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Lecture Notes

Exhibitionistic disorder is the exposure of the genitals to a nonconsenting stranger for sexual arousal. Exposure is an escape from intimacy and the individuals expose to only strangers, not willing women. The individual obtains sexual gratification after exposure when fantasying about shock and horror experienced by the victim.

Exhibitionistic disorder is a common paraphilia in which one-third of all males arrested for sexual offenses are exhibitionist acts. The characteristics of these individuals include being introverted, insecure, are sexually inadequate, feeling powerlessness as men, and having sexual relationships with wives or their partners that are usually poor. However, they are rarely violent. If you are confronted by someone with exhibitionistic disorder it is best to ignore and distance yourself from the person and immediately report it to the police.

 

Frotteuristic disorder is the touching or rubbing against a nonconsenting person for the purpose of sexual arousal. The offender is often male, and it is carried out in crowded subways or buses, as well as large sporting events or concerts. The offender rubs against the buttocks or thighs with an erect penis inside his pants and may use his hands to rub the women's buttocks, pubic region, thighs, or breasts. The act takes approximately 60 to 90 seconds, and if the individual ejaculates, they will stop. If not, they will move on to another victim. During the act, the individual may fantasize about having consensual sex or recall the episode during masturbation. Frotteuristic disorder can occur with other paraphilic disorders and it is also associated with rape.

Necrophilic disorder is also a coercive paraphilic disorder. It is the sexual contact with a corpse. The corpse is obviously unable to provide consent. There are relatively few instances of necrophilia, yet it retains a fascination in horror literature, especially vampire stories and legends in gothic novels. Instead, the most common motive for someone with necrophilic disorder is the possession of a partner who neither able to resist or reject. Clearly, many people with this disorder are severely mentally disturbed.

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