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29 Cards in this Set
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Sexual Expression: Normal or kinky? |
-what's normal is defined by value judgements -low social tolerance for sexual diversity -sexual continuum, not deviant vs. normal -sexual behaviors come in and out of popularity |
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Diagnosing Paraphilias |
-Unusual sexual behavior involving a craving for an erotic object -DSM: nonhuman object or suffering of oneself or one's partner, child, or non-consenting person -causes distress |
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Characteristics of Paraphiliacs |
-no classic profile -factors related to development include: --gender --growing up in dysfunctional family --experiencing sexual abuse --poor social skills --distorted views of intimacy |
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Paraphiliacs |
-motivations vary including: --provides meaning and a sense of self --relieves depression and loneliness --allows expression of rage -Consensual and non-consensual paraphilias -those with a paraphilia usually have many -paraphiliacs tend to compulsively masturbate -research mostly clinical and incarcerated samples |
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Where paraphilias begin: biological theories |
-physical conditions: --temporal lobe epilepsy --brain tumors and lesions -Possible differences in brain structure and chemistry |
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Psychoanalytic theories |
-related to Oedipal crisis and castration anxiety --exhibitionists cope with castration anxiety by showing the power of their masculinity -Boys must separate from their mothers |
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Developmental theories |
John Money's Lovemaps: stimuli experienced during child sex play form a template that defines our ideal lover and sexual situation |
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Behavioral theories |
behavior becomes associated with sexual pleasure through conditioning |
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Sociological theories |
-women treated as sexual objects; it's natural to replace woman with another sexual object -some men feel need to reinforce their masculinity by exposing themselves and evoking fear -American society is saturated by media and we experience things vicariously, rather than experiencing things directly |
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Fetishism |
-deriving sexual pleasure form inanimate objects or a nonsexual body part --women's clothing, shoes -Typically in men - A fetishist needs the presence or fantasy of the item for arousal |
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Sexual Sadism |
-deriving sexual pleasure form inflicting pain or humiliation on another person -consenting or nonconsenting victims -some seek sexual arousal through extreme brutality and torture |
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Sexual masochism |
-sexual pleasure form humiliation or pain -Masochistic acts of bondage and discipline --bound with psychical restraints --spanked, paddled, beaten --whipped, cut -very dangerous activity -most deaths are accidental, not suicidal -most are males who have history or risk taking behaviors
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Sexual masochism-psychological techniques |
-sensory deprivation- masks, ear plugs -humiliation- verbal abuse, bootlicking, urolagnia, scatophagia, infantilism |
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Sadomasochism |
-sexual activities of partners where one takes a dominant, master position and the other takes a submissive slave position -scripted ritual with an exit phrase, not to truly hurt a person -masochism allows a person to avoid responsibility or anxiety, explore power |
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Dominatrix |
offers S&M services primarily to men with power |
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Exhinitionism |
-sexual pleasure from exposing one's genitals to unsuspecting strangers -most exhibitionists were originally voyeurs -most common in men --18-40 years old --shy, passive, sexually inhibited -fear or shock from the non-consenting victim is exciting
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Voyeurism |
-sexual pleasure from observing unsuspecting people undress or engage in sexual activities -Scopophiliacs or peeping toms --one who looks without knowledge pr consent of the viewed --usually male |
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Troilism |
-sex with multiple partners --a single couple having sex in front of others --Group sex ---14% of men and 8% women have engaged in group sex ---swinging
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Transvestic Fetishism |
-males who derive sexual pleasure from wearing women's clothing -erotic attraction is to clothing worn -desire is not to change hide biological gender, some feminize their appearance -Masturbation to orgasm while in that clothing -Cross dressing begins early, usually harmless |
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Pedophilia |
-Sexual activity or fantasizing with a prepubescent child younger than 13 -Legal definition varies by society -illegal in every country, though tolerance has varied throughout time and culture -obsessive and predatory -at least 16 and 5 yrs. older than victim -many believe it will be viewed as natural and healthy one day |
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Pedophilia-federal laws |
-an adult who has any sexual contact with a boy or girl under age 18 is guilty of child abuse -possession of any sexual image of kids under age 18 is illegal -Girls are more likely to be victims --44% prefer only girls --33% prefer only boys --23% chose both -chronic and more difficult to treat than other paraphilias -Recidivism rate higher for men who are attracted to boys than girls
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Megan's Law |
-1996, federal law -required for sex offenders to register upon their release into the community and the information be made public -Mandatory for authorities to tell parents in a community when a convicted child molester moved into the neighborhood |
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Frotteurism |
sexual pleasure from rubbing up against unsuspecting and unwilling victims -typically occurs in crowded places -perpetrator can escape quickly |
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Toucheurism |
compulsive desire to rub strangers with one's hands |
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Zoophilia/Bestiality |
-sexual contact with animals -both practiced and condemned since earliest times -male dog: most popular animal sex partner for men and women -some common behaviors: --masturbating the animal --submitting to anal sex --active or passive oral sex
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Necrophilia |
-sexual contact or fantasy with dead bodies -found in ancient civilizations
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3 types of necrophilia |
-necrophiliac fantasy -regular necrophilia: already dead-body -necrophiliac homicide: commit murder to obtain corpse |
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Erotophonophilia |
murder itself is exciting |
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Assessing and Treating paraphilias |
-treatment is to change behavior -to reduce symptoms, prevent relapse, increase victim empathy -therapy: --resolve childhood trauma or experience --Increase self-esteem and social skills -often combination of treatments used: group, individual, family therapy, medication, education, self-help groups |