The audience was made up of university students and adults in general.

In a pleasant conversation between an expert in couple relationships and the audience, the fourth conference of the “Psychology and contemporary society” cycle was transformed: “Myths associated with human sexuality and that would interfere with people's quality of life.” This was dictated by the academic of the Department of Psychology of the University of La Serena, Mg. Claudio de La Fuente Pizarro, in the Exhibition Hall of the study house. 

In the activity, the speaker analyzed the main beliefs that are formed around sexuality and how these can affect personal or couple relationships. “People's beliefs fundamentally point to a certain number of times that people should have sexual relations in the week or month, an issue of frequency; Another myth associated with what I am talking about also aims to conceptualize the idea of ​​having sexual relations only at the level of genitality and fundamentally what has to do with penetration or the sexual act itself," was part of what was deepened by The speaker, who due to his theoretical studies at the Family Therapy Institute of Santiago and his experience with couples psychotherapy, has gathered a significant amount of general information, which on this occasion he shared with the community. 

"Another myth also associated is the idea that in the area of ​​being with the other, in the loving encounter as I have defined it, the man always wants to have sexual relations, which from my perspective will depend a lot on the context that facilitates or promote being with the other and this is not only an issue that has to do with man; and another myth in relation to this topic pointed to the routine (...) and in that sense if I conceptualize that in routine there is also variety, if I extrapolate this to the field of human sexuality, I can also discover a series of emotions, behaviors, that make my experience and the loving encounter with the other person much more enriching,” summarized de La Fuente.

The audience showed a lot of interest in the topic, asked questions and discussed with the professional the different points discussed and the doubts regarding them. For his part, the institution's Nursing student, Diego Valenzuela, highlighted this and the latest activities organized by the ULS Extension Directorate. “I think it is important for people to be empowered and to have that knowledge to apply self-care, especially in the area of ​​sexuality, which often has taboo topics. I believe that the importance of this cycle of conferences is that, independent I believe that the issue makes people aware and can take care of themselves, which is the most important thing,” he stated.

It should be noted that this cycle is organized jointly by the Extension Directorate and the Department of Psychology of the house of higher education and continues with various talks on psychology topics, until November 26. For more information, go to the Extension Center, located at Prat 446, La Serena, call 051-2204171 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..