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Fetishes
attractions or sexual desires that are often related to parts of the body or accoutrements that adorn the body such as lingerie or jewelry
partialism
eroticize aspects of a body
kink
anything that is considered an unconventional sexual practice
objectophilia/ object sexuality
involves a strong sexual desire, attraction, and often a feeling of commitment toward an inanimate object
Furries
diverse groups of people who enjoy dressing up as animal characters that have human personalities and characteristics
Hentai
term that originates from Japanese culture to describe anime pornography
Infantilism
fetish that involves fantasies of a return to infancy—for example, by wearing diapers
adult baby
An adult who engages in this type of sexual activity
ABDL
refers to adult-baby diaper lovers
Asphyxiophilia
the practice of choking or cutting off oxygen for sexual pleasure
auto-asphyxiophilia
uses a rope or something else to choke themselves while masturbating
breathplay
partners are aware of each other and avoid losing consciousness
Watersports/ urophilia/ aka golden shower
practice of urinating on someone or being urinated on
BDSM
a term that is generally used for all of the sexual activities in which sadomasochists engage.(BDSM initially stood for, but bondage, dominance, discipline, submission, sadism, and masochism)
sadist
a person who enjoys inflicting pain
masochist
a person who enjoys having pain inflicted on them
sadomasochism
infliction or enjoyment of physical pain through practices such as spanking, paddling, caning, whipping, cutting, nipple clamping, branding, and more
top
dominant and one person
bottom
is submissive
paraphilia
any unusual sexual desire that plays a central role in a person's life
paraphilic disorder
an unusual sexual desire that plays a central role in a person's life and causes that person significant psychological distress, is illegal, or involves other, non-consenting people
exhibitionistic disorder
exposing genetial to non-consenting and often unsuspecting person
Scatalogia
an auditory form of exhibitionistic disorder in which a person becomes sexually aroused by saying sexually obscene things to a non-consenting person
Voyeurism
a disorder in which a person becomes sexually aroused by watching people undress and/or engage in sexual activity
Frotteurism
a disorder in which a person obtains sexual pleasure by rubbing against an unsuspecting victim
frottage
two consenting people rub their bodies together, usually in private, to obtain sexual pleasure
pedophile
a person who is sexually attracted either primarily or exclusively to prepubescent children
child molesters
an adult who has sexual contact with a child
zoophiles
have a stronger sexual desire for animals than for people
bestiality
Sexual contact between people and animals
Necrophilia
very rare disorder involves a sexual fixation on corpses
Somnophilia
referred to as sleeping beauty syndrome, this paraphilia involves an individual who becomes sexually aroused by a person who is sleeping or unconscious
Classical conditioning
pairing of a neutral stimulus with a stimulus that already elicits a strong positive or negative response
courtship disorder
broader category of paraphillic disorders in which behavior becomes inapporoacate
hypersexuality
excessive of sexual desire
aversion therapy
highly aversive stimulus (the smell of ammonia or disgusting images) might be paired with something previously viewed as sexually desirable (prepubescent girls) in order to break the cognitive association between young girls and sex
Masturbatory
reconditioning is another form of behavior therapy in which a person might be told to masturbate to the inappropriate stimulus but at the point of orgasm told to switch his fantasies to a more appropriate stimulus
Relapse prevention therapy
encourages patients to identify the triggers in the environment that set off the inappropriate behavior
selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)
These drugs, which are commonly used to treat depression and anxiety, have the side effect of reducing sexual desire
Which of the following practices is often confused with pedophilia?
a. Foot fetish
b. Furries
c. Infantilism
d. Urophilia
c. Infantilism
Research shows that during BDSM scenes, submissives frequently experience reduced sensations of pain, increased feelings of floating, feelings of peacefulness, feelings of living in the here and now, and time distortions. What is this experience called?
a. Flow
b. Transcendence
c. Transient hypofrontality
d. Fluid hypomodality
c. Transient hypofrontality
Which of the following does NOT play a role in diagnosing a sexual practice as a paraphiliac disorder (rather than just a paraphilia)?
a. Whether consent was given (if another person is involved)
b. The number or gender of partners involved
c. The distress caused to the person due to the practice
d. The legality of the sexual practice
e. Whether the practice would be deemed unappealing to most people in the population.
b. The number or gender of partners involved
According to the video above, what percentage of Americans fantasize about having sex in public places?
a. 2%
b. 12%
c. 26%
d. 46%
c. 26%
According to research, which of the following is NOT true of pedophiles?
a. They have lower IQs.
b. They are shorter.
c. They have less white brain matter.
d. They have above average intelligence.
c. They have less white brain matter.
Which of the following is a rare paraphilic disorder characterized by a sexual fixation on corpses?
a. Zoophilia
b. Bestiality
c. Necrophilia
d. Somnophilia
c. Necrophilia
Research shows that pedophiles tend to have less white brain matter than non-pedophiles, suggesting that they have trouble connecting appropriate responses to stimuli (e.g., children) in their environment. What does criticism of this theory believe that white matter in the brain is also linked to?
a. Extroversion
b. Agreeableness
c. Impulsivity
d. Openness to experience
c. Impulsivity
According to classical conditioning, paraphilic disorders may develop as a result of which of the following?
a. Repeated pairing between an object and sexual stimuli over time
b. Positive reinforcement
c. Negative reinforcement
d. Introspection
a. Repeated pairing between an object and sexual stimuli over time
Which of the following statement(s) is true involving the notion of a cycle of abuse?
a. The vast majority of people who have been sexually abused as children grow up to abuse others.
b. The majority of people who have been sexually abused as children do NOT grow up to abuse others.
c. People who sexually abuse others are more likely to have been sexually abused themselves.
b. The majority of people who have been sexually abused as children do NOT grow up to abuse others.
c. People who sexually abuse others are more likely to have been sexually abused themselves.
Which of the following is a type of therapy that encourages patients to identify environment triggers that set off the urge to engage in their paraphilic behavior?
a. Relapse prevention therapy
b. Masturbatory reconditioning
c. Aversion therapy
d. Classical conditioning
a. Relapse prevention therapy
Which of the following statements about the use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) is FALSE?
a. They are most commonly used to treat depression.
b. They are effective in treating obsessive-compulsive disorder.
c. They cause a decline in sexual interest (libido) that can be helpful in treating patients with paraphiliac disorders.
d. They increase sex drive in most people.
d. They increase sex drive in most people.
Which of the following statements regarding surgical castration is true?
a. It is a preferred method of treatment for those suffering from paraphilic disorders.
b. It maintains a male's ability to feel sexual desire and have an erection.
c. Many clinicians are ethically opposed to it.
d. It is relatively standard even for milder paraphilic disorders.
c. Many clinicians are ethically opposed to it.
