Summary Sexual Dysfunctions,Gender Dysphoria, andParaphilic Disorders
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UNDERSTANDING ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR
Institution
UNDERSTANDING ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR
Understanding what is normal
Important when classifying or diagnosing sexual problems and behaviors
Difficult to determine what is normal
Example: people report tremendous variation in frequency of sexual outlet or release
Influenced by cultural norms and values
Definitions of sexual disorder...
• Understanding what is normal
– Important when classifying or diagnosing
sexual problems and behaviors
• Difficult to determine what is normal
– Example: people report tremendous variation
in frequency of sexual outlet or release
– Influenced by cultural norms and values
• Definitions of sexual disorders are inexact
, Defining Sexual Behavior as a Mental
Disorder
• Controversy surrounding definition of
deviant sexual behavior
– Some argue that sexual behavior is only
deviant if it threatens society, causes distress
to participants, or impairs social or
occupational functioning
– Greater controversy regarding whether
gender dysphoria should be considered a
psychiatric disorder
• Appetitive phase
– Characterized by person’s interest in sexual
activity
• Arousal phase
– May follow or precede the appetitive phase
– Heightened when specific, direct sexual
stimulation occurs
– Various physical changes occur
• Example: increased blood flow to penis in males
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