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Soc 152A Midterm 2 Flashcards

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kink

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term for an unusual sexual desire or behavior; a paraphilia

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Sadomasochism

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the infliction or acceptance of pain or humiliation as a means of sexual arousal

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Sadism

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sexual arousal by the infliction of pain, bondage, humiliation of others, or by witnessing recipient’s suffering

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Masochism

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sexual arousal from being subjected to pain, bondage, or humiliation; submission

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BDSM

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bondage, dominance, discipline, sadomasochism

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Partialism

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fetish focusing on a part of the body

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Media fetishism

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fetish directed towards material (i.e rubber)

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Object fetishism

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fetish involving inanimate objects

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Crush fetishism

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fetish to being crushed or crushing objects/animals

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Adult babies

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obtain sexual satisfaction from acting as a baby

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Furries

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those who socialize in animal costumes

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Infantilism

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sexual satisfaction from acting as an infant

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Paraphilia

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persistent, intense sexual desire that is uncommon or unusual

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Paraphilic disorders

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paraphilia that causes distress or harm to others, justifying clinical intervention

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Sexual sadism disorder

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sexual arousal by the suffering of others

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Exhibitionism

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“flasher”; exposing genitals to non-consenting persons

indecent exposure, defined behaviorally and not as a sexual preference

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Telephone Scatalogia

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sexual arousal from making obscene telephone calls

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Voyeurism

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sexual arousal from watching persons while they are undressing, naked, or engaging in sex without them knowing

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Frotteurism

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touching/rubbing genitals against non-consenting strangers

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Pedophile

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persistent sexual feelings directed towards prepubescent children (generally <11 years old)

*sexual attraction is greater than or equal to their sexual attraction to adults

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child molester

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adult who had had sexual contact with prepubescent child

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Intra- vs extra-familial child molesters

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intra: incest, within the family
extra: outside of the family

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Hebephile

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adult who’s sexual attraction is mainly directed towards pubescent children (11-14)

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zoophilia

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preference for sexual contact with animals

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bestiality

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sexual contact between a person and an animal; most occur during preadolescence and adolescent years

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necrophilia

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sexual arousal from viewing or having sexual contact with dead bodies

  • main motivator = lack of resistance
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autoerotic asphyxia

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self strangulation for the purpose of sexual arousal

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Megan’s Laws

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states that sex offenders in a given neighborhood must make it known that they are an offender

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Theories of paraphilia

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1) biological factors - runs in the family

2) learning processes - pavlovian/classical conditioning

3) courtship disorders - paraphilia seen as a disorder of normal courtship behavior

4) may represent sexual escape - paraphiliacs due to blockage of normal sexual expression

5) Cycle of abuse

6) influence of other traits - hypersexuality, OCD, ADHD, etc.

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Aversion therapy

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behavioral treatment - eliminate unwanted desires by associating them with unpleasant experiences

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Masturbatory reconditioning

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behavioral treatment - changing sexual attraction by controlling fantasy content during masturbation

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Cognitive therapy

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psychological treatment - attempts to correct paraphiliacs way of thinking

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Relapse prevention therapy

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psychological treatment - learning to cope with triggers and undesirable behaviors

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Good lives model

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psychological - for sex offenders; improve ability to achieve broad life goals

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COSA

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“circles of support and accountability” - community support for released sex offenders

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SSRIs

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antidepressants used to descrease sexual behavior

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chemical castration

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medications used to decrease testosterone levels (so paraphiliacs don’t desire sex at all)

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Sexual Assault

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coercive or non-consensual sexual contact

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Rape

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penetrative sex accomplished by force or threat of force

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Statutory rape

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penetrative sex when partner is legally unable to give consent

1) young age
2) intellectual disability
3) unconsciousness

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Date rape

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rape by a social acquaintance; includes situations where sexual interaction is already occurring and consent is revoked

*79% of date rapists are frustrated with sex life because they want more

  • on average have sex 1.5 x a week compared to normal 0.8 x per week
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cold-to-hot empathy gap

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as people get more sexually aroused, they pay more attention to their sexual desires and ignore moral issues more

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Why does rape occur?

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1) evolutionary roots - human capacity for rape is an adaptation for reproduction

2) social forces - rape is a learned behavior (US society is a rape prone culture due to patriarchal ideology

3) may be motivated by the hatred of women or desire to control them (why more rapes occur to double minorities) ??

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Partner Violence cycle

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1) tension building phase: threatening and/or minor assaults

2) violence phase: actual violent behavior occurs

3) reconciliation phase: perpetrator is apologetic and is forgiven

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3 kinds of stalking

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1) intimate partner stalking: victim is stalked by current or former spouse, partner, date, etc.

2) delusional stalking - stalker believes victim is in love with them or could be easily made to fall in love with them

3) grudge stalking - nonsexual revenge stalking

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