PSY 3122 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Manboy, Priapism, Dsm-5

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 3122
• Professor: Yara Kadulina

Document Summary

May be divided into two main categories: Paraphilis/paraphilia disorders with non-consenting partners and which are against the law. Statistical de nition might de ne normal in terms of prevalence of a sexual behaviour. Sexual norms of a particular culture de ne what is acceptable or illegal. Any behaviour that doesn"t cause harm to any person may be another way to de ne. Paraphilia is derived from two greek words: deviation and love . Mental health practitioners use the dsm the diagnostic and statistical manual of. Paraphilias exist on a continuum, ranging from normal to abnormal. Dsm criterion a describes the paraphilias ( ashing genitals to strangers) and. Criterion b speci es negative consequences of such behaviour (harm to others, coming into con ict with the law, personal distress) Criterion a and b must exist together to diagnose paraphilic disorder. Someone who enjoys receiving pain but is not harming anyone and is not distressed has a paraphilia, not a disorder.