Exam 16: Varieties of Sexual Expression

What is the most common animal involved in zoophilia?

Most exhibitionists engage in voyeuristic habits before beginning exhibitionist behavior.

The primary aim of any therapy for paraphilias should be to change behavior.

What is most often a distinguishing characteristic between paraphiliacs and non-paraphiliacs?

Thinking about how society views behaviors that are considered "normal" or "abnormal, what are some reasons that efforts to depathologize unusual sexual behaviors would be considered beneficial. Discuss possible reasons why some experts are advocating differentiation between paraphilias which are considered consensual and those that involve force or coercion.

The most common kind of pedophile is one who is attracted to:

Explain the controversy behind the concept of sexual addiction. Make sure to reference your text.

"Why engage in sexual relations with children?" asked one survey taken of pedophiles. What was the most common response?

John Money believed that sexual development can be influenced by childhood sex play. What term did he use to describe the template of the ideal lover and sexual situation people develop based on these patterns of play?

What term is used relation to becoming sexually aroused by non-human objects or non-genital body parts?

Define a paraphilia and explain the essential features of a paraphilia as determine by the DSM.

During therapy, an exhibitionist is asked to imagine what his/her behavior was like from the perspective of the victim. What type of treatment is this person most likely receiving?

According to research, what condition does many paraphilias have the most in common with?

What is one problem with past research on paraphilias?

Behaviors classified as paraphilias are also illegal.

Sexual behaviors are usually categorized as normal or abnormal based on the current scientific research findings of that time period.

What is the term for a person who experiences sexual arousal from the physical or psychological suffering of another person?

What term describes a paraphiliac behavior involving recurrent and intense sexual arousal from fantasies or behaviors involving feces?

A person derives sexual arousal and gratification simply from looking at naked children. How would this person be classified?

Most role playing scenes in the BDSM subculture do not involve actual harm.