Normal and Abnormal Behavior Flashcards

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Basically the objectives for this are:

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1) Understand the ways the human sexuality has changed over time.
2) Develop a basic knowledge of how paraphilias are defined in psychiatry
3) Questins for health care providers to consider to determine when a sexual behavior is problematic

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What’s the purpose of sex

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  • Reproduction- to many cultures, this is the one and only purpose
  • Pleasure
  • Intimacy
  • Stress reduction
  • Communication
  • Preservation of family structure
  • Status?

The point is, people have sex for different reasons. You have to consider this when advising people medically on sexual practices.

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Patient comes in with a sexual concern. ALWAYS think about what this concern means to the patient.

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ok…KNOW

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Up until 1984, blow jobs were illegal in TN

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ok

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Top search word for males

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Teens, Also tend to search things like anatomical things
Usually do it on their own
domination/submission stuff

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Women search for

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Stuff that’s more psychological, status,

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Psychiatric classification of paraphilias

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  • Voyeurism
  • Exhibitionism
  • Frottage— walking up behind ppl and humping them
  • Sexual masochism
  • Sexual sadism
  • pedophilia
  • fetish
  • Transvestism

Transvestism, sadism, fetish, masochism are not diagnosed as a disorder unless the person is bothered by it

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Here are some questions you may want to address with the pt if they come to you with concerns:

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  • Is the behavior consensual?
  • Is there health risk involved?
  • Does the behavior interfere with other areas of functioning?
  • What is the impact of the sexual behavior on other relationships?
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