Hooked, Joe S. McIlhaney
Hooked, Joe S. McIlhaney
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Hooked
The Brain Science on How Casual Sex Affects Human Development

Author: Joe S. McIlhaney, Freda McKissic Bush

Narrator: Natalie Budig

Unabridged: 3 hr 59 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Oasis Audio

Published: 01/01/2019

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

How sex is rewiring your brain—for good and for bad
What does a three-pound brain have to do with one’s sex life? A lot, actually.
Hooked is about what’s happening to your brain when you’re having sex. With scientific data put in layman’s terms, this book demonstrates that:
Sexual activity releases chemicals in the brain, creating emotional bonds between partners. This is great news for marriages!
Once formed, however, breaking these bonds can have damaging effects on the brain such as depression and difficulty bonding with someone else in the future.
The continual forming and breaking of these bonds can have permanent effects on a person’s brain.
PLUS! This updated edition also includes a brand new chapter about the effects of pornography on the brain.
All this data about bonding, sex, and pornography has important implications in a casual sex culture. Regardless of what we wish were true, the facts tell us “safe sex” isn't as safe as it seems. Learn about your brain, the positive effects of sex within permanently committed relationships, and how you can protect yourself (especially your brain) from the dangers of casual sex.

About The Author

JOE S. MCILHANEY JR., M.D., is a board-certified obstetrician/gynecologist.  In 2001, Dr. McIlhaney was appointed to the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS.  Dr. McIlhaney has co-authored over six book.  Dr. McIlhaney resides in Austin, Texas.FREDA MCKISSIC BUSH, M.D., is a board-certified obstetrician/gynecologist and a partner in a private practice with East Lakeland OB-GYN Associates in Jackson, Mississippi.  She currently serves as Medical Director of the Center for Pregnancy Choices Metro Jackson and the Henry M. Johnson Women's Resource Crisis Pregnancy Center.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Connor

This book is propaganda masquerading as research. Dubious references prop up preaching moments. One paragraph literally dismisses the conclusions of evolutionary theory as it applies to human sexuality. The block quotes are all teenagers expressing regret over not waiting to have sex. Whether or not......more

Based on recent research on the human psychology, this book tells the reader about the male-female relationship and the sexual behavior between them. The information provided is repeated time to time but I find it practical approach as it helps the reader to recollect and think about the facts descr......more

Goodreads review by Jan

A must read for every human being. But if we can't get every human being, let's at least start with parents. Our society is moving forward technologically at unprecedented speed. In my opinion, relationships that last for life, in our society, are dissolving at unprecedented rates as well. Many want......more

Goodreads review by Nicole

Is there really such a thing as sex with no strings attached? Drs. McIlhaney and Bush do a great job explaining what happens to our brains when we engage in sex and how the answer to that question is absolutely not. Whether we want them to or not, our brains respond to sex biochemically, regardless......more