Paraphilic Disorders

Introduction

• Lecturer: Cathy from Level Up RN
• Subject: Paraphilic Disorders
• Context: Level Up RN psychiatric mental health nursing flashcards

Key Concepts

• Paraphilia: Persistent sexual interest, urges, and behaviors that are unusual and atypical.
• Paraphilic Disorder: When these interests, urges, and behaviors:
  • Cause significant distress
  • Impair functioning
  • Cause harm to others

Main Paraphilic Disorders

Exhibitionism

• Description: Deriving sexual pleasure from exposing genitals to others.

Voyeurism

• Description: Arousal from observing an unsuspecting person undress or engage in sexual activity.

Fetishism

• Description: Using inanimate objects (e.g., rubber, leather, shoes) for sexual pleasure.

Frotteurism

• Description: Sexual pleasure from rubbing or touching genitals against a non-consenting individual.

Sexual Sadism

• Description: Deriving sexual pleasure from inflicting pain, humiliation, and suffering onto others.

Sexual Masochism

• Description: Deriving sexual pleasure from being the recipient of pain, humiliation, and suffering.

Pedophilia

• Description: Intense and recurrent sexual urges or behavior involving a prepubescent child.
• Criteria:
  • Offender is 16 years old or older
  • Child is at least 5 years younger than the offender
  • Note: Psychiatric criteria for pedophilia is different from legal statutory rape criteria, which varies by state.

Conclusion

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