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Paraphilias are disorders in which an individual has recurrent, intense sexually arousing fantasies, sexual urges, or behaviors involving 1.)non human objects, 2.) children or other nonconsenting persons, or 3.) the suffering or humiliation of oneself or a partner. |
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| a paraphilia in which an adult (16 yrs. or older) have uncontrollable sexual urges toward sexually immature children. |
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| A paraphilia in which a person has intense sexual urges and arousing fantasies involving the exposure of genitals to a stranger. |
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| A strong, recurrent sexual attraction to a nonliving object. |
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| What are the characteristics of Frotteurism? |
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- Recurrent, intense sexual urges and sexual arousing fantasies of rubbing against or fondling another person.
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| What is sexual masochism? |
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| A disorder marked by an attraction to achieving sexual gratification by having painful stimulation applied to one's own body, either alone or with a partner. |
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| The deriving of sexual gratification from activities that harm, or from urges to harm, another person. |
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| What is transvestic fetishism? |
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| A syndrome found only in males and characterized by a man having an uncontrollable urge to wear a woman's clothes as his primary means of achieving sexual gratification. |
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| What are the diagnostic features of voyeurism? |
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- Recurrent, intense sexually arousing fantasies, sexual urges, or behaviors involving the act of observing unsuspecting people who are naked, in the process of undressing, or engaging in sexual activity. Behaviors, fantasies, and sexual urges must last more than at least 6 months to be diagnosed.
- Person must have acted on these sexual urges or the sexual urges cause significant distress or impairment.
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| What is the difference between gender identity and gender role? |
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| Gender identity is the individual's self perception as male or female while gender role refers to the behaviors and attitudes of a person that are indicative of maleness or femaleness in society. |
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| What is a gender identity disorder? |
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| A condition involving a discrepancy between an individiual's assigned sex and the person's gender identity. |
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| What is the definition of sexual dysfunction? |
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| an abnormality in an individual's sexual responsiveness and reactions. |
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| What does the biological perspective say about sexual dysfunction? |
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| Research has shown that bodily processes such as illness, reaction to medication, dietary factors, and even sleep can cause or aggravate sexual difficulties. There are also many illnesses and diseases that have direct connections to sexual problems such as a urinary tract infection, liver or kidney disease, etc. |
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| What does the psychological perspective say about sexual dysfunction? |
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| In women, sexual dysfunction is related to one's history of sexual abuse, overall well-being, and education. In men, psychological distress, troubled relationships, and specific psychosocial deficits in sexual situations play important roles in addition to physical factors such as illness, injury, and sides effects of meds. |
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| What are the 2 main components of therapy for those with sexual dysfunction? |
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- Refocus the individual's attention from anxiety over performance to the sensual pleasure of close physical contact with his/her partner.
- The need for the couple to clearly communicate their sexual wishes to each other.
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The phenomenon in which a person has an inner feeling of belonging to the other sex.
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| What are the symptoms of Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder? |
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- an abnormally low level of interest in sexual activity.
- individual neither seeks out actual sexual relationships, imagines having them, nor has the wish for a more active sex life.
- It is likely that this disorder is the result of other psychological difficulties such as depression, prior sexual trauma, poor body image, etc.
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| What are the symptoms of Sexual Aversion Disorder? |
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- An active dislike and avoidance of genital contact with a sexual partner, which causes personal distress or interpersonal problems. (Individual may be interested in sex but is repulsed by the notion of sexual activity with another person.)
- Feelings of loneliness and resistance entering into intimate relationships.
Four primary causes of this disorder - Severely negative parental sex attitudes
- a history of sexual trauma
- a pattern of constant sexual pressuring by a partner
- gender identity confusion in men
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| What are the symptoms of Female Sexual Arousal Disorder? |
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- Persistent or recurrent inability to attain or maintain the normal lubrication-swelling response of sexual excitement
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