FRHD 2100 Chapter 16: Unit 8

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Family Relations and Human Development
• Course: FRHD 2100
• Professor: Robin Milhausen

Document Summary

Western society tends to classify behavior as normal or abnormal . Statistical infrequency how much sexual behavior deviates from the statistical norm. Social norm how closely aligned sexual behavior is with current accepted norms in society. Harm sexual behavior is abnormal if it causes stress, anxiety, or unhappiness for the ind or harms someone else. Diagnostic category used by apa to describe atypical variations in sexual behavior. Involves sexual arousal in response to unusual stimuli, such as children or other non consenting ind (watching unsuspecting people) Behaviours that are consenting or unharmful= kinky sex. Paraphilic disorder causes distress or impairment to the ind, causes personal distress or harm to the ind or to others. Atypical patterns of arousal or behavior that become problematic in the eyes of the ind or potentially cause harm. Paraphilia in which an inanimate object, such as an article of clothing, or items made out of rubber, leather, or silk, elicit sexual arousal.