*Researchers/Important People:15*
Description: UWO Psych 2075: Human Sexuality - Chapters 15: Variations in Sexual Behaviour
Complete list of Terms and Definitions for *Researchers/Important People:15*
| Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
| Arnold Buss | Wrote the text "Psychopathology", where he states "The 3 criteria of abnormality are discomfort, inefficiency, and bizareness" |
| Peggy Kleinplatz and Charles Moser | Psychologists; Arguments: Sexual interests of some paraphilias that involve 2 consenting adults, such as S-M, don't represent mental disorders and thus, shouldn't be listed in the DSM-IV-TR; Since there's no agreed upon definition of healthy sexuality, it's difficult to be clear about what behaviours should be classified as paraphilic; Behaviours that involve unusual sexual interests, but not coercion, may be healthy expressions of sexuality for some individuals; they're labelled as pathological due to sociopolitical and historical factors; many of these assumptions behind the diagnoses are not supported by research |
| Gwen Jacobs | Arrested in 1991 for walking topless through Guelph and charged with committing an indecent act in a public place; protested Ontario laws against this in a walk over the Peace Bridge in 1992 |
| Patrick Carnes | Advanced the theory that some sexual variations are a result of an addictive process much like alcoholism; Analysed that each episode of the sexually compulsive behaviour proceed through a 4-step cycle, which intensifies each time it's repeated |
| Richard von Krafft-Ebing | The influential early investigator of sexual deviance who wrote the book "Psychopathia Sexualis" in 1886 |
| Robin Williams | Male actor who female impersonated in Mrs. Doubtfire |
| Dustin Hoffman | Male actor who female impersonated in Tootsie |
| Marquis de Sade | Who the term "sadism" derives from; He lived around the time of the French Revolution, when he practised sexual sadism and rote novels about these practices (the best known is "Justine") |
| Leopold von Sacher-Masoch | Who the variation of sexual masochism is named after; (1836-1895) A masochist and wrote novels expressing masochistic fantasies |
| Kinsey | Found that about 1/4 of both males and females had experienced definite or frequent erotic response as a result of being bitten during sexual activity; 8% of men and 3-4% of women reported having had sexual experiences with animals |
| Trevor Jacques | A BDSM practitioner and Safe, Sane & Consenual play advocate; In 1991, wrote the best-selling "On the Safe Edge: A Manual for SM Play" designed and began to deliver a series of seminars on SM safety, under the auspices of the AIDS Committe of Toronto; Main message: "people need to be honest with themselves and others about their practices and the pleasure tehy get from them: they shouldn't let others define them" |
| Mark Griffith | Psychologist; agues that cybersex becomes an addiction or compulsion when it has the 6 characteristics of Salience, Mood modification, Tolerance, Withdrawal symptoms, Conflict, and Relapse |
| Eli Coleman | Recommends that in addition to psychopharmacological treatment, individuals with compulsive sexual behaviour should 1. receive psychotherapy, 2. participate in group therapy, and 3. receive couple therapy |