Experimental analysis of pedophilia

Freund, Kurt; Scher, Hal; Chan, S.C.; Ben-Aron, Mark H.

doi:10.1016/0005-7967(82)90110-3

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“…Volumetric plethysmography provides a highly sensitive measure of penile engorgement, which has been used extensively in studies of sexual preference or paraphilias [17][18][19]. However, the measurement apparatus is obtrusive and inconvenient to use, and provides no information on penile rigidity.…”

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Measurement of male and female sexual dysfunction

Rosen

2001

Curr Psychiatry Rep

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Measurement approaches for male and female sexual dysfunction have proliferated in recent years, spurred in large part by the development of new treatments for male and female dysfunction. In the past, physiologic measures of penile tumescence and rigidity in males, and vaginal blood flow in females, played an important role in clinical and research studies. More recently, a variety of brief, self-report measures have been developed for assessing male and female function across a variety of sexual domains (eg, desire, arousal, orgasm, satisfaction). These self-report measures have been shown to have a high degree of reliability and validity, and are sensitive to treatment interventions. Accordingly, they are widely employed in clinical trials. Daily diary or sexual event logs have similarly been developed for this purpose. Self-report measures have been used for clinical screening purposes and for diagnostic assessment of sexual function in a number of studies. Finally, several disease-specific quality of life and treatment satisfaction measures have been developed, which are currently in widespread use in clinical trials of sexual dysfunction.

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Measurement of male and female sexual dysfunction

Rosen

2001

Curr Psychiatry Rep

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“…More recently several authors (e.g., Klein, 1980;Klein, Sepekoff, & Wolf, 1985) have advocated the inclusion of sexual desire as a means of ascertaining sexual orientation. In addition, Freund and his colleagues (Freund & Langevin, 1976;Freund et al, 1982) used phallometric testing to determine sexual orientation. The use of any of these methods raises certain issues which deserve brief mention.…”

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“…First, it is unclear whether sexual orientation is dichotomous, (cf. Altschuler, 1984;Freund, et al, 1982), continuous (Kinsey, et al, 1948(Kinsey, et al, , 1953, or two-dimensional (Storms, 1978(Storms, , 1980. Given the evidence for the fluid rather than static nature of individuals' sexual orientation and preferences (Blumstein & Schwartz, 1977: Herdt, 1985: Kinsey et al, 1948, 1953.…”

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“…Altshuler ( 1984, p. 493) argued that &dquo;bisexual preference is a way-station, that when homosexuality appears in an otherwise heterosexual person it does so with compulsive force and tends gradually to replace heterosexuality, and that sexual preference is dichotomous rather than being a continuum.&dquo; Freund and his colleagues (Freund & Langevin, 1976;Freund, Scher, Chan, & Ben-Aron, 1982) reported that, based on penile volume changes to filin clips of nude males and females, there was little evidence of bisexuality in either heterosexual or homosexual males who preferred physically mature partners. Freund, et al (1982) suggested that a bisexual identity may be claimed by homosexuals as a response to the social stigma attached to homosexuality. A similar assertion was made by Harry and Lovely (1979).…”

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Bisexuality: An Exploratory Review

Morrow

1989

Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment

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This article provides a review of the existent research on bisexuality and consolidates what data exists on bisexuals and bisexuality. This review includes those studies that could be located in which bisexuality was treated as a sexual orientation distinct from homosexuality. Several issues relevant to defining bisexuality are examined, as are factors involved in the adoption of a bisexual identity and problems associated with the maintenance of a bisexual lifestyle. In addition, a number of studies are reviewed that address differences between bisexuals and either heterosexuals or homosexuals. Only one study was located that examined individual differences within a bisexual sample. Finally, the traditional emphasis on the role of gender in partner selection is briefly examined and suggestions for future research into bisexuality are presented.

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“…Child sexual abuse has been defined as a social problem by sociologists, 53 psychologists, 35 behaviorists, 23 and feminists, 26 as well as by the general public 20 . The other group which describes the problem is composed of children who have made allegations of sexual abuse against adults.…”

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