Chapter 15 Outline
Sexual Variety Is the Spice of Life
- Fetishism Is Sexual Arousal by Inanimate Objects, Substances, or Body Parts
- Box 15.1: Personal Points of View: Rubber Fetishism and the Internet
- People Cross-Dress for a Variety of Reasons
- Box 15.2: Personal Points of View: Heterosexual Transvestic Fetishism
- Sadomasochism Involves the Infliction or Receipt of Pain or Degradation
- “Adult Babies” Reenact Infancy
Study questions: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13
“Paraphilia” Is the Psychiatric Term for Problematic Sexual Desire or Behavior
- Exhibitionists Expose Themselves to Nonconsenting Persons
- Voyeurs Are Aroused by Watching Others
- Frotteurism Involves Surreptitious Physical Contact
- Box 15.3: Society, Values, and the Law: Frotteurism on Public Transit
- Zoophiles Are Sexually Fixated on Animal Contacts
- In Necrophilia, Nonresistance of the Partner May Be Arousing
- Sexual Violence Can Be Paraphilic
- Box 15.4: Research Highlights: Autoerotic Asphyxia
Study questions: 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27
Some Adults Desire Sexual Contact with Children
- Pedophilia and Child Molestation Are Not Synonymous
- Attraction May Be to Girls, Boys, or Both
- It Is Uncertain Whether Pedophiles Have Distinctive Personalities
- NAMBLA Opposes Age-of-Consent Laws
- Box 15.5: Society, Values, and the Law: Priests Who Molest Minors
Study questions: 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41
Sex Offenders Do Not Necessarily Repeat Their Offenses
- Box 15.6: Society, Values, and the Law: The “Geographic Cure”
Study questions: 42 | 43
There Are Numerous Theories of Paraphilia
- Biological Factors May Predispose to Paraphilia
- Paraphilias May Result from Learning Processes
- Some Paraphilias May Represent Disorders of Courtship
- Paraphilias May Represent a Sexual Escape Route
- The Cycle of Abuse May Contribute to Paraphilias
- Paraphilias May Be Facilitated by Other Psychological Traits
- Multiple Causal Factors May Interact
Study questions: 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50
Theories of Causation Have Suggested a Variety of Treatments
- Conditioning Is Intended to Change Sexual Desires
- Psychotherapy Is Aimed at Preventing Repeat Offenses
- The Efficacy of Psychological Treatments Is Doubtful
- Drug Treatments Interact with Neurotransmitters or Hormones
- Castration Is a Treatment of Last Resort
Study questions: 51 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 56
