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| Describe the idea of Deviant vs. Atypical |
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• deviant has a pejorative connotation
- abnormal, deviant, pervert
• described as "persistent preference for non-genital sexual outlets"
• atypical as best descriptor
• is it an illness? |
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| How does the DSM-IV-TR describe Paraphilias |
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| “...recurrent, intense sexual urges, fantasies, or behaviors that involve unusual objects, activities, or situations and cause clinically significant distress or impairment in social occupational, or other important areas of functioning.” |
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| How does Federoff describe paraphilias |
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| they "involve sex without the possibility of a consensual, mutually reciprocal relationship" |
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| Describe the textbook's ideas on paraphilia |
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• views fantasies as insistent, demanding, or compulsory ("type of sexual compulsion or addiction")
• paraphilic behaviour as the only means to attaining sexual gratification
• urges to relieve sexual situation of "staleness"
• conflation of sexual fantasies and sexual behaviour
• Moser - eliminate the interest/behaviour? |
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• nonliving objects (pears, Apple Remotes, Oral B electronic toothbrushes)
• stands alone as sexually stimulating
• media fetish
• form fetish |
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• touching or rubbing against a non-consenting person
• japanese dudes are notorious for this |
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| How does the DSM-IV-TR describe TRANSVESTIC FETISHISM |
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in heterosexual men, recurrent, intense sexually arousing fantasies, sexual urges, or behaviours involving cross-dressing
- generally for erotic purposes
- different from being transgendered, drag queens, transexual |
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• when men fantasize about having a woman's body
• can be heterosexual
• Blanchard: a male's paraphilic tendency to be sexually aroused by the thought/image of himself as a female |
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| What are the four Sub-types of autogynephilia? |
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PAT.B
Physiologic - pregnancy, menstruation, breast feeding
Anatomic - having a woman's body
Transvestic - wearing women's clothing
Behavioural - typically feminine behaviours |
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- exposing one's genitals to an unsuspecting person
- power |
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• observing an unsuspecting person who is naked, in the process of disrobing, or engaging in sexual activity
- risk --> charge |
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1. Bondage and discipline - physical and psychological restraint
2. dominance and submission - behaviours, customs and rituals relating to the giving and acceptance of dominance
3. sadomasochism - pain, degradation, and humiliation |
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| Who sets the limits in BDSM? |
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| What is important for the bottom and top to know before getting in to BDSM? |
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• safety word
• knowledge of physical limits/potential injury
• have pre-play negotiations!
• spanking is always fun |
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| What is the difference between form fetish and media fetish? |
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| I don't know!! Call me if you find out |
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| What is sadism and is it defined in the DSM or not? |
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Yes it is in the DSM
• psychological or physical suffering of the victim is sexually exciting to the person |
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| What is masochism and is it defined in the DSM or not? |
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Yes it sure is!
• being humiliated, beaten, bound, or otherwise made to suffer is sexually exciting to the person |
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| Why to people engage in BDSM? |
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• arousal transference
• endorphins
• escape from the self
• power release and attainment
• giving oneself over for another's pleasure |
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| List some myths surrounding BDSM |
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• submissives want/like to be victims and have no control
• respect is expected (dominants) and disrespect is punished
• severity of scenarios have to increase
• can lead to serious injury and/or psychological trauma |
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| What are some myths about the participants of BDSM |
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• have psychological problems
• can't have normal intimate relationships
• like pain in general
• are all sex abuse survivors
• are all weirdos and are promiscuous |
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| • fetish for small creatures |
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• impersonating or being treated as an infant
• infantilism |
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| • muscles and displays of strength |
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| • giants, primarily domination by giant women or men |
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| • sexual attraction to anthropomorphic animal characters (ie. with human characteristics and personalities) |
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| contact with extremely cold objects, or watching others freeze |
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| statues, mannequins, and immobility |
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| religious or sacred objects |
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| religious or sacred objects |
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| lamed or crippled partner |
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| eating or being eaten by others, usually swallowed whole |
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| How does the DSM describe Pedophilia? |
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A. Over a period of at least 6 months, recurrent, intense sexually arousing fantasies, sexual urges, or behaviours involving sexual activity with a prepubescent child or children (13yrs or younger)
B. The person has acted on these urges, or the sexual urges or fantasies cause marked distress or interpersonal difficulty |
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| What is the psychoanalytic theory? |
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• distortions (exaggerations) in courtship behaviour during adolescence become ingrained
1. location of a potential partner - initial phase of courtship
2. pretactile interaction - talking or flirting with a potential partner
3. tactile interaction - usually consists of touching, hugging, hand holding, etc. (foreplay)
4. effecting genital union - more commonly known as sexual intercourse |
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| What is the behavioural theory? |
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• conditioning
- pairing of non-sexual stimuli with sexual arousal (positive)
- pairing of punishment with sexual arousal, fear (negative) |
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| What is the biological theory? |
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| What is the biological theory? |
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| What is the Lovemapy theory? |
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(Money)
• during childhood, develop template for sexual relationships
• disruptions --> paraphilias |
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| Why would some paraphilias be treated? |
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some could be potentially dangerous
What is the motivation behind one's paraphilia?
there is a difference between sexual offense and paraphilia |
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| List 5 types of behavioural treatments for paraphilias |
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SOCAS
Systematic desensitization - learn to not response to problematic stimuli
Orgasmic reconditioning - pairing of sexual arousal with appropriate target
Covert sensitization - pairing of imagined aversive stimuli with problematic stimuli
Aversion therapy - pairing of unpleasant stimuli with problematic stimuli
Social skills training - learn to better interact with appropriate target |
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| What are the two types of pharmaceutical treatments for paraphilias? |
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• selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)
- reduce anxiety, intrusive thoughts, compulsions, increase positive affect
- dampen sex drive
• anti-androgens (chemical castration)
- reduces sex-drive
- depo-provera has been used in pedophiles
- medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA) |
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