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1. Review the different types of fetishisms and discuss their possible causal mechanisms.
Textbook Reference: Sexual Variety Is the Spice of Life, pp. 491–498
2. Discuss the phenomenon of cross-dressing, including the types of people who cross-dress, beginning with those who do it for basic practical need to the most extreme forms.
Textbook Reference: Sexual Variety Is the Spice of Life, pp. 491–498
3. Review the phenomenon of sadomasochism including the types of people who engage in the practice, their motivations, issues related to consent, and the risks associated with this type of sexual behavior.
Textbook Reference: Sexual Variety Is the Spice of Life, pp. 491–498
4. Survey the spectrum of the paraphilias, including some consideration of their causation, prevalence, and factors related to their detection. Specifically, discuss exhibitionism, voyeurism, frotteurism, zoophilia, and necrophilia.
Textbook Reference: “Paraphilia” Is the Psychiatric Term for Problematic Sexual Desire or Behavior, pp. 498–506
5. Review the manifestations of sexual fixation on children (both pedophilia and child molestation) and review its prevalence, primary symptoms, and interaction with sexual orientation.
Textbook Reference: Some Adults Desire Sexual Contact with Children, pp. 506–510
6. Provide an account of the reaction by the Catholic Church to accusations of sexual molestation by its clergy, including the incidences, costs, and punishments doled out by both the Church and the judiciary.
Textbook Reference: Some Adults Desire Sexual Contact with Children, pp. 506–510
7. Describe the connection between NAMBLA and age-of-consent laws.
Textbook Reference: Some Adults Desire Sexual Contact with Children, pp. 506–510
8. Provide a psychological profile of a convicted sex offender; include also the recidivism rates among the different types of offenders and the effects of relocation.
Textbook Reference: Sex Offenders Do Not Necessarily Repeat Their Offenses, p. 511
9. Describe the major theories that have been proposed to account for the development of paraphilias, identifying the strengths and weaknesses of each hypothesis.
Textbook Reference: There Are Numerous Theories of Paraphilia, pp. 511–516
10. Compare and contrast the various treatments for paraphilias that have been advanced and comment on the efficacy of each.
Textbook Reference: Theories of Causation Have Suggested a Variety of Treatments, pp. 516–519
11. Discuss the controversy surrounding the use of castration as a means to reduce recidivism rates among repeat male sex offenders.
Textbook Reference: Theories of Causation Have Suggested a Variety of Treatments, pp. 516–519
