Psychology of Human Sexuality
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What is a condition characterized by sexual arousal from a specific body part, such as feet or underarms?

Partialism

What is the term for a condition where an individual derives sexual arousal from wearing clothes of the opposite sex?

Transvestic Disorder

What is the term for any action that results in the loss of use of the testicles?

Castration

What is the type of castration that involves the use of pharmaceutical drugs to deactivate the testes?

<p>Chemical Castration</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a condition where an individual derives sexual arousal from specific objects, such as shoes or gloves?

<p>Fetishism</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a type of transvestic disorder where an individual is sexually aroused by thoughts or images of themselves as a female?

<p>Autogynephilia</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the type of castration that involves the surgical removal of the testicles?

<p>Surgical Castration</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a type of castration that involves the removal of all sexual glands?

<p>Biological Castration</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the typical age range for the onset of sexual sadism?

<p>Before the age of 18 years</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to psychoanalytic theory, what is sadism a defense against?

<p>Fears of castration</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the five contributory causes of sexual sadism listed by John Money?

<p>Hereditary predisposition, hormonal malfunctioning, pathological relationship, history of sexual abuse, and the presence of other mental disorders</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of the age range of 5-8 years in the development of lovemaps?

<p>Increased tendency for paraphilia or hypersexuality if abused during this period</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the category of sexual sadism that involves erotic satisfaction by killing?

<p>Lust-murder</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the neurological pathway overlap between pain and pleasure?

<p>Pain-pleasure overlap</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the difference between BDSM and sexual sadism?

<p>BDSM can be practiced with consent, whereas sexual sadism is a disorder</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for sadistic fantasies or compulsions that lead to rape or homicide?

<p>Ideal sadism</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the origin of the word 'voyeuristic' and what age is the onset of voyeuristic behavior usually observed?

<p>'Voir' means 'to see', and the onset of voyeuristic behavior is usually before the age of 15.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is exhibitionism, and what is the demographic predominantly affected by it?

<p>Exhibitionism is also known as 'flashing' or 'indecent exposure', and it occurs predominantly in men.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is frotteuristic disorder, and what is its etymology?

<p>Frotteuristic disorder involves recurrent and intense sexual arousal from touching or rubbing against a nonconsenting person, and it is derived from the word 'frotter' meaning 'to rub'.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the three main characteristics of sexual masochism?

<p>The three main characteristics of sexual masochism are PAIN, CONTROL, and HUMILIATION.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is sexual sadism, and who is it named after?

<p>Sexual sadism involves recurrent and intense sexual arousal from the physical or psychological suffering of another person, and it is named after French author Marquis de Sade.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What percentage of individuals with sexual masochism also have sadistic fantasies?

<p>%30 of those with sexual masochism also have sadistic fantasies.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the difference between sexual masochism and sexual sadism?

<p>Sexual masochism involves seeking pleasure from being subjected to pain, whereas sexual sadism involves deriving pleasure from inflicting pain or suffering on another person.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of Leopold Baron von Masoch in the context of sexual masochism?

<p>Leopold Baron von Masoch was an Austrian writer known for his novels about men being sexually humiliated by women, and the term 'masochism' is derived from his name.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is asphyxiophilia, and how is it related to sexual masochism?

<p>Asphyxiophilia is the practice of achieving sexual arousal related to restriction of breathing, and it is a specifier for sexual masochism.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the clinical significance of fetishism, partialism, and transvestic disorder in the context of paraphilic disorders?

<p>Fetishism involves sexual arousal from non-human objects, partialism involves sexual arousal from a specific body part, and transvestic disorder involves sexual arousal from dressing in clothing of the opposite gender.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Paraphilic Disorders

  • Paraphilic disorders involve recurrent, intense sexual arousal from atypical objects, situations, or activities.
  • Examples of paraphilic disorders include fetishism, partialism, transvestic disorder, voyeuristic disorder, exhibitionistic disorder, frotteuristic disorder, sexual masochism disorder, and sexual sadism disorder.

Fetishism

  • Fetishism is a variant of fetishism, characterized by sexual gratification from a specific object or body part.
  • Examples of fetish objects include shoes, gloves, underwear, stockings, and swimsuits.
  • Mostly found in men.

Partialism

  • Partialism is a variant of fetishism, characterized by sexual gratification from a specific body part.
  • Examples of body parts include feet, neck, underarms, and back.

Transvestic Disorder

  • Transvestic disorder is characterized by recurrent and intense sexual arousal from cross-dressing.
  • Specified if the individual is sexually aroused by fabric, materials, or garments.
  • Specified if the individual is sexually aroused by thoughts or images of themselves as female.

Castration

  • Castration is any action, surgical, chemical, or otherwise, by which an individual loses use of the testicles, the male gonad.
  • Types of castration include surgical castration, biological castration, and chemical castration.
  • Castration is used as an option for treatment for people who have broken laws of a sexual nature, allowing them to return to the community from otherwise lengthy detentions.

Voyeuristic Disorder

  • Voyeuristic disorder is characterized by recurrent and intense sexual arousal from observing an unsuspecting person.
  • Masturbation to orgasm usually accompanies or follows the event.
  • The voyeur feels frustrated and incapable of establishing a regular sexual relationship with the person they observe.

Exhibitionistic Disorder

  • Exhibitionistic disorder is characterized by recurrent and intense sexual arousal from exposing one's genitals to an unsuspecting person.
  • The individual has acted on these sexual urges with a nonconsenting person, or the sexual urges or fantasies cause clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning.

Frotteuristic Disorder

  • Frotteuristic disorder is characterized by recurrent and intense sexual arousal from touching or rubbing against a nonconsenting person.
  • Derived from the word 'frotter' meaning 'to rub'.
  • Describes only in men.

Sexual Masochism Disorder

  • Sexual masochism disorder is characterized by recurrent and intense sexual arousal from the act of being humiliated, beaten, bound, or otherwise made to suffer.
  • Specify if the individual engages in the practice of achieving sexual arousal related to restriction of breathing (asphyxiophilia).

Sexual Sadism Disorder

  • Sexual sadism disorder is characterized by recurrent and intense sexual arousal from the physical or psychological suffering of another person.
  • Required a partner to enact sadistic fantasies.
  • The onset is usually before the age of 18 years, and most persons with sexual sadism are male.

BDSM

  • BDSM stands for Bondage-Discipline-Sadism and Masochism.
  • Not necessarily a disorder, with consent some practice of BDSM.
  • Pain-pleasure: neurological pathway overlap.

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