Chapter 15: Variations in Sexual Behavior Flashcards
Terms/Definitions
Paraphilia
Unusual, unconventional sexual behavior
paraphilic disorder
a paraphilia that causes the person distress, impairing their functioning, or causing harm to themself or others
indecent exposure
showing one’s genitals in a public place
compulsive sexual behavior
a disorder where the person experiences intense sexually arousing fantasies, urges, and associated sexual behavior
fetishism
a person’s sexual fixation on some object and erotic attachment to the significance of the object
drag queens
a man who dresses in woman’s clothing
female impersonators
a man or woman who impersonates a specific woman as part of their job
transvestism
dressing as a member of the opposite gender to experience sexual arousal
sexual sadist
a person who gets sexual satisfaction from inflicting pain, suffering, or humiliation on another person (to others)
sexual masochist
a person derives sexual satisfaction from experiencing pain (to yourself)
bondage and discipline
physical or psychological restraint to enforce servitude, where both partners get pleasure
dominance and submission
use of power to control sexual stimulation and behavior of the other person
voyeur
a person who experiences sexual arousal from viewing unsuspecting persons who are nude, undressing, or having sex (peeping tom)
exhibitionists
persons who derive sexual gratification from exposing their genitals to a non-consenting person
nymphomania
an excessive, insatiable sex drive in a woman
satyriasis
an excessive, insatiable sex drive in a man
hypersexuality
an excessive, insatiable sex drive in either men or women
online sexual activity (OSA)
use of the internet for any activities of sexual nature, including sexual activities with a partner, called cybersex
asphyxiophilia
cutting off someone’s oxygen to create sexual arousal
zoophilia
sexual contact with an animal (also called bestiality)
frotteurism
rubbing one’s genitals against the body of someone who did not consent
saliromania
a desire to damage a woman or her clothes
coprophilia
sexual satisfaction with feces
urophilia
sexual satisfaction with urine
necrophilia
sexual contact with a dead person
feederism
sexual pleasure from weight gain
sexsomnia
sexual behaviors done during sleep; also called sleep sex
