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Paper 4: Answers
Published in Sabina Burza, Beata Mougey, Srinivas Perecherla, Nakul Talwar, Practice Examination Papers for the MRCPsych Part 1, 2018
Sabina Burza, Beata Mougey, Srinivas Perecherla, Nakul Talwar
False. Bestiality (zoophilia) is sexual intercourse with animals. Subjects usually have limited intellectual ability and restricted social outlet, with easy access to animals. Exhibitionists are usually passive and inadequate men. (13: p.277)
Case 50: Exhibitionism
Published in Barry Wright, Subodh Dave, Nisha Dogra, 100 Cases in Psychiatry, 2017
Barry Wright, Subodh Dave, Nisha Dogra
Exhibitionism is the exposure of one’s genitals to a stranger, usually with no intention of further sexual activity with the other person. In some cases, the exhibitionist masturbates while exposing himself (or while fantasizing that he is exposing himself). Some exhibitionists are aware of a conscious desire to shock or upset their target, while others fantasize that the target will become sexually aroused by their display. Several theories have been proposed regarding the origins of exhibitionism but there is no established aetiology. Almost all reported cases involve males, but this may have much to do with gender and societal behaviours in that there is less censure when women expose themselves. Exposure for subcultural reasons (e.g. naturism) or for a bet (e.g. streaking) have different psychosocial meaning.
Topic 12 Forensic Psychiatry
Published in Melvyn W.B. Zhang, Cyrus S.H. Ho, Roger C.M. Ho, Basant K. Puri, Get Through, 2016
Melvyn W.B. Zhang, Cyrus S.H. Ho, Roger C.M. Ho, Basant K. Puri
Exhibitionism, the exposing of the genitals to the opposite sex, is characterized into the following two main groups: Type I: inhibited young men of relatively normal personality and good character who struggle against the impulse but find it irresistible. They expose with a flaccid penis and do not masturbate. They expose to individuals, not seeking a particular response. The frequency of exposure is often related to other sexual stresses and anxieties, such as marital conflict or pregnancy in the spouse.Type II: less inhibited, more sociopathic men. Individuals expose with erect penis in a state of excitement and may masturbate. Pleasure is obtained, and little guilt is shown. The person is more likely to expose to a group of women or girls and may return repeatedly to the same place. The person seeks a response from the victim, either shock or disgust. There are fewer attempts to resist the urge to expose. The behaviour is associated with other psychosexual disorders and other types of offences. Thus may lead to more serious mental illness.
Concordance and Discordance between Paraphilic Interests and Behaviors: A Follow-Up Study
Published in The Journal of Sex Research, 2022
Christian C. Joyal, Julie Carpentier
The active discordance index also generated interesting results. For instance, correlations between interest and behavior were higher for exhibitionism after participants with no interest and no experience with exhibitionism were removed from the equation. These results suggest that having interest in exhibitionism is significantly associated with behavioral exhibitionism. However, the active discordant index indicated that exhibitionism behaviors were more likely to be reported by participants who engaged in these behaviors without interest in doing so (as indicated by indexes higher than 1). Therefore, among the general population, having interest for a paraphilia such as exhibitionism seems to be significantly associated with the corresponding behavior, whereas the opposite is not true, i.e., exhibitionism is not necessarily indicative of a corresponding interest. In opposition, indexes of active discordance were especially low (.15 or less) for masochism (men and women) and fetishism (men). These results suggest that most people from the general population who engage in these behaviors also have the desire to do so.
Narcissistic grandiosity and risky health behaviors in college students
Published in Journal of American College Health, 2022
Sulamunn R. M. Coleman, Michael J. Bernstein, Jacob A. Benfield, Joshua M. Smyth
Few studies have examined associations between grandiosity (both overall and specific traits) and risky sexual behaviors in college students. In one study of adolescents aged 15–18, grandiosity was positively associated with number of sex partners in girls, but not in boys.6 It remains unclear whether grandiosity in college students similarly associates with number of sex partners after accounting for gender as a moderator. Another study found no correlation between grandiosity and condom use in college students,5 and associations between specific grandiose traits and condom use were not examined. In a third study, college students higher in exhibitionism reported more casual sexual experiences,11 providing some preliminary evidence that specific grandiose traits may relate to risky sexual behaviors; however, additional research is needed to examine grandiose traits in addition to exhibitionism while examining potential gender effects.
I’ll Show You Mine so You’ll Show Me Yours: Motivations and Personality Variables in Photographic Exhibitionism
Published in The Journal of Sex Research, 2020
Flora Oswald, Alex Lopes, Kaylee Skoda, Cassandra L. Hesse, Cory L. Pedersen
An interesting result was the finding that exhibitionism was significantly positively correlated with erotophobia (holding negative views of sex and sexuality), suggesting perhaps that men who have the compulsive desire to expose their genitals to unsuspecting strangers hold more sex- or genital-related concerns such as a fear of sexuality, a fear of sexual intercourse, or a low sense of genital-esteem.