Chapter 16: Atypical Sexual Behavior Flashcards
Paraphilia
A term used to describe uncommon types of sexual expression.
Atypical sexual behaviors
Behaviors not typically expressed by most people in our society.
Fetishism
A sexual behavior in which a person obtains sexual excitement primarily or exclusively from an inanimate object or a particular part of the body.
Transvestic disorder
A disorder describing people who cross-dress to achieve sexual arousal and find that the urge to cross-dress causes significant distress or impairment in their daily life.
Sadomasochistic (S/M) behavior
The association of sexual expression with pain.
Sexual sadism disorder
The act of obtaining sexual arousal through giving physical or psychological pain.
Sexual masochism disorder
The act of obtaining sexual arousal through receiving physical or psychological pain.
Bondage
A sexual behavior in which a person derives sexual pleasure from being bound, tied up, or otherwise restricted.
Autoerotic asphyxia
The enhancement of sexual excitement and orgasm by pressure-induced oxygen deprivation. This is a subtype of sexual masochism disorder.
Exhibitionism
The act of exposing one’s genitals to an unwilling observer.
Voyeurism
The act of obtaining sexual gratification by observing undressed or sexually interacting people without their consent.
Frotteurism
A person obtains sexual pleasure by pressing or rubbing against another person in a crowded public place.
Pedophilia
Sexual activity with a prepubescent child (generally age 13 or younger) or recurrent sexually arousing fantasies or sexual urges to engage in sexual behavior with a child.
Necrophilia
Sexual gratification obtained by viewing or having intercourse with a corpse.
