Part I: Identity

1.1 The Self

1.1.1 The “very good” Self according to the Scripture

1.1.2 “Very good” sex in the Scripture

1.1.3 The poison of Augustine:
a helpless, pre-determined born-in-sin Self, because of the disgusting sexual Self

1.1.4 Augustine’s self- & sex- poison was potent throughout the Middle Ages up to 21st century Christianity

1.1.5 The poisonous ”virtue” of Self-hate (Calvin) & the venom of love as a weakness (Nietzsche)

1.1.6  Identification, Narcissism  & Self-Love

1.1.7  The value & virtue of Self-love

1.1.8  Ideology versus personal value system

Be controlled or in control?

1.1.9  The Self according to Freud

1.1.10  The Self according to Jung

1.1.11  The Self according to Allport

1.1.12  My Self according to me

1.2 The Self & the Other

1.2.1  The Self & the Other according to Horney

1.2.2 The Other according to Sartre, Hegel & Heidegger

1.2.3  The Development of Sexual Identity

1.2.4  R D Laing

1.2.5  The “open” (real) Self & the “closed” (“false”) Self

1.2.6  B F Skinner

1.2.7  New Age Failure

Part II: Sexual Identity

2.1  What is sexual identity?

2.2  Human beings: women & men

2.3  Gender Differentiation (embryology)

2.3.1 Stage 1.The non-differentiated genital system

2.3.2 Stage 2. The transformation to a differentiated genital system

2.3.3 Gender differentiation – conclusion

2.4 Gender Defining

It’s a girl (general medical-social declaration)

2.5 Gender Identification

I am a girl (existential)

2.6  Gender Role

I act like a girl. (Society’s perception of a girl - socio-behaviouristic)

2.7 Gender Side

I’m in touch with my masculine side (psychological)

2.8 Sexual Orientation

Heterosexual

Homosexual

Ambisexual (Bisexual)

Asexual

2.9 Sexual Preferences (taste differs)

2.9.1 Sight

2.9.2 Smell

2.9.3 Taste

2.9.4 Sound

2.9.5 Touch

2.9.6 Objects

2.10  Sexual Lifestyles  (sexual activity)

2.11 Sexual Self-image & Self-esteem

2.11.1 Desires & fears (Freud)

2.11.2 Horney’s opposite directions & sexual identity

2.11.3 Carl Jung’s concept of “individuation” & sexual identity

2.11.4 R D Laing’s contribution to sexual identity

2.11.5 The Lovemap Theory (John Money)

2.12  Inter-transactions

Endnotes

Bibliography