Pedophilia

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Examines theories of the sexual disorder of pedophilia. Cites the integrated theory of Pedophilia as the most accurate, and best supported by existing literature on the topic. Gives explanations of causes of the deviant behavior. DSM-IV classification & criteria. Discusses several models including psychoanalytic theories & laearning theories. Explains the Integrated (Multimodal) theory of pedophilia with its emphasis on childhood experiences, sociocultural environmental & biological variables, situational effects. How behavior is determined. Methods of treatment.

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"Defense of the Integrated Theory of Pedophilia
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According to the American Psychiatric Association (1994), the paraphilias consist of sexual disorders in which a person has persistent and strong sexual urges and fantasies involving either non-human objects (e.g., fetishism and transvetic fetishism), or real and/or simulated suffering (e.g., sadism and masochism), or non-consenting others (e.g., exhibitionism, voyeurism and pedophilia). Of the paraphilias, the most destructive and damaging to both individuals and society is pedophilia (Morrison, Erroga & Beckett, 1995).
Conceptually, pedophilia is defined as the act or fantasy of engaging in sexual activity with prepubertal children as the preferred to exclusive method of achieving sexual excitement (Quinsey..."

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