This Ukrainian paper discusses the unique risks associated with modern pornography and the nature of its influence on the brain and sexuality – especially with respect to teenagers. The peculiarities of the adolescent brain, its vulnerability to excessively strong stimuli, which can form lasting neural connections, can significantly affect the subject’s future sexual behavior.
The experience of early acquaintance with porn [as teenagers], which is obtained long before gaining sexual experience with a real partner, tends to lead to the formation of a preference for watching porn over direct sexual contact with a person. This can form pathological sexual stereotypes, which in turn can cause sexual dysfunctions in the future.
There is a shortage of studies on the impact of pornography on the formation of sexuality of children, adolescents and young adults, as well as a lack of sufficient clinical studies on the impact of early viewing of extreme categories of porn on the formation of sexual stereotypes of the viewer with corresponding consequences for his sex life.
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