PSYC 3P34 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Sex Offender, Covert Conditioning, Paraphilic Infantilism
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Only what has been covered in lecture since the last test. The last chapter on the course handout is not included in the. 100 points total, short answer, 30+ multiple choice exam. Most of the knowledge has come from psychotherapeutic case- studies; and those individuals are the people who seek treatment because they feel distress (i. e. , distress about other people"s reactions, feeling etc. ) Chalkley & powell (1983: review of 48 cases (only 1 woman, people who were showing up at clinics, 58% clothes, 23% footwear, 33% rubber/leather, 15% legs. Lewis (2014): study of balloon fetishists (11, 12) Sample size of 298 individuals from online community. Some individuals in this sample wouldn"t fall into the definition of fetishism, as they indicated interest in other aspects (i. e. , incorporating object into relations with partner) Demonstrative of the individuals, but doesn"t say much about origin or why balloons over people (in some cases)