PSY344H5 Lecture 9: Psy 344 (Lecture 9)
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Voyeurism is one of the most common sexual deviances. Exhibitionism is the second most common sexual deviance (research by university of. There fantasy is to be aroused and to engage in a sexual act after the person has seen them naked. This has the most cross combination of sexual deviances: mixture of multiple deviances that lead to them becoming exhibitionist. You can be a pedophile and not a child molester. Pedophilia is the most common clinically recorded sexual deviance. Most pedophiles are left handed and have many abnormal anatomical structures. A psychiatrist can diagnose an individual based on their fantasies, diagnoses does not have to be based on their actions. The prevalence of pedophilia is about 3%-5% in ever population. A child molesters are not labeled as pedophiles because they act out based on convenience. Exclusive pedophiles only have sex or are attracted to children.
