Normal and Abnormal Behavior

Question 1

Basically the objectives for this are:

Answer 1

1) Understand the ways the human sexuality has changed over time.
2) Develop a basic knowledge of how paraphilias are defined in psychiatry
3) Questins for health care providers to consider to determine when a sexual behavior is problematic

Question 2

What’s the purpose of sex

Answer 2

• Reproduction- to many cultures, this is the one and only purpose
• Pleasure
• Intimacy
• Stress reduction
• Communication
• Preservation of family structure
• Status?

The point is, people have sex for different reasons. You have to consider this when advising people medically on sexual practices.

Question 3

Patient comes in with a sexual concern. ALWAYS think about what this concern means to the patient.

Answer 3

ok…KNOW

Question 4

Up until 1984, blow jobs were illegal in TN

Answer 4

ok

Question 5

Top search word for males

Answer 5

Teens, Also tend to search things like anatomical things
Usually do it on their own
domination/submission stuff

Question 6

Women search for

Answer 6

Stuff that’s more psychological, status,

Question 7

Psychiatric classification of paraphilias

Answer 7

• Voyeurism
• Exhibitionism
• Frottage— walking up behind ppl and humping them
• Sexual masochism
• Sexual sadism
• pedophilia
• fetish
• Transvestism

Transvestism, sadism, fetish, masochism are not diagnosed as a disorder unless the person is bothered by it

Question 8

Here are some questions you may want to address with the pt if they come to you with concerns:

Answer 8

• Is the behavior consensual?
• Is there health risk involved?
• Does the behavior interfere with other areas of functioning?
• What is the impact of the sexual behavior on other relationships?