental illness, and with the removal of the stigma, the label removes a major barrier to the creation of outreach, education, anti-stigma campaigns, and human services. Sex educators can adopt reassuring measures and there is no stigmatic language about SM, outreach efforts are better able to address stigma in society as more people are coming out of the closet and there are more groups-pushing legislature to remove the legalities associated to this life style when it is consensual sex and type of play Nichols, (2006). . The type of methodology that will be used is descriptive designs as it has four different approaches, survey, observational, correlational, and causal comparative Houser (2009). The question for the research is to find out what are the factors that contributed to the participation of the BDSM life style. References

Bezreh, T., Weinberg, T. S., & Edgar, T. (2012). BDSM disclosure and stigma management: Identifying opportunities for sex education. American Journal Of Sexuality Education, 7(1), 37-61. doi:10.1080/15546128.2012.650984 Corey, Corey, Callalan (2011)Issues and Ethics. Brooksvale, Belmont Ca Houser (2009) Counseling and Educational research. Sage publications Thousand Oaks, Ac. Nichols, M. (2006). Psychotherapeutic Issues with 'Kinky' Clients: Clinical Problems, Yours and Theirs. Journal Of Homosexuality, 50(2-3), 281-300. doi:10.1300/J082v50n02_14 Last edited on: October 28, 2013 5:30 PM The goal in this research is to understand why participants get involved into a lifestyle called BDSM because of such negativism and biased opinion the best way to relate to their beliefs will be social behavior AKA as Frame work relational theory. This particularly study focuses more on the attitudes, and types of behavior rather than formality and what society deems fit Fawna , Stockwell, Walker, & Eshleman (2010) In regards to finding, a specific theory for participants involved in the BDSM lifestyle has raised some questions along with some very good debates. The theory selected is two of them as they measure this type of population. The reasons behind the research chosen and the question asked is why participants got involved with BDSM. There are two theories that stand out the first being Relational Framework theory and social cognitive behavior since the two go hand in hand it can be considered as one theory Corey, Corey, & Callalan (2011)

The impact of this theory challenges counselors to participate and educate them about this subculture that is coming out of the closet. From studying different types of literature and methodologies for the research question what draws participants to live in a BDSM lifestyle has been a difficult one this theory is unusual but effective as it challenges thoughts, attitudes, and specific behavior Fawna. Stockwell, Walker, and & Eshleman (2010 ). .

Relational Frame Theory and social cognitive theory uses modern day behavior-analytic approach to a language and cognition using Implicit Relational Assessment Procedure (IRAP). This theory is a more specialized tool, in those specific relational terms this theory employed is to examine current relations among the stimuli and nuances of sexual choice (Barnes-Holmes et al., 2006). The beauty of this theory is that it is not just a one-way based theory but actually a stimulus to get verbal responses from both participants and counselors Fawna. Stockwell, Walker, and & Eshleman (2010 ).

The concerns for this research is the amount of biases, and stereo typing and the amount of uninformed counselors, who are so uneducated that they stereotype their clients as being mentally dysfunctional all the way to being labeled deranged. According to the APA guidelines counselors have the responsibility of getting themselves educated on multicultural, and promoting the welfare of the client doing no harm, promoting the welfare of the consumers by doing research, training classes, practice, and organizational changes (Corey, Corey, & Callanan (2011). Furthermore, another point made that some issues are not can be always handled solely by ethical codes and ethic codes tend to be reactive rather than proactive (Corey et al. 2011).

References

Corey, Corey, Callalan (2011)Issues and Ethics Brooksvale, Belmont Ca

Fawna M. J. Stockwell, Diana J. Walker, and John W. Eshleman (2010) Measures of Implicit and Explicit Attitudes Toward Main stream and BDSM Sexual Terms using the IRAP and Questionnaire with BDS M/fetish and Student participants. The Chicago School of Professional Psychology