Study Guide
Sexual Issues in Addiction
Rescue College
Course 418
Instructor: John Cox
This Study Guide is to be used as study guide for Course: “Intro to Sexual Addiction.”
All pages readings assigned below will be from the required text:
Laaser; Mark (1996; 2004) Healing the Wounds of Sexual Addiction; Grand Rapids,
Michigan, Zondervan.
Other required readings and research assigned in the sessions below will be found
in the Syllabus Appendix, or from websites specifically indicated.
Course Introduction & Disclaimer
All information in the content of this course is intended as introductory in nature.
It is for those seeking training in substance abuse counseling, compassion
ministries and other human services in a lay, para-professional, or professional
setting.
Legal, governmental, statistical and certifying bodies’ standards and definitions
were researched and verified to the best of our ability, and were intended only as
samples for the classroom students in the state of Florida, USA, at the time of
production.
Course instructors and students are required by ethical standards to apply updated
and appropriate legal, governmental, statistical and certifying bodies’ standards
and definitions of their communities to their post-classroom knowledge and in-field
practice.
Use this guide to take your personal notes. Answer the questions pertaining to each
chapter and submit to your instructor as directed. Use this Study Guide as a study tool for
your midterm and final exams.
Introduction (pages 7-19)
Before you begin reading, consider and answer these questions:
1. Have you ever heard the term ‘Sexual Addiction’ used before? What do you think
Sexual Addiction is?
READ the two forwards to the textbook “Healing the Wounds of Sexual Addiction”.
2. What new information have you gained so far?
READ “There is Hope”, (pp. 13 – 19)
3. How do you think this book will expand or change your opinions of these issues?
Chapter 1: Sexual Addiction and Sin (pages 23-27)
1. The author defines sexual addiction as a __________________________ involving
any type of _________________________________ sexual activity.
Sin is defined as the lack of ____________________________________ with God
and the ______________________________________ committed as a result.
2. Describe two characteristics that sin and addiction have in common.
3. Several examples are given of Bible characters who fled, or escaped, from frightening
circumstances. How do addictions provide an escape? What feelings do addictions
attempt to control?
4. List two characteristics shared by sexual addiction and disease.
5. The author makes the case that sexual addiction can exist within a monogamous
marriage, and appear moral on the surface. How can we distinguish between healthy
and addictive sex within a marriage?