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Chapter 15 - Variations in Sexual Behaviour Flashcards

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what is “normal” sexual behaviour

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statistically: prevelence of a sexual behaviour
sociocultural: what a culture deems acceptable or illegal

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atypical sexual behaviours are referred to as…

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paraphiles

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paraphilic disorder

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currently causing distress or impairment to the individual or causes personal harm/risk of harm t others when acted upon; exist on a continuum ranging from normal to abnormal

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diagnosis of paraphilic disorders

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must have criterion A (the paraphilias) and criterion B (neg consequences) existing together for at least 6mo

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paraphilic preferences for atypical ACTIVITIES

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courtship disorders (voyeuristic, exhibitionist, frotteuristic), algoganic disorders (sexual sadism and masochism)

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paraphilic preferences for atypical TARGETS

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human targets (pedophilic), nonhuman (fetishistic, transvestic)

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voyeuristic disorder

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observing an unsuspecting person who is naked, disrobing, or engaging in sex; key is the unsuspecting part and the fear of getting caught; person has either acted upon these urges with an unconsenting perosn or the urges/fantasies have caused them distress/impairment

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exhibitionist disorder

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exposing ones genitals to an unsuspecting person; legally called “indecent exposure” and is one of the most common law-breaking sexual acts; far more common in men

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frotteuristic disorder

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engaging/fantasizing about rubbing against a nonconsenting person; typically male predator and female victim; occurs in crowded areas where perpetrator can say it was accidental

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sexual sadism disorder

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inflicting pain and suffering on others; classified as a disorder when on a nonconsenting person or when a person is troubled by their own urges and fantasies

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sexual masochism disorder

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experiencing pain/humiliation/suffering; classified as a disorder when urgers or fantasies cause significant personal impairment/distress/harm to oneself

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pedophilic disorder

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attraction to children who are prepubescent; can be exclusive or non-exclusive (attracted to kids and adults)

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categories of pedophilia

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classic: prepubescent children
hebephilic: pubescent
pedohebephilic: both
most are not violent nor do they prey on strangers

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fetishes and fetishistic disorder

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persistent and repetitive use/dependence on non-living objects or a specific non-genital body part for arousal; called a disorder when it causes significant personal distress; typically develop in early childhood or adolescence

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transvestism and transvestic disorder

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only those who find cross-dressing sexually arousing AND distressing are considered to have a disorder

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asphyxiophilia

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oxygen deprivation to create sexual arousal or enhance excitement and orgasm

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zoophilia

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erotic interest and/or sexual contact with an animal

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urophilia

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erotic interest/sexual satisfaction from contact with urine

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coprophilia

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erotic interest/sexual satisfaction from contact with feces

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saliromania

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desire to soil/damage a person/their clothes/their image for sexual satisfaction

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necrophilia

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sexual satisfaction from contact with a dead person

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feederism

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sexual pleasure from weight gain or feeding

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sexsomnia

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automatic, unintentional sexual behaviours during sleep

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klismaphilia

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sexual arousal to enemas

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paraphilic infantilism

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erotic/sexual interest in role playing as an infant

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acrotomophilia

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erotic/sexual interest in amputees

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hypersexuality

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excessive, insatiable sex drive that leads a person to continually pursue sexual encounters despite neg consequences; may be related to an impulse control issue

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what factors play a role in development/maintaing of paraphilias?

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no one single accepted theory; contributing factors differ from one individual to another and very depending on the type of paraphilia; hard to study

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psychoanalytic theory (of paraphilic disorders)

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thought to arise from castration anxiety and the oedipus complex

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learning theory (of paraphilic disorders)

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can result from classical conditioning

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sexual compulsion (addiction) theory (of paraphilic disorders)

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person has a pathological relationship to a sexual event or process

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cognitive theory (of paraphilic disorders)

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may have a serious cognitive distortion in that they perceive unconventional stimulus as erotic

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assessing paraphilic disorders

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consists of an interview (general background of client, famnily/education), mental and physical health history, extensive sexual and relationship history; may also include psychometrics; phallometric measures in (usually) criminal cases

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treatment of paraphilic disorders

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no good evidence to suggest that interests can be changed; treatment can focus on management and integrating them in a healthier way

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cognitive-behavioural therapy and relapse-prevention (treatment of paraphilic disorders)

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challenges distorted thinking, can be individual or group based; devises a safety plan to avoid risks

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self esteem and social-skills training (treatment of paraphilic disorders)

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development of healthy social skills, anger, impulsiveness, mood management, etc

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mindfulness and emotional regulatiop (treatment of paraphilic disorders)

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been suggested as an appropriate treatment method to target emotion regulation

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satiation therapy (treatment of paraphilic disorders)

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redirecting sexual impulses to a more desirable target (fantasy) through masturbation, and then masturbating immediately again to the undesired fantasy

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orgasmic reconditioning (treatment of paraphilic disorders)

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client masturbates to the paraphilic fantasy until the point of orgasm, at which time the fantasy is switched to a more socially acceptable one

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aversion therapy (treatment of paraphilic disorders)

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paraphilic fantasies are linked with an unpleasant stimulus (smell, sickness, electric shock)

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community based support programs (treatment of paraphilic disorders)

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often modelled on the 12-step program of AA

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medical treatments (treatment of paraphilic disorders)

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pharmacological treatment (antidepressants, antiandrogen drugs)

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