Paraphilia Social Work and Social Welfare HSV-140-01 April 4‚ 2012 Most people have some knowledge or experience with mental illness‚ but not as many people are familiar with Paraphilia. This is a condition that involves sexual fetishes where one’s sexual arousal and gratification depend on fantasizing about‚ and engaging in‚ sexual behavior that is atypical and extreme (Kafka‚ 2010). This behavior may be centered on objects such as people‚ clothing‚ or toys; as well as certain acts like; beating
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Paraphilias are abnormal sexual behaviors or intensive fantasies or reoccurring urges characterized by ones impulses. These activities or situations are generally not considered sexually arousing by other individuals. These behaviors are often thought of as perverted and may lead to serious social and legal consequences for the individual possessing these characteristics. Paraphilias are often thought of as flashers exposing ones genital area to unsuspecting strangers at unawares. However‚ there
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Paraphilias is a mental disease where the patient is sexually attracted to an object or lifeform that a normal human would not be attracted to. There are over 547 specific types of paraphilias‚ all of them can be put into categories of being aroused by non-human objects‚ the humiliation of a person or their partner‚ children‚ or a non-consenting person. Although this sounds like a terrible disease‚ many groups around the world are trying to research the acceptance of these patients sexual diversity
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The central features of all paraphilias‚ according to the DSM-IV‚ are: Sexual urges or sexual fantasies with non-human objects and/or sexual behaviors with non-human objects Sexual behaviors involving humiliation or suffering of oneself or another person Adult sexual behavior that involves children or nonconsenting adults There are two types of preferences for nonhuman objects: fetishism and transvestism. A fetish exists when a nonliving object sexually arouses a person. It is relatively harmless
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Sarah Fishkind SOP2772 Voyeurism A paraphilia is a condition in which a person’s sexual arousal and gratification depends on fantasizing about and engaging in sexual behavior that is atypical and extreme. A paraphilia can revolve around a particular object or around a particular act. Most paraphilias are more common in men then in women . Paraphilias include sexual behavior that society may view as distasteful‚ unusual or abnormal. The term voyeur was used specifically to describe people
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and substance abuse. The research seeks to determine the cause‚ effect‚ and treatment options for persons diagnosed with co-occurring disorders involving a paraphilia and substance abuse. The research is based on several interviews over a period of two months culminating in the hypothesis being created stating that “Persons acting out in paraphilia is of high risk for substance abuse.” The conclusions were drawn based on the answers given by the subject and the assessments done creating a time line
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Winstead (2012)‚ “Paraphilia‚ literally meaning “lover” (phile) of that which is “beyond” or “abnormal” ( para )‚ can include a wide range of sexual activities‚ objects‚ and situations”(p. 319). Essentially‚ paraphilia entails having sexual feelings‚ fantasies or sexual activities that involve things that are not human‚ or involve the shaming of oneself or partner‚ or that involve those that cannot consent over a time period of at least 6 months (Maddux & Winstead‚ 2012). Some “paraphilias include fetishism
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perversion according to a medical dictionary is a condition in which sexual excitement or orgasm is associated with acts that are considered unusual within the culture. A neutral term Paraphilia‚ which is derived from Greek roots meaning “alongside of” and “love” is used to describe sexual perversion. A paraphilia is a condition in which a person’s arousal and satisfaction depend on a fantasy theme of an unusual situation or object that becomes the main focus of sexual behaviour. Sexual perversion
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Redefining Sexual Perversion In this essay I hope to establish a new definition of sexual perversion‚ one that will solve many of the conceptual problems which arise from the work of Thomas Nagel and Sara Ruddick. I shall redefine sexual perversion as that which would be contrary to ones individual sexual nature. In doing this I shall establish that only through the understanding of the individual can an act be described as perverse for to describe in another way (namely through a universal moral
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justify this‚ today the central issue is the ability of non human animals to give consent. It is argued Miguel Guerrero April 9‚ 2012 Sex Offenders Fred Argosino Page 2 that sex with animals is inherently abusive. In common with many paraphilias‚ the internet has allowed the formation of a zoophile community that has begun to lobby for zoophilia or zoosexuality to be considered an alternative sexuality and for the legalisation of bestiality. Infections that are
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