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Exam 3 - Sexual Disorders and Gender Dysphoria Flashcards

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What was the Degeneracy theory?

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Semen loss causes men to lose masculine characteristics

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What was the Abstinence theory?

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Masturbation threatened public health and causes insanity

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What are the paraphilias?

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  • fetishism
  • transvestic fetishism
  • voyeurism
  • exhibitionism
  • sadism
  • masochism
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Paraphilias

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  • Group of persistent sexual behavior patterns in which unusual objects, rituals, or situations are required to fulfill sexual satisfaction
  • intense urges or fantasies
  • can be consensual
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Fetishism

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intense urges or fantasies about inanimate objects or parts of the body

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Transvestic fetishism

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intense urges or fantasies by heterosexual men for dressing as the opposite gender

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Voyeurism

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intense urges or fantasies to watch people undress or have sex without their knowledge

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Exhibitionism

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  • intense urges or fantasies to expose themselves to other people
  • the shock or horror is what fulfills them
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Sadism

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intense urge or fantasy to inflict pain on others, can be very severe or criminal

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Masochism

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intense urge or fantasy to have pain inflicted on themselves

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Frotteurism

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intense urge or fantasy to touch/rub against someone without their consent

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Other than sex offenders, most people with paraphilias do not seek treatment. True or false?

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True

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Who is more likely to develop a paraphilia?

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  • men
  • adolescents
  • individuals who already have one paraphilia
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Pedophilia

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  • intense paraphilia
  • adult has recurrent, intense, sexual urges or fantasies about sexual activity with a prepubescent child
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Almost all pedophiles are _____.

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male

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Two-thirds of victims of pedophilia are ______.

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female

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Incest

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culturally prohibited sexual relations between family members

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Rape

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sexual activity involving actual or threatened forcible coercion

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__ in __ women are victims of rape.

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1 in 3

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What are the potential consequences of rape?

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  • physical trauma
  • psychological trauma (fear)
  • post-traumatic stress disorder (result of psychological trauma)
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Statutory rape

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sex with someone under 18

22
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Is rape motivated by sex or aggression?

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both

23
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Most rapes are committed by:

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someone the victim knows

24
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Recidivism

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reoffending

25
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The more deviant the preferences, the more likely the sex offender is to reoffend. True or false?

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True

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What are the four goals of treatment and recidivism of sex offenders?

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  1. to modify patterns of sexual arousal
  2. to modify cognitions and social skills to allow more appropriate sexual interactions with adult partners
  3. to change habits and behavior that increase the chance of reoffending
  4. to reduce sexual drive
27
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What is the best form of psychological therapy used to treat sex offenders? What is the surgical treatment?

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  • cognitive restructuring
  • castration
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Sexual dysfunction

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impairment in desire for sexual gratification and/or the ability to achieve it

29
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What are the four human sexual response phases?

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  1. desire phase
  2. excitement phase
  3. orgasm
  4. resolution
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Hypoactive sexual desire disorder

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person shows little or no sex drive or interest

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Male erectile disorder, what is it caused by?

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  • can’t get an erection
  • caused by SSRIs or anxiety about sexual performance or physiological dysfunction
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Female sexual arousal disorder

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female counterpart of erectile disorder

33
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Early ejaculation disorder, what could be used to treat this?

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  • persistent and recurrent onset of ejaculation with minimal sexual stimulation
  • SSRIs
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Male orgasmic disorder

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persistent inability to ejaculate during intercourse

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Female orgasmic disorder

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persistent or recurrent delay in or absence of orgasm following normal sexual excitement phase

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Genito-pelvic pain/penetration disorder

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involuntary spasm of muscles at entrance of vagina that prevents penetration and sexual intercourse

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Gender dysphoria

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  • characterized by cross-gender identification and gender dysphoria
  • discomfort with sex or gender
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Transexual

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adults with gender dysphoria who want to change their sex

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Autogynephilia

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paraphilia characterized by man’s sexual arousal at the thought of being a woman

40
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What is the best treatment for gender dysphoria?

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gender-affirming medical procedure

41
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Ariel and Daniel would be diagnosed with:

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gender dysphoria

42
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What is the common treatment for paraphilias?

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SSRIS

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