Sexual Disorders: Abnormal Sexual Behaviour and Paraphilias

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What is the defining characteristic of paraphilias?

No impairment in personal, work, and social areas of life

Recurrent, intense sexually arousing fantasies (correct)

Chronic conditions lasting at least 12 months

Inability to feel sexual gratification without the target of desire

In which paraphilia is there an uncontrollable sexual attraction towards sexually immature children?

Hebephilia

Ephebophilia

Pedophilia (correct)

None of the above

What makes sexual behavior a psychological disorder?

Both a and b (correct)

Causing impairment in important areas of functioning

Causing harm to other people

Neither a nor b

What does the term 'paraphilia' literally mean?

Faulty attraction Signup and view all the answers

What are characteristics of paraphilias?

Chronic conditions that last for at least 6 months Signup and view all the answers

What is ephebophilia characterized by?

Uncontrollable urges to have sexual relations with adolescents Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of clinicians and researchers working within a biological perspective for the treatment of pedophilia?

Administering the female hormone- progesterone to reduce the pedophile’s sex drive by lowering his levels of testosterone Signup and view all the answers

What treatment was reported to reduce the incidence of penile erection, ejaculation, masturbation, sexually deviant impulsiveness, and fantasies in pedophiles?

Luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) Signup and view all the answers

According to Alexander (1992), what becomes a model for the child leading to pedophilic behavior?

All of the above Signup and view all the answers

What is a characteristic determined by Prentky and his colleagues in relation to pedophiles?

Both a and b Signup and view all the answers

What type of molester primarily has a clear preference for children, especially boys?

Preference molester Signup and view all the answers

What does castration or removal of the testes intend to eliminate in pedophiles?

All of the above Signup and view all the answers

Pedophiles with a history of normal sexual development who are primarily interested in sexual relationships with adults but at times may be overcome by a strong impulse to become sexual with a child fall into which category?

Situational molesters Signup and view all the answers

What is one of the surgical interventions intended to change the individual’s sexual arousal patterns?

Destruction of the ventromedial nucleus of the hypothalamus Signup and view all the answers

Which substance triggers the production of female sex hormones and was experimented with by researchers in Germany for the treatment of pedophilia?

Luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) Signup and view all the answers

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