Paraphilias

excitement that will lead to the point of an orgasm and/or erection, in which the object of that excitement is considered to be abnormal to the context of the learned and practiced societal norms. This definition can connect closely to the term paraphilia. I watched an episode from season 16 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, which was entitled “Pornstar’s Requiem”. In this episode, Evie Barnes is a nerdy girl who attends Hudson University and she needs money desperately in order to pay her…

Hamilton “Albert” Fish was a cannibalistic serial killer that lived from 1870 to 1936. He was a sadomasochist and suffered from mental disorders that weren’t properly diagnosed. Fish was the youngest boy of four children and lived with his parents until the age of five. When his father died, his mother brought him to an orphanage so she could find work. This is where it is believed that his masochistic behavior began. Fish was beaten at the orphanage and this psychological trauma could be one…

such as characters were not allowed to question authority because it then gave the children the thought that they can question their parents. Also, the characters in the comic books were not allowed to wear revealing clothing or show any type of paraphilia. After this moral panic, comic books were mainly for children instead of adults. By the 1980s violence was more acceptable and was frequently used in comic books once again. . The moral panic just ended up dying down throughout the years. The…

In treatment, the most common diagnoses for sex offenders are paraphilias, personality disorders, and substance use disorders (Jackson & Richards, 2007). Becker, Stinson, Tromp, and Messer (2003) estimate that as many as 80% of sex offenders meet the criteria for a diagnosable personality disorder. There has been very…

disorders. Dr. Robert Carson at Duke University selectively studies a famous player who exposed himself to preadolescent girls due to his sexual deviations which meant to show signs of dominant and powerful. These behaviors in people are called paraphilia, a type…

Robert C. Hansen is known as Alaska’s most prolific serial killer. His patterns of kidnapping, rape, torture, and ultimately hunting his victims before killing them reads like a Hollywood movie script; and in fact did become a recent move, The Frozen Ground (2013). Robert “Bob” Hansen was born on February 13, 1939, in Estherville, Iowa to a Danish immigrant family. His father, Christian, was a baker by trade and operated his own bakery in their small town (Greig, 2012). In his youth, Robert…

I decided to take this class because it sounded the most interesting out of all other electives that were on the list that I got in my mail package. Especially, when I saw that you are teaching it, I knew that I will try to get it in this class. And now after few weeks being in this class, I know that I made a good choice. I am already familiar with your teaching style because I took “Interpesonal Violence” earlier, so I know more-less what to expect. Although, the material is not the same,…

With describing and defining sexual deviance, it is important to define sexuality. Sexuality denotes those encounters that lead to erotic arousal and a genital response. As John Curra states in the chapter The Relativity of Deviance, “human sexuality allows opportunities for communication that is deep and extensive, personal disclosure, and physical pleasure.” However, sexuality is indeed a social construction; there are rules that “govern” society’s expectations. For instance, heterogeneous…

pedophiles are local neighbours, family friends, trusted babysitters, teachers and may even be living in your household. In order to understand what makes someone a pedophile, it is needed to understand what exactly the term pedophile entails. First off, paraphilia according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), is a condition characterized by abnormal sexual desires in which must feel distress about their interest. Typically these desires involve another persons…

Multiple studies have referenced cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) as an effective intervention for the treatment of antisocial personality disorders (Huband, McMurran, Evans, & Duggan, 2007; National Collaborating Center for Mental Health, 2009). CBT is a well- established evidence-based treatment designed to teach individuals to identify cognitive distortions that can lead to irrational thoughts and beliefs. Once the individual has identified their cognitive distortions they can then target…