Nuisance Sex Behaviors

Sexual Fetishism (non-living objects), Masochism (suffering being

beaten, bound or otherwise humiliated),

Human sexual behavior refers to the manner in which humans experience

and express their sexuality. People engage in a variety of sexual acts from

Erotolalia (deriving major sexual satisfaction from talking about or

listening to talk about sex),

time to time, and for a wide variety of reasons. Sexual activity normally

Erotomania (a compulsive interest in sexual matters)

results in sexual arousal and physiological changes in the aroused person,

Scopophilia or scoptophilia, or voyeurism is the act of deriving

some of which are pronounced while others are more subtle.

pleasure from looking. As an expression of sexuality, it refers to

sexual pleasure derived from looking at erotic objects: erotic

However, there are also many sexual behaviors that are completely

photographs, pornography, naked bodies, etc. It can also be

abhorrent to the senses of most people. These sexual behaviors maybe

described as intermittent desire of gazing at.

often viewed in a less serious fashion than those actual sex crimes that
cause serious trauma and death, but nonetheless these sexual behaviors

Pictophilia deriving of ones principal sexual satisfaction from erotic

pictures of nude paintings, drawings, or the like

that are considered as nuisances may hold the key to understanding those
who move into more serious sex offenses.
Paraphilia

a condition of being recurrently responsive to, and obsessively

dependant on, an unusual or unacceptable stimulus, whether
perceptual or in fantasy, in order to have a state of erotic arousal
initiated or maintained and in order to achieve or facilitate orgasm,

can be viewed as one form of voyeurism.

3. There is a bit of a voyeur in each and every one of us.
4. Spying on people who are involved in sexual intercourse is quite
another.
5. What sets it apart from the other act of viewing a beautiful body or
nude body is that the element of pleasure one gets when he/she

sexual encounter.

knew that they are undetected. The invasion of the private scene

Sexual impulse disorders characterized by intensely arousing

Recurrent sexual fantasies, urges and activities that are considered

deviant with respect to current cultural norms.
Coupled with a compulsive force as well.

A paraphilia is not diagnosable as a psychiatric disorder unless it causes

distress to the individual or harm to others.
Examples are:

sexual intercourse.
2. Watching X-rated videos or movies or reading hardcore pornography

since it involves a segment of the preparatory phase of an erotic and

1. Watching persons who are undressing, undressed, or in the act of

Pedophilia (Prepubescent children),

also becomes an integral part of the definition.

6. Some voyeurs will go to great pains and extremes just to capture a
look.
7. The strip club and the Internet.
8. Courtship disordered
9. Multiple paraphilias existed in a single offender. (Voyeurs are at
some point, exhibitionist too)
10.In each scoptophiliacs mental state, there is a fantasy that provides a
script for behavior in which the fantasies are violent and sadistic in
content

PROSTITUTION
-The exchange of sexual favors for economic or monetary gain

ISSUES IN THE ETIOLOGY OF THE PROSTITUTE

Child abuse, emotional, sexual, or physical, overwhelmingly plays an

integral role in the etiology of a male prostitute.

Fraad (1997) believes that many prostitutes came from homes where

TYPES
STREETWALKERS

selects clients while waiting at street corners

usually dress in skimpy, provocative clothing, regardless of the

weather

customers are usually called tricks or johns

sex is usually performed in the customer's car, in a nearby alley, or in

a rented room

most dangerous - Streetwalkers are at higher risks from beatings,

rape, and even murder.

there is sexual abuse, particularly incest

Consequences on involvement in prostitution are many and complex

Inequities in income between the genders

Substance Abuse

Physical and emotional abuse from customers and/or pimps.

Health risks

Death

HOUSE PROSTITUTES

Brothels are establishments specifically dedicated to prostitution,

TRIOLISM- a sexual pattern in which erotic stimulation is gained by watching

often confined to special red-light districts in big cities.

oneself or oneself with others in sexual scenes

Prostitution also occurs in some massage parlours, and in some

barber shops where sexual services may be offered as a secondary

Several forms:

function of the premises.

1. Gaining sexual arousal and gratification from seeing oneself in some form

PROFESSIONAL CALL GIRLS/ ESCORTS

of sexual scene (e.g. photographic themselves in sexual acts, taking video

aristocrats of prostitution - highest paid, therefore also, hold the

footage of their sexual act). Individuals use ceiling mirrors, instant cameras

highest status

and video cameras as tools.

Cater to a small but usually professional clientele

2. Seeking pleasure through sharing a sexual partner with another person

act takes place at the customer's residence or hotel room (referred to

while the triolist looks on

as out-call), or at the escort's residence or in a hotel room rented for

3. Two couples having sexual relations at the same time in the sight of each

the occasion by the escort (called in-call).

other (swingers)

PROSTITUTION ON THE INTERNET

the proliferation on the internet across the world has been a medium

Swingers are mate-swappers sometimes called caundalism.

Caundalism is a behavior in which males expose their female

partners nude photographs or video footages

for not only the prostitute to advertise services but also for the
exploitation of prostitutes (Hughes, 2003).

Characteristics of swingers:

Had moved often in the past five years

Were relatively new to the community

Were members of the middle class

Were conservative in their political views

Identified little with religion

Belonged to more community group than non-swingers

Since the basic etiology is unknown, the best way of treatment so far
is behavioral counseling.

Exhibitionism

is the deliberate exposure of one's genitals under inappropriate

situations.

characterized by urges, acts or fantasies of exposing one's genitals

to a stranger, often with the intent of shocking the unsuspecting
victim

2 types of swingers:

1. Open swingers - join national and local swinging clubs and have a

typically happens in public places

wide range of sexual partners. Through joining swinging clubs, they

Main goal of the exhibitionist: sexual arousal by exposing oneself.

are exposed to a large number of persons who are potential partners

Fantasies about being watched and admired by female observers

2. Closed swingers- have sexual experiences with only few people,

usually personal acquaintances

were common among exhibitionists.

1. Fear that their children will discover their behavior

2. Fear that family and relatives will discover they are swingers
3. Fear that the employer will find out
4. Fear of disease
5. Fear of intimacy
Swinging cuts across socio-economic backgrounds. Swingers can
compartmentalize sex apart from love and see sex for the sake of

The exhibitionist's arousal comes from observing the victims'

surprise, fear or disgust or from a fantasy that his victim is becoming

5 Common fears of swingers:

the exhibitionist is often male and the victim female, the confrontation

sexually aroused.

More than 2/3 reported that they would not have sex with the victim
even if she were receptive (Langevin et al., 1979)

Theories on why exhibitionists expose themselves:

1) The act of exposure, accompanied by masturbation, serves as a means of
reducing stress.
2) A female has somehow damaged the exhibitionist and he is lashing out

pleasure.
Swingers make ads in swingers magazine to invite potential sexual
partners. There may also be homosexual aspects in mate swapping.
Husband forces the wife into swinging. The wife wants to continue in

3) An exhibitionist may be suffering from extreme feelings of personal

most cases.
Triolism seldom comes to the attention of those in law enforcement

these feelings.

unless it affects family or personal functioning

against all women in the hope that his psyche can be restored.
inadequacy and a low sense of masculinity and needs affirmation to reinforce
4) An exhibitionist feels anger and resentment toward people in general and
women in particular.


Treatment of exhibitionism

treatment
Transvestism

problems. The transsexual is biologically one gender and

Aversion therapy
Psychotherapy and rehabilitation through cognitive-behavioral

The transvestite is typically a heterosexual male, often married, who

reasons.
The transvestite cross-dresses to reduce stress.
A transvestite may believe that the world of a female is a less

The exact etiology of transvestism is unknown.

It may be that they suffer from an extremely low self-esteem.

It may also be that for some reason the world of the female appears
to hold pleasant memories; it may be a place where there are fewer

Many transvestites start their cross-dressing at an early age

accompanied with masturbation.

The initial reason to cross-dress may be sexual, but later arises the
motivation to enter into the world of the female, where the stress is

viewed lower.
One may argue about the accuracy of the perception of the world of
the female; but from the transvestites perception of stress is less

Infantilism

Some classify transvestite as a fetishist. Hence, some view

sexual play activity wherein participants pretend to be helpless

infants

transvestite as a person with an inordinate desire for cross-dressing

wear diapers (diaperism), drink milk from a bottle

and note that the practice is not tied to one particular fetish object.

willing female partner will permit partner to suckle at the breast while

The transvestite commences cross-dressing at an early age, and this

behaviour becomes intimately attached to sexual feelings.

and the person is liable for arrest.

This law is worded to apply only to the male.
Some jurisdictions make it illegal to be partially cross-dressed (eg. In
bra and panties, although not completely drag).

pressures than men normally experience in their lives.

While cross-dressing is in itself often not a crime, there are some

Motivation to cross-dress

Etiology

expense of matching the body with the mind.

There are two type of Transsexuals; Preoperative and Postoperative.

jurisdictions that dressing in another sexs clothing is against the law

stressful one.

psychological the other.

To rectify this situation, many transsexuals will undergo the pain and

Cross-dressing as a crime

dresses in the clothes of the other sex initially because of sexual

A transsexual is a person who has gender personal identity

pouring milk onto breast to simulate lactation

It is unlikely that anyone can accurately estimate the number of men

who are transvestites. It is for most a hidden sexual behaviour.

Transvestite vs Transsexual

With some, person will urinate and defecate into the diaper and
wants partner to change the diapers

Diaper Pail Friends (15, 000 members)

there appears to be an element of stress reduction for the

practitioner of this sexual activity

SCATOPHILIA

1.Sexual chronic caller who is open about his reasons for calling

A condition of those who are fond of making obscene phone calls,

2.Caller who begins with a believable sexual problem then becomes graphic

and are sexually aroused by the horrified reactions of those they

or vulgar

victimize.
Difference from exhibitionism: acts are more aggressive yet more

3.Sexually abusive caller who describes in a cold, detached manner how he

distant
Imagery and fantasy play important roles for scatophiliacs (some
may cross-dress to increase sexual excitement, and typically
facilitates orgasm through masturbation)

Common types of offenders

raped or assaulted a female victim

A scatophiliac typically makes his calls by dialling random phone

numbers. Fortunately, these obscene callers seldom make personal
contact with the people they have called.

Usually males who:

1) feel inadequate,
2) have problems in developing relationships, 3) have feelings of isolation,
4) perceive their fathers as supermen, and
5) feel that their mothers never loved them
(Murray & Ben, 1968)
1.Obscene
2.Anonymous
3.Humorous

Anthro187-Sex & Culture, Prof Hernandez

Group1 Members
Members:
Antonio, Mycha
Cortez, Lourdes
Dela Torre, Rachel
Gengania, Kriza
Mabanglo, Vicson
Morcilla, Cherry

4.Witty

Oriel, Joyce

5.Miscellaneous

Roxas, Nikko

(Leising, 1985)

Se, Shiela
July 30,2012