Sexual Offending Flashcards
What does Ward and Seigarts pathways model propose?
Sex offenders vary in the clinical phenomena they display and there are several distinct etiological pathways for offending, each with their own set of core mechanisms
What does ward and siegert’s pathways model propose about sexual offenders?
Sexual offenders vary in the profile of clinical phenomena they display
What are pathways?
Clusters of clinical phenomena with different psychological dispositions and traits that lead to sexual offending against children
What are the 5 pathways according to ward and siegert? (IDEA Man)
- Intimacy deficits
- Deviant sexual scripts
- Emotional dysregulation
- Antisocial cognitions
- Multiple dysfunctional mechanisms
According to the pathways model, what are the four core mechanisms found among adults who sexually abuse children? (DOSE)
Distorted sexual scripts (deviant fantasies and arousal)
Offence supportive cognitions
Social skills and intimacy deficits (loneliness and dissatisfaction)
Emotional dysregulation (problems identifying and controlling emotions)
What are primary causal mechanisms?
The primary mechanism (of the 4 core mechanisms) that has a casual influence in the other mechanisms.
What is the primary causal mechanism in the multiple dysfunctional mechanisms pathway?
Distorted sexual scripts primary causal mechanism with pronounced problems with all four mechanisms (emo reg, social skills and intimacy deficits, offence supportive cognitive distortions)
In the multiple dysfunctional mechanisms pathway, what are the most common origins of distorted sexual scripts?
Sexual abuse or exposure to sexual material at a very young age
What type of distorted sexual script is typical of individuals belonging to the multiple dysfunctional mechanisms pathway?
Children are preferred partners and aroused by children
What characteristic intimacy problems are experienced in the multiple dysfunctional mechanisms pathway?
Difficulties relating to adults resulting from preference for children a sexual partners
What type of emotional problems are likely to be experienced by those with the multiple dysfunctional mechanisms pathway?
Positive emotions when abusing children and negative emotions such as anxiety when in potentially intimate situations with adults.
What is the primary causal mechanism in the intimacy deficits pathway?
Insecure attachment style and problems establishing intimate relationships with adults leads to substituting children for adult sexual partners
What type of sexual scripts are characteristic of the intimacy deficits pathway?
Normal sexual scripts and would prefer to have intimate relationships with adults
What types of cognitive distortions are likely to be held by individuals belonging to the intimacy deficits pathway?
Distortions regarding intimacy such as the child “understands me” and possibly a dangerous world implicit theory such as the child “will not hurt me”
What types of cognitive distortions are typical of individuals belonging to the multiple dysfunctional mechanisms pathway?
View children as sexual beings
Distorted beliefs about children’s inclinations and ability to consent
