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51 Cards in this Set
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The manual that describes mental health disorders in children and adults |
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) |
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A persistent and atypical sexual interest in nonhuman objects, physically or emotionally painful experiences, or non consenting or sexually immature individuals |
Paraphilia |
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A theory developed by psychologist John Money that describes a person's template for his or her ideal romantic partner |
Lovemap |
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The theory that paraphilias are due to a disturbed courtship cycle |
Courtship disorder theory |
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A learning process that occurs when a previously neutral stimulus is paired with another stimulus that produces a naturally occurring response. Eventually, the previously neutral stimulus comes to evoke the response without the presences of the other stimulus. |
Classical conditioning |
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A class of drugs that increase the amount of serotonin available to bind to receptors |
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) |
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Paraphilias that are practiced by individuals privately, or by willing, adult participants |
Noncoercive paraphilias |
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A paraphilia in which a person has sexually arousing fantasies and behaviors regarding an inanimate object. |
Fetismism |
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The word _______ derives from Portuguese word feitico, meaning "charm," or "sorcery" |
fetish |
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A fetish that involves a particular body part, such as breasts, hair, or feet |
Partialism |
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A paraphilia in which a man becomes sexually aroused by wearing women's clothing |
Transvestic fetishism |
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A paraphilia in which a man becomes sexually aroused at the thought of or image of himself as a woman |
Autogynephilia |
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An acronym derived from the terms of bondage and discipline, dominance and submission, and sadism and masochism |
BDSM |
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The dominate or controlling partner in a BDSM relationship |
Top |
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The submissive partner in a BDSM relationship |
Bottom |
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The use of rules or punishment to control another's behavior |
Discipline |
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A woman who plays the dominant role in a BDSM relationship |
Dominatrix |
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Types of sexual play that push the boundaries beyond safe, sane, and consensual. These activities may involve serious physical harm |
Edgeplay |
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A sexual practice that involves physically restraining one of the partners |
Bondage |
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The consensual use of pain or humiliation for sexual pleasure |
Sadomasochism or S&M |
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A paraphilia in which one derives sexual pleasure from being hurt or humiliated as part of sexual ritual |
Masochism |
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A paraphilia in which one derives sexual pleasure from intentionally hurting or humiliating others |
Sadism |
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An erotic encounter between dominant and submissive partners |
Scene |
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Sexual arousal by contact with urine |
Urophilia |
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Those who are sexually excited by having wet and messy substances smeared on their body |
Sploshers |
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People who are turned on by having sex with stuffed animals or people dressed as stuffed animals |
Furries |
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A paraphilia in which a person experiences sexual pleasure from dressing and acting as an infant |
Infantalism
also called autonepiophilia |
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Also called "breath play" or "scarfing." The intentional restriction of oxygen flow to the brain to intensify the orgasm, often while masturbating |
Autoerotic asphyxiation |
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The act of exposing one's genitals to an unsuspecting and non consenting person for the purpose of sexual arousal |
Exhibitionism |
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The act of displaying one's bare buttocks, usually by lowing the pants and bending over |
Mooning |
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The act of taking off one's clothes and running naked through a public place |
Streaking |
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Also called scatolophilia, or obscene phone calling, this paraphilia is characterized by sexual arousal through the use of obscene language to unsuspecting victims on the phone. The term scatologia comes from the Greek words skate for "dung" and logos for "speech" |
Telephone scatologia |
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A paraphilia characterized by the urge to observe an unsuspecting person or persons while they are naked or engaged in sexual activities |
Voyeurism |
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Similar to voyeurism, but in _______ the other party consents to being watched |
Scopophilia |
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Recurrent or intense sexual urges or fantasies that involve rubbing against a non consenting person |
Frotteurism |
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Also called groping, this is when the offender touches intimate parts of a non consenting eprom with his hands |
Toucherism |
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A paraphilia in which an adult is preferentially or sometimes exclusively sexually attracted to prepubescent children. |
Pedophilia |
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A sexual attraction and preference for boys and girls in the early years of puberty, typically ages 11-14 |
Hebephilia |
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A sexual attraction and preference for adolescents who have gone through puberty |
Ephebophilia |
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A paraphilia in which sexual arousal is dependent on sexually assaulting or raping a nonconsenting victim |
Biastophilia |
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Fantasies or urges to have sexual contact with animals. When actual sexual contact occurs, it is called bestiality |
Zoophilia |
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A paraphilia in which a person wants to have sex with corpses |
Necrophilia |
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A form of behavioral therapy designed to help people who have difficulties relating to other people |
Social skills training |
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A form of behavior modification therapy, now uncommon, that uses unpleasant stimuli in a controlled fashion in order to change a patient's behavior in a therapeutic way |
Aversion therapy |
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A behavioral therapy technique designed to reinforce acceptable sexual behaviors, in which a client is instructed to switch from a paraphilic fantasy to a fantasy of a conventional sexual stimulus or behavior as orgasm approaches |
Orgasmic reconditioning |
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When a person does not experience any sexual attraction to either sex |
Asexuality |
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An excessive interest in sex, to the pint where it can cause problems in one's life |
Hypersexuality |
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Women and men, respectively, with obsessive and uncontrollable sexual desire |
Nymphomania and satyrism |
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An anxiety disorder characterized by intrusive, unwanted thoughts and repetitive, compulsive acts |
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) |
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A group of symptoms that occurs after abrupt discontinuation of a drug. These symptoms are usually the opposite of the drug itself. For instance, heroin use causes relaxation, analgesia, and constipation, and _________ from the drug causes agitation, pain, and diarrhea |
Withdrawal |
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A 12-step program designed to help people recover from sex addiction |
Sexaholics Anonymous (SA) |
