Why Do Some Clients Believe They’re Addicted to Porn?
This webinar is for mental health professionals, researchers, and individuals who are interested in understanding and treating porn addiction.
Joshua Grubbs sets aside controversial questions about whether porn addiction exists. Instead, his research focuses on what factors are at play when clients believe they are addicted to pornography.
Dr. Grubbs’s research seeks to answer this question: To what extent does the use of sexually explicit media conflict with each person’s strongly held values and beliefs? His most recent work has explored the role of narcissistic antagonism in the self-perception of porn addiction.
In this fascinating webinar interview, Dr. Grubbs reviews his rather surprising findings and explores their clinical implications. Attendees are asked to consider this: How much do we really know about what we are treating when clients say they are addicted to porn?
Who's Presenting
Joshua Grubbs, PhD
Joshua Grubbs, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor at the University of New Mexico and an investigator at the Center on Alcohol, Substance use, And Addictions, where he studies compulsive sexual behavior disorder, gambling disorder, and personality traits. He is especially interested in the social construction of addiction and understanding what leads people feel out of control in their behavior. More simply, he studies how people come to think of themselves as having a behavioral addiction and why people might arrive at the conclusion that they have a behavioral addiction. Additionally, Dr. Grubbs is especially interested in veteran health and the experiences of U.S. Armed Forces veterans dealing with compulsive, excessive, or out-of-control behaviors.