PSY240H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Transvestic Fetishism, Transvestism, Urolagnia
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Sexual behaviour over time: ellis- studied that women may have sex beyond reasons for just fostering a child, masturbating was considered a serious psychological disorder. Sexual activity in modern times: oral contraceptives used more often than condoms, could explain why rate of teenage pregnancy in last five years has decreased, but rate of. Sti/std transmission has increased: men tend to fantasize and masturbate more than women, have more permissive attitudes towards casual sex compared to men, males and females are generally both equally accepting of homosexuality and masturbation. Pedophilic disorder: sexual gratification through fantasies involving prepubescent children, may lead to engaging in sexual activity with the child, their behaviour is justified to them as they assume what they are doing is pleasing or pleasuring the child. Sexually painful disorders: sexual sadist disorder- sexual arousal through inflicting physical or psychological suffering on others, sexual masochism disorder- sexual arousal involving humiliating or bounding made to suffer.