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What are paraphilic disorders? Paraphilias can be described as a condition the cause sexual arousal and gratification that is considered extreme. A Paraphilia can focus on particular objects such as children, animals, and inanimate objects or a particular act such as exposing oneself. Surprisingly most paraphilias are more common in men according to (Placeholder1) there are twenty men to one woman. A paraphilia is distinguished as a fixation with an object or behavior to the point of developing dependence on said object or conduct for sexual gratification. In society, sexual disorders are viewed as distasteful acts but what are the limits until they are considered as bizarre, unusual, or atypical. According to (Placeholder2) men are more likely …show more content…

These activities usually involves a child that is younger than 13 years old, it can be classified as child molestation. It was first recognized and named in the 19th century and has been taking place since the 1980’s. (Placeholder7) This disorder is commonly found among men but has been noticed among women too. Pedophilia has been described as a disorder of sexual preference similar to a heterosexual or homosexual sexual orientation, however, pedophilia is still considered a mental disorder because it causes harm. …show more content…

Methods such as aversive conditioning a method that involves using a negative stimuli to reduce or completely eliminate a behavior. There is also covert sensitization that follows the behavior with a negative event. Besides Negative therapy there are also positive conditioning that focuses on social skills and alternate behaviors that are more appropriate for the patient. What exactly is aversive conditioning? Aversive conditioning is a method used to derail an individual who engages in negative behavior, thus the term aversion which, defines as a strong feeling of not liking something. The method is used by associating an unpleasant stimuli, such as a foul order, with the addictive behavior. According to (Placeholder11) the goal is for the patient to associate the unusual behavior with the foul odor and take actions to avoid the odor by avoiding said behavior. Covert sensitization is quite similar to aversive conditioning but instead it entails the patient taking part in the deviant behavior that then leads to a negative event occurring. An example of covert sensitization would be a therapy session that involves a therapist directing a patient to envision themselves taking part in the unusual sexual activity and having the activity end in an unfortunate ending. This kind of event would help the patient by associating an unpleasant stimuli with the

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Operant conditioning is a type of learning process where the strength of a client’s behavior is modified by reinforcement or punishment. Dr. Foxx’s work with Harry is an example of operant conditioning because of the techniques he used with different levels of consequences, for example time out and physical reinforcements. With that being said Dr. Foxx used Harrys restraints as both positive and negative reinforcements. In addition, some of the examples Dr. Foxx used to work with Harrys problem behavior

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Operant conditioning is a condition in which the desired behavior or increasingly closer to the approximations to it are followed by a rewarding or reinforcing stimulus. “The fundamental principle of operant conditioning is that behavior is determined by its consequences. Behavior does not occur as isolated and unrelated events; the consequences that follow the actions of an animal, be they good, bad, or indifferent, will have an effect on the frequency with which those actions are repeated in the future,” (Laule 2). A reinforcement strengthens a response, reinforcement

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This can be called as natural behaviour. However, this person could also get aroused by risky talk or while the person touches them in an erotic manner. Each type of paraphilia is classified by individual on the level of exclusivity the person demonstrates for it. Many psychologists try to find forms of behaviour to characterize the "levels" of paraphilia to amount how much the paraphilia affects the individual. Most psychologists agree that there are three levels of paraphilia exclusivity.

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