PSC 126 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Gender Dysphoria, Transvestic Fetishism, Paraphilia
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Dsm-v distinguishes three main categories of sexual disorders: Feeling of gender incongruence (strong desire to be of alternative gender) Sexual attractions to inappropriate people or objects that are harmful to either the individual or others. Feeling of gender incongruence, and discomfort with one"s own sex. Transvestic disorder (= cross dressing for sexual thrill, a paraphilia) Human sexual response cycle (masters & johnson, 1950"s) Problems with sexual desire, arousal, orgasm, or pain during sex. Dysfunction may be life-long or acquired (primary or secondary) Dsm-v requires a minimum duration of about 6 months. Symptoms cause significant distress or dysfunction in everyday life. Disorders involving lack of sexual interest or excitement or arousal. Sexual aversion disorder category removed in dsm-v] Disorders involving pain during intercourse or penetration (in females) Combination of two dsm-iv disorders: dyspareunia and vaginism. For problems with desire, arousal, orgasm, pain, anticipatory anxieties. Used to be called perversions, then paraphilias (dsm-iv) Dsm-v emphasized that paraphilias are not necessarily disorders.
