FRHD 2100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Paraphilia, Sexual Stimulation, Cross-Dressing
4 Apr 2019
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Western society tends to classify behaviour as normal or abnormal . Define: determine how closely it adheres to the accepted norms of society. Define: whether a sexual behaviour causes stress, anxiety or unhappiness for. Define: something that falls outside a statistical norm can be considered. Any intense and persistent sexual interest other than sexual interest in genital. Abnormal", something can be considered deviant because it deviates from the norm the individual engaging in it, if it"s non consensual or it harms someone else. The dsm-5 distinguishes between a paraphilia and paraphilic disorder: Some paraphilias are harmless and victimless (e. g. , cross-dressing to achieve sexual. Some experts believe that some paraphilias should not be considered psychiatric: a paraphilia that causes distress or impairment to the individual, causes, atypical patterns of arousal or behaviour that become problematic in the eyes. Involve sexual arousal in response to unsual stimuli, such as children or other.
