chapter 15 Flashcards
when is sexual behaviour abnormal
- statistical definition: abnormal sexual behaviour is one that is rare, or not practiced by many people
- sociological approach: sexual behaviour that violates the norms of society
- psychological approach: criteria of abnormal;out include dysfunctional, distressful, deviant, and dangerous
- medical approach: described in the diagnostic and statistical menial of mental disorders
what is the general definition of paraphilia
- reoccurring, unconventional sexual behaviour that is obsessive and compulsive
- fantasies, urges, or behaviours which take place over a significant period of time and causes significant distress
what are the four D’s
if the behaviour is harmful or dangerous to the person, immediately society interferes
- Danger (to yourself or others)
- Disfunction (if the person is disfunctional to themselves or others — a behaviour that causes a person to not be properly apart of society, can’t go to school, can’t pay rent, etc)
- Distress (negative stress — this behaviour is causing this person too much stress and they are really unhappy about it to the
point where they can’t function properly - deviance (every behaviour that’s outside of the norm, not 7/10… anything that is not the definition of human sexual behaviour) unless is a simply harmless kinky behaviour that is outside of the norm
explain the noraml-abnormal continuum
when we have a mild preference for something it is simply viewed as a deviance
when we begin to see it as a necessity or a substitute for human partner this is when it becomes a abnormal and possibly takes on the 3 first Ds
what is a compulsive sexual behaviour disorder
what is Carnes four step cycle
disorder in which the person experiences intense sexual arousing fantasies, urges, and associated sexual behaviour
Compulsion can be:
• Paraphilic, Disorder in DSM 5
• Non-paraphilic, Conventional sexual behaviours
(e.g. Compulsive masturbation or compulsive use of the Internet for sexual purposes)
• Common feature is out of control behaviour
• Linked to depression and low self-esteem
Carne’s four-step cycle:
• Preoccupation — only thought is for the sexual act one is addicted to
• Rituals — certain acts become a prelude to the addictive act
• Compulsive sexual behaviour — person feels she or he has no
control over impulse toward the act
• Despair — person does not feel good after act
what is fetishism + fetishistic disorder
• A person’s sexual fixation on some object other than another human being and attachment of great erotic significance to that object
• A common fetish in Canada is for clothing made of leather
• Fetishism rises to the level of fetishistic disorder if the person is distressed about it or if the fetish causes significant impairments in their daily functioning
why do people developed fetishes?
• Learning theory
Classical conditioning to an object as sexual
• Cognitive theory
Perception of arousal is distorted
what is cross-dressing
refers to dressings as a member of the other gender
drag queens dress up as women and some lesbians dress in masculine clothes =
female impersonators — men who dress as women often as part of an entertainment job
transvestism
when individuals dress in cross-gender clothing to produce sexual arousal and experience sexual excitement
- almost exclusively male behaviour
- tends to begin before the age of 10
- mostly only cross-dress at home
common in males who are genetically masculine looking
they want to dress like a women and feminine
sometimes they will weak a few items that are feminine in secrecy
drag is not transvestism because it is not sexual
what is a sexual sadist (BDSM)
a person who derives excitement and sexual arousal from inflicting pain, suffering, or humiliation on another person
what is a sexual masochist
a person who is sexually aroused by fantasies, urgers, or behaviours involving being beaten, humiliated, bound or tortured to enhance or achieve sexual excitement
what is bondage and discipline (BDSM)
use of physical or psychological restraints to enforce servitude
what is dominance and submission
the use of power consensually given to control the sexual stimulation and behaviour of the other person
what is sadomasochism and what are causes of preference for sexual sadomasochism
Sexual Sadism and Masochism
- Sadomasochism (S-M) is a rare form of sexual behaviour • Milder forms are more common than supposed
Causes of Preference for Sexual Sadomasochism
• Being spanked for masturbating
• Desire to escape from being conscious of the self classical conditioning
• Escape from the male role • Childhood sexual abuse
voyeurism
• A voyeur is a person who experiences intense sexual arousal from watching an unsuspecting person who is naked, in the process of undressing, or engaging in sexual activity, as manifested by fantasies, urges, or behaviours
• A sexual variation in which the person becomes sexually aroused from secretly viewing nudes
• Voyeurism becomes a paraphilia when it is manifested by fantasies, urges, or behaviours.
