Psychology 2075 Chapter Notes - Chapter 15: Coprophilia, Dildo, Libido
12 Mar 2014
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Chapter 15 variations in sexual behaviour summary notes. Behaviour is usually classified as normal or abnormal. Terms for abnormal sexual behaviour sexual deviance, perversion, sexual variance and paraphilias the text refers to it as sexual variations. Sociological approach a sexual behaviour that violates the norms of society cultural dependence. Psychological approach arnold buss" psychopathology: 3 criteria for abnormality discomfort, inefficiency (unhappiness) and bizarreness but bizarreness is culturally defined. Medical approach 8 paraphilias in the dsm-iv-tr . Suffering and humiliation sexual sadism, sexual masochism. Non-consenting persons voyeurism, frotteurism, exhibitionism, and pedophilia. Paraphilia: recurring, unconventional sexual behaviour that is obsessive and compulsive. Kleinplatz and moser argue that paraphilias involving two consenting adults don"t represent mental disorders expressions of sexuality for some people. Believe that behaviours involving unusual sexual interests, but not coercion may be healthy. Some paraphilias and most atypical sexual behaviour (i. e. fetishism and masochism) are not against the law.
