Unit 5 Flashcards
Abnormal Sexual Behavior
Behavior that is statistically rarely practiced
Socially abnormal sexual behavior
Behavior outside of social norms
The 4 Ds of psychological abnormal sexual behavior
Dysfunctional
Distress
Deviant
Dangerous
Paraphilia
Unusual or unconventional sexual behavior
Paraphilic Disorder
Sexual behavior causing the 4 Ds of psych abnormality
-Is necessary to experience arousal
Pedophilia
Attraction to pre-pubescents children
-Victim is under 13
-Offender is older than 15
-If offender is 16, victim has to be +5 years younger
-Can have the disorder but not engage
-Tend to have lower IQs
Fetishism
Arousal for an inanimate object
-NC
Partialism
Arousal for non-genital body parts
-NC
Exhibitionism
Exposing self to unsuspecting others
-Aroused by power
-M > F
-DS for F flashing (Madrigal beads!)
-C
Frotterism
Rubbing genital against unsuspecting other
-Aroused by power
-C
Sexual Masochism VS Sexual Sadism
Masochist takes the pain, sadist gives the pain
-Both can be C or NC
Transvestism
Cross-dressing in clothing of opposite sex
Voyerism
Observing an unsuspecting other who is naked, disrobing, or having sex
BDSM
Bondage, discipline, sadism, and masochism
-If consentual, it is not a disorder
Domination and Submission
Controlled by elaborate scripts
-Arousal from having or losing power
-Not about pain
Bondage and Discipline
One person is bound and is punished while the other person disciplines them
-M high in power may like to be dominated (Secondary control)
Humiliation
Some people are aroused by being humiliated
When do behaviors become a disorder?
-When behavior becomes necessary for arousal
-Sexual masochism/sadism can included
-Becomes an autoerotic asphyxiation
*No evidence of aiding sexual pleasure
*More common in M
Prevalence in paraphilias
-M > F
-Overall is INC
-Voyeurism is most common
M: Voyeurism
F: Masochism, wanting to engage in more fetishes
Less common paraphilias
Coprophilia - Feces
Kilsmaphilia - Enema / Body fluids
Necrophilia - Dead things / people
Telephone Scatologia - Sending SEM to unsuspecting other
Urophilia - Urine
Zoophilia - Beastiality but has concern for the animal
-Starts at young age
-Common for farmers
Can sex be an addiction?
Depends on the definition of “addiction”
-Dependency is more appropriate
Nymphomania
7 or more O/week for F
-Bad definition
*F can have more than 1 O
*Hyper-sexual is more appropriate for the definition
Satyriasis
M having 7 or more O/week
-Not commonly known because of Femm Theory
How much sex is too much?
-If it interferes w/ life
*Causes DS, M = rewarded, F = Punished
-Varies by culture
-Morality role
Hypersexuality
High desire for sex
-INC activity in nucleus accumbens when shown sexual images
*Correlation ≠ Causation
*Endorphines?
Impulse Control Disorder (ICD)
DSM appropriate definition for hypersexuality
-Lack of control
-Obsessive
-Gambling
Etiology of Paraphilias
Classical Conditioning
-NS paired w/ US causing NS to become a CS and have a CR
-Important to development of paraphilia
Operant Conditioning
-POS reinforcement INC & STR behavior
-Can lead to extinction
Lack of self-control can be rewarding
-sado-masochism
Rape VS Sexual Assault (SA)
Rape - Unwanted penetration
SA - Unwanted sexual touching
*Not rape
Both:
-Unwanted
-Coercive
-Sexual assault
Sexual Coercion (SC) stats
-F > M to be sexually violate
-M & F can be SA
-SA is about POWER
SC & SA Prevalence
-Rape is underreported
*1/5 F will be raped
-40% of first rapes happen before the age of 18
-Being raped usually causes bad terror
-Most victims show significant recovery ~1yr after
-F can O during rape, doesn’t mean it was pleasurable
-~43% of F experience some sort of sexual assault
-Consent IS KEY
*Those taken drugs or alcohol cannot give consent
Impact of SA/Rape
Physical Injury
-Cuts, bruising, STI transmission
PTSD
-Triggers classical conditioning
-Rumination of trauma
-Hypervigilance
-Flash backs and nightmares
-More severe than PTSD from war
-Contradicts trust in society
Factors affecting psychological outcomes after SA/rape
-Revictimization
-Reaction of others when told
-Severity of the assault
-Self-blame
-Rumination
Health issues after SA/rape
F INC chance of having health issues after SA than M
-F have INC physical symptoms
Maladaptive Coping
INC severity of trauma, INC chance of alcoholism
-Alcohol interferes w/ adapting techniques
*Cannot extinct trigger, INC drinking, cycle continues
-Those who use alcohol to cope are likely to become dependent