COLLAB 2D03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Sexual Arousal, Panties, Fetishism
2 Jan 2019
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Terminology: deviant and abnormal are confusing, prefer atypical variations. The paraphilias: atypical patterns of sexual arousal or behavior that become problematic in the eyes of the individual or society. Function in absence: resort to behavior in times of stress, preoccupied with thoughts and fantasies, unable to become aroused without stimulus. Debate: are they harmless and victimless based on politics or science: moser & kleinplatz shouldn"t be used as basis for psychiatric disorders. Therapists should work towards eliminating but to learn how to express behaviour in a healthy manner: prevalence (unknown) Inanimate object elicits sexual arousal: clothing (panties, bras, lingerie, stockings, gloves, shoes, boots, materials (rubber, leather, silk, fur) Some act on urges (masturbate while stroking item) some don"t. Sexual arousal is exaggeratedly associated with a particular body part (feet, breasts, buttocks: most are harmless, private and involve masturbation or incorporation into coitus, but some may commit. Some touch women in public burglaries to acquire objects.
