Tuesday, April 7, 2015

The presentation on paraphilia and non-paraphilia was very informative and cleared up a lot of questions that I had about the topic. It was interesting to hear about the difference between a paraphilia and a paraphilic disorder, in which the disorder creates distress or impairment to the person or others. A paraphilia does not necessarily require clinical intervention unless it is destructive. I also thought that the distinction between pedophilia and child molesters was interesting, regarding the fact that people with a pedophilic disorder aren't necessarily child molesters and vice versa. The various types of pedophilic disorders was also very informative because I didn't realize that the disorder could be categorized by interests of different ages. I think the distinction between the various types of transvestic disorders/behaviors are especially helpful in resisting the tendency to stereotype or group people together. I like how the wiki clearly defines gender dysphoria, drag queens, crossdressers, transgenders, transsexuals and autogynephilia because there is a clear difference among all types. I think the treatment approach to some of the disorders in which clinicians recognize that abnormal sexual interests are not to be judged or looked down upon, but to look for alternative ways of sexual pleasure that will not cause harm to others or themselves that still resonate with their interests. Overall, the presentation was very well organized and put together and their wiki was interesting to looking at and read.

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