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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"paraphilic"”.
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Examining the Prevalence and Psychopathological Correlates of Paraphilic Interests in a Non-clinical Sample
… of the major debates is over the extent to which paraphilic interests and behaviors should be considered “deviant.” To address this issue, extant research has examined the prevalence of paraphilic interests and their correlation with psychopathology. Though findings suggest that certain paraphilic …
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Examining the Use of Hebephilia and Paraphilia Non-consent in Sexually Violent Predator (SVP) Evaluations
… divided into two new diagnoses—other specified paraphilic disorder (OSPD) and unspecified paraphilic disorder. Second, OSPD requires an added specifier to indicate the individual’s source of sexual arousal. To date, no study has systematically explored how the revision to paraphilia NOS has …
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Managing child sexual exploitation material offenders: an exploration of investigative process, offending practise and a paraphilic profiling methodology for users of peer-to-peer systems
… a methodology for profiling problematic paraphilic interest in online P2P systems, with intended application to investigative decision-support and case prioritisation. The major empirical findings of the thesis are revisited in an expanded discussion at the conclusion of the thesis. This …
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Paraphilias and the Medicalization of Criminal Behavior
… I argue that the diagnostic criteria for some paraphilic disorders allows for criminal behavior to serve as a sufficient condition for diagnosis, blurring the line between criminal behavior and psychopathology. I argue that such an equivocation is undesirable in at least three ways: it is …
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Predictors of harmful sexual behaviors in a normative population
… the initiation of normative sexual behaviors, paraphilic behavior, pornography use, sexual pleasure, and the functions of sexual behavior. Findings provide foundational information highlighting normative sexual development in a college population, the role of aggression in sexual behavior, and …
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The Underlying Psychophysiology of Pedophilic Disorder and the Implications for Treatment Approaches
<p>Sexual crimes are a persistent and significant social dilemma that continues to plague our society (Lee, Jackson, Pattison, & Ward,2002). Past research has made considerable advancements in terms of the types of interventions that clinicians can utilize when they work with individuals who have a …