Joel D. Block (born 1943) is a

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and author on relationships and sexuality. Block is an assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at

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. He is also a senior psychologist at

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, where he was the training supervisor of the hospital's Sexuality Center for twenty years, until 2002.

Early life and education

Block was born in 1943 in

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, and later attended the

State University of New York Upstate Medical University The State University of New York Upstate Medical University (SUNY Upstate) is a public medical school in Syracuse, New York. Founded in 1834, Upstate is the 15th oldest medical school in the United States and is the only medical school in Centr ...

, where he obtained a

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in Education/Psychology in 1970. He obtained a Master of Science degree in

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, and later went on to obtain his

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in psychology from

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. He also undertook a one-year postdoctoral fellowship in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy from the Albert Ellis Institute.

Author

Block's books include: *''The Other Man, The Other Woman: Understanding and Coping with Extramarital Affairs'', Grosset & Dunlap, 1978 *''To Marry Again'', Grosset & Dunlap, 1979 *''Friendship'', Macmillan, 1983 *''Secrets of Better Sex'', Parker/Simon & Schuster, 1996, *''The Romance of Sex'', Parker/Simon & Schuster, 1997, *''Sex Over 50'', Parker/Simon & Schuster, 1999, (updated and reissued, 2008), *''Broken Promises, Mended Hearts: Maintaining Trust in Love Relationships'', Contemporary/McGraw-Hill, 2000, *''Step-living for Teens'', Adams Media, 2001 *''Mommy or Daddy, Whose side Am I On'', Adams Media, 2002, *''Naked Intimacy: How to Increase True Openness in Your Relationship'', Contemporary/McGraw-Hill, October 2002, *''Staying Cool: A Teen Guide to Getting a Grip on Anger'', Wellness Institute, 2002, *''Making it Work When You Work a Lot: 10 Power Strategies for Connecting as a Couple'', Kensington, 2005 *''The Art of the Quickie: Fast Sex, Fast Orgasm/Anywhere, Anytime'', Quiver, 2006 *''The Real Reasons Men Commit: Why He Will—or Won’t—Love, Honor and Marry You'', Adams Media, 2008 *''Sex Comes First: 15 Ways to Save Your Relationship…without leaving the bedroom'', Adams Media, 2009 *''Cracking the Love Code: A Journey of Discovery'', Pop Psych Literary, 2011 *''The Wrong Schwartz'', Pop Psych Literary, 2011 *''Casualties of Love'', Pop Psych Literary, 2011 *''Saving My Life: A Least Likely to Succeed Success Story'', Pop Psych Literary

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Block, Joel 1943 births Living people 21st-century American psychologists American psychology writers State University of New York Upstate Medical University alumni Syracuse University alumni 20th-century American psychologists