PSYC 3402 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Setos, Covert Conditioning, Medroxyprogesterone Acetate
29 Jan 2013
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Although, not all paraphilias involve illegal behavior (e. g. fetishism), but many manifest as sexually offending; specifically, pedophilia, sexual sadism, frotteurism, exhibitionism, and voyeurism. Sexual sadism refers to being sexually aroused by inflicting humiliation or pain on others. Frotteurism is an interest in touching and rubbing against a nonconsenting person. Exhibitionism refers to an interest in one"s genitals to an unsuspecting stranger. Voyeurism involves an interest in observing unsuspecting people naked or engaging in sexual activity. A model that attempts to organize existing explanations of child sexual abuse into a multifactor framework. All preconditions must be met for abuse to occur. A model of the etiology of child sexual abuse that outlines that adolescence- limited child molesters are those who may be blocked from romantic partnerships with peers because of lack or resources or poor social skills. Offending against children would be especially likely when both antisociality and pedophilia are present.
