PSYC 333 Study Guide - Final Guide: Sexual Arousal, Sexual Dysfunction, Oedipus Complex

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 333
• Professor: Caroline F Pukall

Document Summary

Previously termed as deviant , perverted , aberrant , abnormal but no longer used because. Involve combination of pain, humiliation, suffering, sexual arousal: anomalous target preferences, directed at humans -> pedophilic disorder discussed in textbook only, directed elsewhere -> fetishistic and transvestic disorders, minimum 6 months duration for diagnosis of any disorder. Anamalous activity preferences: courtship disorders: disturbance in phases of common western notion of partnered sexual activity, looking for and finding partner, approaching partner with conversation, non-genital physical touching, sexual intercourse. In contrast to media depictions, most pedophiles don"t prey on strangers, most not violent: work hard to groom and coerce specific child they"re close to. In extreme cases, unable to orgasm or even become aroused unless fetish object present. In general, cross-dressing a momentary activity that produces sexual excitement that often culminates in masturbation and orgasm, or even with sex with a part: role of conditioning that the act is associated with pleasure and reward.