Paraphilic d/o Flashcards
Frotteuristic
sexual arousal from touching or rubbing against non-consenting person
Voyeuristic
sexual arousal from observing an unsuspecting nude or disrobing individual (often w/ binoculars)
Exhibitionistic
sexual arousal from exposure of one’s genitals to unsuspecting person
Sexual masochism
sexual arousal from the act of being humiliated, beaten, bound of made to suffer
Sexual sadism
sexual arousal from the physical or psychological suffering of another person
Fetishistic
sexual arousal from either the use of non-living objects (shoes or pantyhose) or non-genital parts
Transvestic
sexual arousal from cross-dressing (wearing women’s clothes such as underwear)
this does NOT mean they are homosexual
Pedophilic
sexual fantasies/urges/behaviors involving sexual acts with prepubescent children
Poor prognostic factors of paraphilic d/o
multiple paraphilias, early age of onset, comorbid substance use, high freq of behavior, referral by law enforcement agencies
Good prognostic factors of paraphilic d/o
having only 1 paraphilia, self-referral for tx, sense of guilt associated w/ the behavior, hx of otherwise normal sexual activity in addition to paraphilia
Treatment of paraphilic d/o
Difficult to treat
Long acting gonadotropin-releasing hormones (GnRH), SSRIs and naltrexone used to DEC sex drive and fantasies
CBT, group therapy and insight-oriented therapy
3 MC types of paraphilia
pedophilia, voyeurism and exhibitionism
Duration required for paraphilias
6 mo
Epidemiology of paraphilic d/o
Rare
Almost exclusively in in men except sadism, masochism and pedophilia cam occur in women
Sexual dysfunction DSM-5 criteria
d/o causes clinically significant distress
dysfunction not better explained by a non-sexual mental disorder, as a consequence of severe relationship distress or other stressors and not attributable to effects of substance/medication or medical condition