Pedophilia

Paper Summary:

This paper discusses the topic of pedophilia, the sexual attraction of an adult to an individual who has not reached sexual maturity. In particular, it assesses the hypothesis that pedophiles who were sexually abused as children are primarily attracted to children of approximately the same age as they were themselves when first sexually abused.

Outline
Introduction
Definitions of Pedophilia
Incidence of Pedophilia
Causes of Pedophilia
Traits and Behaviors of Pedophiles
Treating Pedophilia
Summary and Conclusion

From the Paper:

"Any number of causal explanations for pedophilia have been advanced in the literature, and there is some level of disagreement among experts as to the exact roots of this problem. Bradford (2000), for example, points out that at this time, no one is certain of the cause of pedophilia and other paraphilias. Doermann (1999) suggests that psychologists generally theorize that the paraphilias represent a regression to or a fixation at an earlier level of psychosexual development resulting in a repetitive pattern of immature sexual behavior. It is theorized that an individual may repeat or revert to a sexual habit arising early in life, lending credence to the notion that a pedophile may target children roughly the same age as the pedophile when he or she was first abused."

More papers on Pedophilia:

• Descriptive Essay # 133316 : "Pedophilia"
• Analytical Essay # 138370 : "Eliminating or Decreasing the Crime of Pedophilia"
• Essay # 34448 : "Pedophilia"

APA Citation:

MLA Citation: