The book, Interpersonal Relations and the Erotic Experience, deals mainly with human sexuality in the context of the emotional relations of couples. The idea of this publication was born at the beginning of a medical practice more than 50 years ago. The clinical histories of some of my patients with sexual problems showed that the love relationship was almost in all cases unsatisfactory. This inspired me to study interpersonal relationships between couples and their importance in the establishment of harmonious love relationships and sexual satisfaction. This book analyzes the influence of some of the factors that help to make a more stable and lasting love relationship. The course of the relationship and the factors that deteriorate it are explained. The confusion between love and sex is elucidated. The difference between making love and having sex is described. Sex is not love; it is part of love. The emotional components that are lacking when couples just have sex are analyzed. Scientific investigations, cultural evolution, the biological aspects and the anatomic substratum of emotions and sexual behavior are presented. The importance of erotic stimulation before making love so that the woman can achieve orgasm is demonstrated. The anatomy and physiology of the sexual function, including the sexual act is illustrated. The hormonal effect on sexuality is described. Some of the positions that better stimulate the vagina to achieve orgasm are illustrated. The factors that facilitate or interfere with achieving sexual pleasure are revealed. Vaginal exercises to improve muscular tone to help obtain orgasm are recommended. This book should be of interest to students of medicine, nursing, and social work, as well as to psychologists and physicians in general. It will also appeal to any individual who wants to establish a loving relationship based on solid interpersonal communication, as well as to couples, young and old.
About the Author: Dr. Jorge Weibel was born in Chile in 1922. He entered the School of Medicine of the Universidad de Concepcion in 1940. In 1947 he receives his M.D. from the Universidad de Chile. For the next few years he worked as an Assistant in the Chairs of Medical Propedeutics, Physiology, Biochemistry, and Neurology at the Universidad de Concepcion. In 1951 he is appointed Professor of Psychopathology, Psychiatry, and Neurology at the Schools of Social Work and Nursing of Concepcion. With the creation of the Chairs of Neurology and Psychiatry at the Universidad de Concepcion in the 1950s, he is appointed Assistant Professor for both Chairs. In 1956 he travels to Houston, Texas to start a Residency in Neurology at Baylor School of Medicine. In 1961 he joins Baylor School of Medicine as Assistant Professor of Neurology, a post he keeps until 1977. In this period he develops a new technique for visualization of cerebral circulation. He publishes over 30 scientific articles including two books dealing with vascular disorders of the brain, including an Atlas of Arteriography in Occlusive Cerebrovascular Disease. In 1987 he is given recognition by the Medical Society of Concepción on occasion of the society's 100th anniversary. In 1997 the Chilean government awards him the high distinction of the Bernardo O'Higgins Order in the rank of Officer, in recognition of his interest and dedication to the promotion and diffusion of Chilean cultural values, his humanitarian aid in the Santiago and Mexico earthquakes of 1985, and his outstanding professional and academic career during 50 years of professional activity. In 1997 he obtains official recognition by the Universidad de Chile on the occasion of 50 years of professional life and is appointed Visiting Professor of Neurology by the School of Medicine at the Universidad de Concepcion. Since the beginning of his private practice he had patients with erectile dysfunction and anorgasmia. These observations constitute the basis on which the content of this book is founded.