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unusual sexual interests difficult to satisfy in a socially acceptable manner
sexual or gender variants
a pattern of pressured, forced, or inappropriate sexual contact
sexual abuse
problems that impede satisfactory performance of sexual acts
sexual dysfunctions
semen is necessary for physical and sexual vigor in men and for masculine characteristics such as beard growth; masturbation and patronizing prostitutes especially harmful practices Tissot
degeneracy theory
Graham; three cornerstones of public health: healthy food, physical fitness, sexual abstinence; work with Dr. Kellogg
abstinence theory
Melanesian belief that semen is important for things like physical growth, strength, and spirituality; takes many inseminations to impregnate a woman; must conserve or obtain semen elsewhere since it can't easily be replenished by body
semen conservation
belief that the female body is unhealthy to males, primarily because of menstrual fluids
female pollution
ritualized homosexuality
Melanesia/Sambians
persistent sexual behavior patterns in which unusual objects, rituals, or situations are required for full sexual satisfaction; 6 months for DSM; no distress or impairment required; insistence and relative exclusivity; mostly male
paraphilia
rubbing one's genital area against a nonconsenting person
frotteurism
obscene phone calls
telephone scatologia
sexual desires for corpses
necrophilia
sexual interest in animals
zoophilia
sexual excitement and desire about having a limb amputated
apotemnophilia
sexual arousal to feces
coprophilia
sexual variant in which sexual interest centers on some inanimate object or nonsexual part of the body
fetishism
achievement of sexual arousal and satisfaction by dressing as a member of the opposite sex
transvestic fetishism
paraphilic sexual arousal by the thought or fantasy of being a woman; psychological motivation of transvestites
autogynephelia
achievement of sexual pleasure through clandestine "peeping", usually watching other people disrobe and/or engage in sexual activities
voyeurism
intentional exposure of one's genitals to others under inappropriate circumstances and without their consent
exhibitionism
legal term for exhibitionism
indecent exposure
achievement of sexual gratification by inflicting physical or psychic pain or humiliation on a sexual partner
sadism
closely related, but less severe, pattern of sadism which includes typing a person up, hitting, or spanking to enhance sexual excitement
bondage and discipline (B&D)
sexual stimulation and gratification from experiencing pain or degradation in relating to a lover
masochism
self-strangulation to the point of oxygen deprivation, which appears to increase the intensity of orgasm by constriction of blood flow to the brain during masturbation; more common in men
autoerotic asphyxia
one's sense of maleness or femaleness
gender identity
the masculinity and femininity of one's overt behavior
gender role
identification with members of the opposite sex, persistent discomfort with one's biological sexual identity, and strong desire to change to the opposite sex
gender identity disorder
cross-gender identification and gender dysphoria
two components of gender identity disorder
the desire to be, or the insistence that one is, of the opposite sex
cross-gender identification
legal term for exhibitionism
indecent exposure
achievement of sexual gratification by inflicting physical or psychic pain or humiliation on a sexual partner
sadism
closely related, but less severe, pattern of sadism which includes typing a person up, hitting, or spanking to enhance sexual excitement
bondage and discipline (B&D)
sexual stimulation and gratification from experiencing pain or degradation in relating to a lover
masochism
self-strangulation to the point of oxygen deprivation, which appears to increase the intensity of orgasm by constriction of blood flow to the brain during masturbation; more common in men
autoerotic asphyxia
one's sense of maleness or femaleness
gender identity
the masculinity and femininity of one's overt behavior
gender role
identification with members of the opposite sex, persistent discomfort with one's biological sexual identity, and strong desire to change to the opposite sex
gender identity disorder
cross-gender identification and gender dysphoria
two components of gender identity disorder
the desire to be, or the insistence that one is, of the opposite sex
cross-gender identification
persistent discomfort about one's biological sex or the sense that the gender role of that sex is inappropriate
gender dysphoria
individuals who identify with members of the opposite sex (as opposed to acceptance of their own biological sex) and who strongly desire to (and often do) change their sex. In most cases this is gender identity disorder in adults
transsexualism
adults who have gender identity disorder and do not desire to change their sex
transgendered
homosexual and autogynephilic transsexuals
two types of male-to-female transsexuals
feminine and have same sexual orientation as gay men; man feels like a heterosexual woman attracted to heterosexual men
homosexual transsexual
a paraphilia in which their attraction is to thoughts, images, or fantasies of themselves as a woman; increase in this kind of transsexualism
autogynephilia
also called heterosexual; transvestic fetishism
autogynephilic transsexuals
surgical sex reassignment
only effective treatment for gender dysphoria
sexual contact that involves physical or psychological coercion or occurs when at least one individual cannot reasonable consent to the contact
sexual abuse
prevalence of childhood sexual abuse
between 5% and 30%
most common short-term consequences of childhood sexual abuse
fears, PTSD, sexual inappropriateness, poor self-esteem; 1/3 of children show no symptoms
paraphilia in which an adult's preferred or exclusive sexual partner is a prepubertal child; acting on urges is not necessary for diagnosis
pedophilia
devise used to measure erectile responses to sexual stimuli
penile plethysmograph
more likely to believe than nonoffenders that children will benefit from sexual contact with adults and that children often initiate such conduct
child molesters
lower IQ, higher rates of non-right-handedness, higher rates of head injuries resulting in loss of consciousness, differences in brain structure
neurobiological influences of pedophilia
culturally prohibited sexual relations between family members, such as a brother and sister or a parent and child
incest
most common form of incense
brother-sister
majority of incest offenses against girls and extrafamilial is equal between both; incest more likely to offend with one or a few children in family and pedophilic have multiple victims
differences between incest and extrafamilial child molesters
sexual activity that occurs under actual or threatened forcible coercion of one person by another
rape
sexual activity with a person who is legally defined by statute or law to be under the age of consent (18 in most states) even if the underage person consents
statutory rape
time when frequency of rape is almost epidemic
during war
reasons for rape
more support for sexual motivations, but support for mixture of both sexual and aggressive
male psychological traumas following rape
anxiety, depression, anger, loss of self-image
laws that protect rape victims by, for example, preventing the prosecutor from using evidence of a victim's prior sex history
rape shield laws
causal considerations of rapists
young, lower SES, prior criminal record, experienced sexual abuse, violent home, inconsistent caregiving
an acquaintance who rapes a woman in the context of a date or other social interaction; middle to upper class, rarely have criminal records, promiscuity, hostile masculinity, predatory, emotionally detached, victims usually highly intoxicated
date rapist
recidivism rates for sex offenders
higher for those with deviant sexual preferences; decreases with age
kind of therapy in which a paraphilic stimulus such as a slide of a nude prepubescent girl for a man with pedophilia is paired with an aversive event such as a forced inhalation of noxious odors or a shock to the arm
aversion therapy
therapy in which patient imagines a highly aversive event while viewing or imagining a paraphilic stimulus
covert sensitization
therapy in which a foul odor is introduced to induce nausea at the point of peak arousal
assisted covert sesitization
kind of treatment that attempts to eliminate sex offenders' cognitive distortions because these may play a role in sexual abuse
cognitive restructuring
treatment that attempts to help sex offenders learn to process social information from women more effectively and to interact with them more appropriately (mostly for rapists)
social-skills training
effects of treatment
treated offenders were less likely to reoffend that untreated, but effect was very modest; cognitive treatment more effective than aversion
main goals of sex offender treatments
1. modify patterns of sexual arousal
2. modify cognitions and social skills to allow more appropriate sexual interactions with adult partners
3. change habits or behavior that increases the chance of reoffending
4. reduce sexual drive
impairment either in the desire for sexual gratification or in the ability to achieve it
sexual dysfunction
four phases of human sexual response
1. desire phase
2. excitement/arousal phase
3. orgasm
4. resolution
final phase of the human sexual response, during which a person has a sense of relaxation and well-being
resolution phase
third phase of the human sexual response, during which there is a release of sexual tension and a peaking of sexual pleasure
orgasm
second phase of the human sexual response, in which there is a generally subjective sense of sexual pleasure and physiological changes, including penile erection in the male and vaginal lubrication and enlargement in the female
excitement/arousal phase
first phase of the human sexual response, consisting of fantasies about sexual activity or a sense of desire to have sexual activity
desire phase
dysfunction in which either a man or a woman shows little or no sexual drive or interest; mostly psychological causes
hypoactive sexual desire disorder
persistent or recurrent extreme aversion to, and avoidance of, all or almost all genital sexual contact with a sexual partner
sexual aversion disorders
most common female dysfunction in the US
hypoactive sexual desire disorder
kinds of treatment for hypoactive sexual desire disorder or sexual aversion disorder
testosterone for very low levels, buproprion (atypical antidepressant), cognitive restructuring
sexual dysfunction in which a male is unable to achieve or maintain an erection sufficient for successful sexual gratification; formerly known as impotence
male erectile disorder