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Which statement about paraphilic disorders is accurate?
 
  a. Paraphilic behavior is controllable by willpower, but most persons with these disorders fail to do so.
  b. Persons with paraphilic disorders rarely experience shame and are not distressed by their acts.
  c. Persons with paraphilic disorders prey primarily on female children between the ages of 12 and 15 years.
  d. Acts of paraphilia are common because persons with the disorders commit the acts repeatedly, but paraphilic disorders are uncommon.

Question 2

An adult seeks treatment for urges involving sexual contact with children. The adult has not acted on these urges but feels shame. Which finding best indicates that this adult is making progress in treatment? The adult:
 
  a. consistently avoids schools and shops at malls only during school hours.
  b. indicates sexual drive and enjoyment from sex have decreased.
  c. reports an active and satisfying sex life with an adult partner.
  d. volunteers to become a scout troop leader.



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: D
Paraphilic disorders are uncommon; however, because persons with these disorders repeatedly enact behaviors associated with their disorders, paraphilic acts are relatively common. The majority of victims of pedophiles are males in early adolescence; those pedophiles who prefer females usually prefer prepubescent children. Some persons with paraphilic disorders experience shame and are at higher risk for suicide due to the stigma, shame, and embarrassment. Biological and psychological drives underlying paraphilic behavior can be very strong and often are not controllable by willpower alone. Persons with paraphilic disorders have difficulty controlling their behavior, even when very motivated to do so.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A
One strategy for avoiding acting on inappropriate urges is to avoid environments and circumstances that evoke those urges; for a pedophile this would include avoiding all situations that would likely result in contact with children. Pedophilic disorder is persistent; elimination of fantasies about children would be unrealistic. A person who volunteers to lead a scout troop is placing himself/herself around children. A diminished sex drive or a healthy sex life with an appropriate partner does not necessarily reduce the desire for sexual contact with children.





 

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