Psychology 2075 Chapter Notes - Chapter 15: Transvestic Fetishism, Peggy J. Kleinplatz, Sexual Addiction
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The statistical definition of abnormal sexual behaviour is a behaviour that is rare, or not practiced by many people. This definition does not give us much insight into the psychological or social functioning of the person when engages in the behaviour. In the sociological approach the problem of culture dependence is explicitly acknowledged. A social psychologist may define a deviant sexual behaviour as a sexual behaviour that violates the norms of society. The psychological approach was stated by arnold buss, he stated that the three criteria for abnormal behaviour are: discomfort, inefficiency, bizarreness. The problem with the last one, is can be culturally defined (what is found to be bizarre in one culture may not be in another) The medical approach is exemplified by the definitions included in the diagnostic and statistical manual of medical disorders, it recognizes eight paraphernalia"s: recurring, unconventional sexual behaviour that s obsessive and compulsive.