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Variations in sexual behaviour ch 15 Flashcards

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How can a woman have an orgasm?

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  • 75% of women can’t orgasm without direct clitoral stimulation.
  • Use self stimulation!
  • Use OMG Yes website
  • Guided masturbation
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how many men and women fake orgasm?

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Men 28%

Women 67%

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Why do women fake orgasm?

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Because penetrative sex makes it unlikely to orgasm.

  • Women don’t want to hurt their partners feelings by not having an orgasm.
  • Wanted sex to end.
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What are the common sexual fantasies?

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97% of Americans report having sexual fantasies.

  • Group sex (men more likely to have this fantasy)
  • Sadomasochism (Pleasure and pain)
  • Novelty, adventure and variety (New positions, unexpected, thrilling)
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What percentage of people report having acted out their sexual fantasies?

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1/3 ! Don’t usually ask partners to engage because they don’t think they would agree.

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What is sexual flexibility?

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The amount you are willing to deviate from your sexual orientation.

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Why are women more sexually flexible than men?

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  1. Evolutionary explanations: Affiliation with women as adaptive? (More acceptable for women to be sexual with other women)
  2. Sexual imprinting windows. (Men have a shorter window for sexual imprinting).
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What are the 20 most popular sexual searches, 7 “atypical”?

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Youth, Incest, Domination, Submission, Bestiality, Transsexual, and “grannies”

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What searches defined 2019 pornhub?

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Amateur, Alien, POV, Belle Delphine, Cosplay, Mature, Bisexual, Apex Legends, ASMR, Femdom.

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What trends can we expect for 2020-2021 on pornhub?

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B/C of Covid Pornhub traffic up 11.6% on March 17.

  • More time.
  • Terror Management Theory.
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What Covid sexuality research do we have?

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Lehmiller et al., 2020: Less sex, But more sexual diversity.
-1500 adults. (18+)
-70% living with a partner
-March 21-April 14
MAIN FINDINGS
-43.5% of participants reported a decline in the quality of their sexual life; 42.8% reported it stayed the same; 13.6% reported that it improved.
-Frequency of sexual activity declined (vaginal intercourse went from 1 time a week to 1x/10 days
-1 IN 5 (20%) of participants reported making a new addition to their sex lives during the pandemic.

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What is “statistical definition”?

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Frequency of occurrence

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What is “sociological approach”?

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Deviance from societal norm

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what is “legal approach”?

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Breaks laws

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What is the “psychological approach”?

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Behaviour causes distress or impairment

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What is “Medical Approach”?

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Paraphilias

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What steps are on the continuum for normal-abnormal behaviour?

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Mild preference, Strong preference, Necessity and substitute for human partner.

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does ones sexual interest/preference dictate behaviour?

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NOPE

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What is the definition of DSM-5 Paraphilic Disorders?

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A paraphilia disorder is a paraphilia that is currently causing distress or impairment to the individual or a paraphilia whose satisfaction has entailed personal harm or risk of harm to others.
(MUST HAVE DISTRESS AND IMPAIRMENT)

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Any intense and persistent sexual interest other than sexual interest in genital stimulation or preparatory fondling with phenotypically normal, physically mature, consenting human partners.

  • Urges, fantasies, behaviours.
  • Distress, impairment, or harm required for diagnosis. Distress can’t be result of societies disapproval.
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What are anomalous activities?

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  • Voyeuristic Disorder
  • Exhibitionistic Disorder
  • Frotteuristic Disorder
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What are algolagnia disorders?

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  • Sexual Masochism Disorder

- Sexual Sadism Disorder

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What are Anomalous Target Preference?

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  • Pedophilic Disorder
  • Fetishistic Disorder
  • Transvestic Disorder
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What is exhibitionistic Disorder?

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-Exposing ones genitals to an unsuspecting person.

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What is Voyeuristic Disorder?

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-Observing an unsuspecting person who is naked, in the process of disrobing, or engaging in sexual activity.
risk –> change.

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What is Frotteuristic Disorder?

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Touching or Rubbing against a non-consenting person.

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What is a characteristic of sexual sadism disorder?

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Psychological or physical suffering of the victim is sexually exciting to the person.

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What is characteristic of Sexual Masochism Disorder?

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Being humiliated, beaten, bound or otherwise made to suffer is sexually exciting to the person.

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What is BDSM?

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Bondage and Discipline, dominance and submission and sadomasochism.

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What is bondage and discipline?

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Physical and psychological restraint.

ex. commands.

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What is dominance and submission?

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-Behaviours, customs, and rituals relating to the giving and accepting of dominance.

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What is sadomasochism?

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  • Pain, degradation, and humiliation.

- Hypermasculinity, administering and receiving pain, physical restriction, and humiliation.

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How do you ensure safety in BDSM?

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Top and bottom (master and slave, dominant and submissive)

  • Consensual
  • Safe, Sane, and consensual.
  • Risk-Aware Consensual kink (RACK)
  • Personal Responsibility Informed Consensual Kink (PRICK)
  • Pre-play negotiations
  • Bottom sets limits.
  • Safe Words
  • Knowledge of physical limits/potential injury
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What are BDSM Myths?

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  • Submissive want/like to be victims (ex. abuse)
  • Submissives have no control.
  • Scenarios have to increase in severity
  • Can lead to serious injury and psychological trauma.
  • BDSM always involves sex (or intercourse).
  • Have psychological problems.
  • Cant have normal intimate relationships.
  • Like pain in general.
  • Are all sex abuse survivors.
  • Are all weirdos
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What are the BDSM Theories?

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  • Learning theory (Ex. Boy gets spanked penis touches moms leg and now likes this sexually)
  • Endorphins (Runners High, Decrease Pain)
  • Escape from the self (Role Play)
  • Giving oneself over for another pleasure. (Get from giving)
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How is the pedophilic disorder written in the DSM-5?

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A. Over a period of 6 months, recurrent, intense sexually arousing fantasies, sexual urges, or behaviours involving sexual activity with a prepubescent child or children (generally age 13 or younger).
B. The individual has acted on these urges, or the sexual urges or fantasies cause marked distress or interpersonal difficulty.
C. The individual is at least age 16 years and at least 5 years older than the child or children in criterion A.

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What is characteristic of pedophilic disorder?

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  1. Increased attention in popular culture and media.
  2. Stigmatization.
  3. Interaction between CJS and mental health.
  4. Challenge: empathy.
  5. Emergence of online support groups. (virtual pedophiles)
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What are the diagnostic issues of pedophilic disorder?

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  • Urges and fantasies versus behaviour
  • Child molesters are not always pedophiles and vice versa
  • Pedophilic sexual interest versus PD
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What is Transvestic Disorder?

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  • Intense sexually arousing fantasies, sexual urges, or behaviours involving cross-dressing.
  • Different from: Transgender, Drag queens/Kings.
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What is the Blanchard definition of Autogynephilia?

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a male’s paraphilic tendency to be sexually aroused by the thought/image of himself as a female.

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What are the subtypes of Autogynephilia?

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Transvestic - Wearing women’s clothing.
Behavioural - Typically feminine behaviours (Ex. knitting)
Physiologic - Pregnancy, Menstruation, Breast Feeding.
Anatomic - Idea of having a women’s body

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What is fetishistic Disorder?

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-Nonliving objects or non-genital body parts.
-Stands alone as sexually stimulating.
Ex. Shoes, underwear, rubber, leather, feet. hair.

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What is Autonepiophilia? (Paraphilia infantilism)

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  • Impersonating or being treated as an infant.

- Infantilism.

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What is Sthenolagnia?

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-Muscles and displays of strength

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What is feederism?

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  • Feeding partner, often to obesity, or incapacitation.

- Power, Care-taker role.

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What is Balloon Fetish?

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-Popping, blowing up and sitting on balloons.

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What is courtship theory?

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Distortions (Exaggerations) in courtship behaviour during adolescence become ingrained.

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What are the phases of courtship theory?

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  1. Looking for a potential partner. - Initial phase of courtship.
  2. Pretactile Interaction. - Talking or flirting with a potential partner.
  3. Tactile Interaction. - Usually consists of touching, hugging, hand holding, etc. (this could also be considered foreplay).
  4. Affecting genital union - More commonly known as sexual intercourse.
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What is learning theory?

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Classical conditioning - pairing of non-sexual stimuli with sexual arousal.

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What is biological theory?

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Brain organization.

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What is lovemap theory?

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  • Where during childhood, develop template for sexual relationships.
  • Disruptions –> paraphilia.
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Why do we treat paraphilias?

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Distressing, harmful to others.

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Are paraphilia treatable?

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Yes but there needs to be motivation for change.

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What type of therapy is used to treat paraphilias?

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  1. Psychoeducation, Acceptance, and integration.
  2. Couples Therapy (if partnered)
  3. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.
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How is cognitive behavioural therapy helpful in treating paraphilias?

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  • Anxiety reduction, reduced rumination, reduced intrusive thoughts.
  • Challenge cognitive distortions ex catastrophizing, black and white thinking.
  • Behaviour management (if risk).
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What are the different types of behavioural treatments?

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  1. Aversion Therapy - Pairing of unpleasant stimuli with problematic stimuli.
  2. Social Skills Training - Learn to better interact with appropriate target.
  3. Orgasmic Reconditioning - Pairing of sexual arousal with appropriate target.
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How can pharmaceuticals be used to treat paraphilias?

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  • Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRI’s)
  • EX. Fluoxetine, Setraline.
  • Reduce anxiety, intrusive thoughts, compulsions, increase positive affect.
  • Dampen sex drive.

-Anti-androgens (ex., chemical castration), Reduces sex drives, Cyproterone acetate (CPA), Medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA).

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What are sexual compulsions?

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Intense, sexually arousing fantasies, urges and associated behaviour that are intrusive and driven and repetitive.

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How do sexual compulsions effect people?

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  • Lack impulse control.
  • Often incur social and legal sanctions.
  • Cause interference In interpersonal and occupational functioning.
  • Create health risks.
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What are Carne’s 4-step cycle: triggered by negative affect?

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  • Preoccupation
  • Rituals
  • Compulsive sexual behaviour
  • Despair

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