Paraphilias In Pedophilia

Psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia have higher rates of mental illness and sexual offending, for example, incest offenders had a much higher rate of psychosis when compared to homicidal sex offenders (Galloway & Houston, 2008). Personality disorders and sex offenders were characterized by pervasive affective instability, poor impulse control, impairment of self-identity and a tendency towards engaging in unstable relationships associated with emotional crises underpinned by a fear of abandonment (Galloway & Houston, 2008). Comorbid conditions seen in those with a diagnosis of voyeuristic disorder or exhibitionistic disorder in addition to the sex offense include hypersexuality, ADHD, conduct disorder, higher rates of depression and substance use disorder (American Psychiatric Association, 2013). There are psychiatric comorbidity of pedophilic disorder they include substance use disorders, depression, bipolar, anxiety disorder, and

While sexually deviant behavior among juveniles is not a new phenomenon there has been a dramatic increase in the concern of this problem over the last two decades. As the number of juvenile sex offenders arrested increases, the recognition of it as a serious issue also increases. The anxiety over juvenile sex crimes has led to a wide variety of research being conducted to determine if there are antecedent traits in offenders. The tremendous data collected and analyzed to try to understand the factors leading a juvenile to sexually violate has piloted a wide range of theories and also much disagreement among professionals about the appropriate consequences a violator must face.

·         What do sexual fantasies allow people to experience? (Page 218) Things they would be uncomfortable doing in real life

Deficiencies in empathy have long been associated with sexual offenders, largely because it is appealing to believe that men who commit these crimes do so without feeling their victims' pain (Hudson & Ward, 2000). It has been proposed that the abovementioned deficits in intimacy, empathy and cognition indicate a lack of awareness of other peoples' desires, beliefs, perspectives and needs (Ward, Keenan & Hudson, 1999).

Most people consider pedophiles to be anyone who has committed a sex offense against a child and that all pedophiles will commit this offense. In both cases that is, at best, a half truth. The DSM-5, which is a tool that outlines the diagnostic criteria for a given disorder, defines pedophilic disorder as, “a paraphilia involving intense and recurrent sexual urges towards and fantasies about prepubescent children that have either been acted upon or which cause the person with the attraction distress or interpersonal difficulty.” With the latter half of this definition, we begin to open up to the idea that there are those who have sexual interests in children who have had no form of inappropriate contact with a child, but rather just have their daily life affected by the feelings that they are having toward

This deviance deters sexual behaviors that are not effective in achieving that goal. However, it's not necessarily true that paraphilias are disorders because not all paraphilias are deviant behavior that are unlawful or harmful to the individual or others. Further, paraphilias are only considered deviant when there is concept of normal sexual behavior that is defined. Conceptions of the normal create this dilemma that critical bioethicists hope to address.

Research has shown that sex offenders are perceived by society as remorseless, heartless, dangerous, monsters (Blanchard, 1995; Marshall 1996) with the only considered punishment being to, “lock em up and throw away the key” (Scheela, 2001 p.749).

     Harding wrote an article on pedophilia stating that pedophilia is a subcategory of a larger group of sexual disorders commonly classified as paraphilias. “These are defined as recurrent, intense, aphrodisiac fantasies, sexual urges,

Another type of abuse is sexual abuse. Hudson et al. (1993) suggested that sex offenders have general shortcomings in functions of their emotions. They established that rapists and pedophiles are substantially not as sensitive to the perception of emotions displayed by others, when compared to domestic abuse offenders. In the study conducted by Puglia, Stough, Carter, and Joseph (2005), they chose 19 imprisoned sex offenders, who were chosen from Her Majesty’s Prison and Ararat, 18 detained non-sex offending prisoners from HM Prison Ararat and Her Majesty’s Prison Langi Kal Ka, and 19 control participants without criminal history and who were not connected to any crime. The individuals from the control group were from Australia. To conduct

Sexual offending is a crime committed by both male and female perpetrators. The crime of sexual offending varies by situation and incident, although the seriousness of the offence stays the same, male and female offenders share similarities and differences which can have an impact on the way the victims of these two genders report the offences. Taking this deviant relationship into account, it will be shown that although sexual offences are committed by both genders with stark differences, the reporting of the offence remains low between victims of these offenders. The similarities between the two genders exist on the emotional level. Both have a tendency of low self-esteem and poor social skills.

Everyone have something that turns them on or sexual desires they will like to be filled. However, when does it becomes abnormal behavior or illegal? Do some people go too far with trying to become sexual satisfied? I learned that paraphilia are atypical and there are several different types. Paraphilia are behaviors such as; flashers or fetishes. They gain sexual gratification form a non-human objects or body parts. For example, flashers often masturbates to the idea of flashing a person or while flashing a person. In addition, a person with a fetish seek arousal though the smell of a person clothes, underwear, or feet. The fetish turns them on to their partners or a mate they are seeking. I met a guy who had a feet fetish at a local

Pedophilia is adult sexual fondness for and activity with children, it is a form of paraphilia (deviant sexual behavior). If acted out, pedophilia is legally defined as sexual child abuse. Pedophilia includes fondling a child 's genitals, intercourse, incest, rape, sodomy, exhibitionism, and commercial exploitation of children through prostitution or the production of pornographic materials (MedicineNet, 2012.) Pedophilia is defined as a chronic mental disorder by mental health professionals. While pedophilia may be limited to fantasies and impulses, pedophilic behaviors are the primary concern of both the mental health and criminal justice systems. Remote risk factors for development of pedophilia often include the individual having been sexually abused as a child

I would not knowingly enter a sexually or romantic relationship with a person suffering from a paraphilic disorder. Much like other disorders there is usually some underlying unresolved issues that causes the disorder, and depending on the severity of the disorder this can be detrimental to the relationship. Therefore, I would not want to put myself in a position to have a relationship that may be predetermined to end before exploring its full potential. In addition, depending on the disorder, I would not want to subject myself to mental anguish or stress related to my partners disorder.

Freud presents a patriarchal view of fetishism, in a way that demonizes female genitalia and presents it as not only inferior but harmful to the male psyche. In Freud’s paper Fetishism (1927) he attempts to persuade physicians and laypeople alike of the purpose and origin of fetishism. Freud uses his experience as a physician to convince the reader of the relationship between castration anxiety and sexual abnormalities. He acknowledges that fetishes are often pleasurable or satisfying and it is, therefore, treated as a less important but relationally significant issue. No matter the varying spectrum of fetishes Freud concludes that they all lead back to trauma and the fear of losing the male phallus. Freud essentially argues that fetishism

The ideal treatment for paraphilias would reduce or eliminate paraphilic fantasies and behaviors, decrease the level of distress experienced, not have significant side effects, and would prevent the risk of acting out and or victimization (Garcia & Thibaut, 2011). Transvestic disorder is not excluded from this ideology. Transvestic disorder has gone through a name change with the release of the current Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition. Transvestic disorder was named transvestic fetishism and with the name change, the diagnostic criteria changed (First, 2014). It is suggested that the diagnosis of transvestism is given if the criteria is met in the DSM-5 by changing the name of the diagnosis from transvestic