Abnormal Sexual Psychology

DSM-IV has been replaced by the DSM-V for several years Abnormal Sexual Psychology (or ASP) is a college-level text that is intended to cover the specialized study of DSM-IV recognized paraphilia. This book is written for both a person who is familiar with psychology and who has some knowledge of the clinical disorders in question. if you are unfamiliar with paraphilia, the book serves as a primer and explanation. Specifically, the book covers: What paraphilias are What paraphilias are recognized as aberrant or abnormal by DSM-IV The effects these paraphilias have on mental health Related mental disorders and resultant psychological effects Diagnosing paraphiliac behaviors and discrimination of true paraphilia and fetishism. This book may contain graphic descriptions of acts that some readers will find morally objectionable. A further discussion can be found on the /Warning/ page. right|500px /Introduction/ What is the DSM-IV? Paraphilia What is paraphilia? Types of paraphilia /Paraphilia and Fetishism/ /Paraphilia and Health/ Paraphilia and society DSM-IV Definitions /Sadism/ /Masochism/ /Voyeurism/ /Exhibitionism/ /Transgenderism/ /Frotteurism/ /Pedophilia/ /Fetishism/ /Other Definitions/ Paraphilia and Mental Health Overview of Mental Health Issues Behavioral Imprinting and conditioning Self-Image and Paraphilia Relationships and Paraphilia Related Mental Disorders and Psychological Effects /Conditioning/ Normal, Optional, and Exclusive Paraphilia Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders and Paraphilia /Algolagnia/ Algolagnia and Sadism: Case Study in Sex Addiction Paraphilia and Sex Crimes Diagnosis and Clinical Discrimination Between Paraphilias /Diagnosis/ /Clinical Discrimination/ /Comparative Study/ Abnormal psychology Social psychology A __NOTOC__ __NOEDITSECTION__ 25%