Fetishistic Disorder
Sexually Attracted to Nonliving
Sexual Fantasies, Sexual Arousal
The disorders of sexual arousal cause distress or impairment to the individual or cause personal harm, or the risk of harm to others are called Paraphilic Disorders.
- In Fetishistic Disorder, person is sexually attracted to nonliving objects. There are almost as many types of fetishes as there are objects, although women's undergarments and shoes are popular Fetishistic arousal is associated with two classes of objects or activities:(1) an inanimate object or (2) a source of specific tactile stimulation, such as a rubber, particularly clothing made out of rubber. Shiny black plastic is also used. Most of the person's sexual fantasies, desires focus on this object. A third source of attraction is a part of the body, such as the foot, buttocks, or hair. In some extreme cases men insert a pencil or the arm of an eyeglass frame inside their urethra to increase the intensity of ejaculation during masturbation.
CAUSES of PARAPHILIC DISORDER
The development of paraphilic disorders is associated with deficiencies in consensual adult sexual arousal deficiencies in consensual adult social skills, deviant sexual fantasies that may develop before or during puberty, and attempts by the individual to suppress thoughts associated with these arousal pattern. The causes include early sexual fantasies reinforced by masturbation and extremely strong sex drive combined with uncontrollable thought processes.
TREATMENTS
Psychological treatments of these disorders are only modestly effective at best among individuals who are incarcerated, but somewhat more successful in less severe out patient
- Covert Sensitization: Repeated mental Reviewing of aversive consequences to establish negative associations with behavior
- Relapse Prevention: Therapeutic preparation for coping with future situations.
- Orgasmic reconditioning: Pairing appropriate stimuli with masturbation to create positive arousal patterns.
- Medical: Drugs that reduce testosterone to suppress sexual desire: fantasies and on return when drugs are stopped.
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REFERENCE
1. ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY: An Integrated Approach
David H. Barlow, BOSTON UNIVERSITY
V. Mark Durand, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA- ST. PETERSBERG
2. ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY: 9TH EDITION
Davision G.C., Neale, J.M. and Kring, A.M.
3. ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY
Allov. L.B.: Riskind, J.H. and Manos, M.J.
4. ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY AND MODERN LIFE. NY: Harper and Collins. 2000
Carson. R.C. and Butcher. N.J.
David H. Barlow, BOSTON UNIVERSITY
V. Mark Durand, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA- ST. PETERSBERG
2. ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY: 9TH EDITION
Davision G.C., Neale, J.M. and Kring, A.M.
3. ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY
Allov. L.B.: Riskind, J.H. and Manos, M.J.
4. ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY AND MODERN LIFE. NY: Harper and Collins. 2000
Carson. R.C. and Butcher. N.J.