Sadomasochism Sadomasochism is a sexually deviant behavior that is practiced by many people within today's society. It is the combination of two paraphilias, sadism and masochism, which are usually always linked together. An occasional mild or light form of sadomasochism (or S& M for short), is considerably common among the general population. Many people often enjoy being mildly dominant or submissive during lovemaking. They believe that it makes the experience more enjoyable. But when S&M becomes the dominating feature of a person's sexuality, that is when he or she is considered deviant. Unlike other paraphilias, sadomasochism includes a large population of women as well as men. They are nearly equally balanced in number. A paraphilia known as masochism is characterized by the desire or need to inflict pain and or humiliation, so that sexual arousal and fulfillment may be achieved. The term "masochism" refers to an Austrian historian and author, Leopold von Sacher-Masoch (1836-1895), who wrote various stories of male submissiveness. These stories consisted of men who received sexual pleasure by having their female partners inflict pain upon them (Ernulf&Innala, p635). A masochist may receive sexual gratification from several different types of pain and or humiliation. Some of these types may include being spanked, being whipped, being made to perform humiliating acts, being rudely insulted, being blindfolded, being disciplined, and being restrained (Rathus, Nevid, &Fichner-Rathus, p545). Being physically bound or restrained is most commonly called sexual bondage and it is a part of bondage and discipline, "where discipline refers to psychological restraining, such as control, training, and nonphysical... ... middle of paper ... ...l behavior as degrading and immoral. Some groups may be so daring as to say that such acts of immorality may be classified as satanic in nature. Luckily, today there are now many places in which one may visit in order to act out his or her fantasies in discretion and secret. These establishments allow for the exercise of these practices in seclusion. Many psychologists believe that it is healthy for sadomasochists to be able to unleash these desires. If these desires are not expressed, it may lead to repressed violent tendencies. Bibliography: Rathus, Nevid, &Fichner-Rathus (human sexuality textbook, 1996) Queen, Carol (1996) Women S/M and Theory Women and Theory, 19 (4) 65 -- 73 Ernulf, K. &Innala, S.M. (1995) (sexual bondage) Archives of sexual behavior, 24 (6) 631 -- 654 Freud, S. (1938) The Basic Writing of Sigmund Freud, page 584
The way the sisters go about living their spiritual life has a touch of Peter Berger’s idea of masochism to it as well. In Mariette’s talks with Père Marriott, she says, “as I began to meditate on the crucifixion and Christ’s own trials in this world, I became rapt in thought and I found myself again before Jesus, who was suffering such terrible pain…An unquench...
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...pe, both sex and aggression become fused together into a single experience called sadism. There is a transformation of anger and power so that aggression becomes erotic. This offender finds the intentional mistreatment of his victim extremely gratifying and takes pleasure in her torment and suffering (Hazelwood 1).
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Seclusion and restraint started out in psychiatric hospitals and have now evolved into many schools. Restraint started out in England in the mid 19th century after having a history of poor conditions. Since Americans did not open up their first state- run mental hospital until 1822, they were unaware of the negative history that happened during the British reformation ("Human Side of Hospitals"). The American physicians thought that the restraints were keeping their patients safe when it was actually mistreatment of their patients. Anything that can be used to restrict the movements of a patient is a form of restraint. Things used as restraints can be leather or velcro wristlets or anklets that are used to hold the patient or attach them to their bed, lock them in their room, or by using sedating chemicals.
Physical restraint, according to Health Care Financing Administration, can be defined as any handling, physical and mechanical methods applied to a patient with the aim of denying him or her the freedom of movement or access to his or her own body (Di Lorenzo et al., 2011). It may involve use of belts or ties that restrain movement of an individual such as seclusion. Seclusion refers to isolation from others, often done in a room that’s I avoid of any furniture and has a small observable window as the only connection to the outside world (Chandler, 2012). The use of physical restraint in handling patients has been on debate for several years now. In most countries such Italy, it
Defining restraints may be the easiest way to understand what is stated later in the essay. A restraint is anything that is used to prevent a patient from hurting themselves, those around them or even the building (Svein 92). The most obvious way to retrain one is with physical restraints. They can be defined as “Any device, material or equipment attached to or near a person’s body and which cannot be controlled or easily removed by the person and which deliberately prevents or is deliberately intended to prevent a person’s free body movement to a position of choice and/or a person’s normal access to their body” (Muhlhauser 983). Examples of physical restraints are belts, to prevent standing and wrist or ankle restrain...
What is more, for young girls it can be a real shock. As the father of a daughter, I wouldn’t like her to see something like this. It may influence the psychological state of a child. Apparently, it is offensive. So, I am convinced that individuals who practice such behavior should be punished. To deal with this kind of paraphilia, I would recommend cognitive-behavioral therapies to reduce recidivism because it is an obsession for offenders. The therapist can help patients suffering from exhibitionism control factors that trigger such behavior.
Physical abuse is the non-accidental abusive force disposed from the health care provider to the resident. According to Christopher Dubble, the misuse of restraints is also considered physical abuse. Restraints are only
Paraphilia has evolved as a term generally referenced as sexually deviant behavior to a broader term and divided into a disorder by the DSM-5. Paraphilia’s are often misconstrued as sexually deviant behavior that is misunderstood by the general public. In this paper, I will attempt to have a better grasp of what a paraphilia is, how to treat paraphilia from a therapeutic standpoint and attempt to discern when a paraphilia may need additional referrals and/or treatment. This paper will also examine the difference between a paraphilia that may be treated through cognitive behavioral therapy and paraphilic disorders, in which distress is found and may need further intensive treatment. Cognitive behavioral therapy is one method of psychotherapy
There are many types of restraints used as treatment for the mentally ill, some of the physical restraints used include; face-down restraints, where the patient is pinned down on the floor with their face down and arms behind their backs; posey’s, where there is a cloth vest placed around their chest and belts, which goes across the person and keeps them pinned to a bed or chair. There is also the use of chemical restraints as treatment; this is when medicine is used in order to restrain the person, the medicine would be specific to the mental disorder the individual suffers
Physical abuse is the intentional infliction of physical injury to a child. Legal definition of child abuse can very from state to state, but it is widely accepted that any intentional injury to a child that results in a need to seek out medical attention are considered to be physical abuse. Forms of physical abuse can range from small cuts and bruises to more severe cases of broken ones and internal injuries. Nonetheless, there have been complications in defining the line between punishment and physical abuse. Many states explicitly note that “spanking when administered in an reasonable manner” does not constitute abuse. Thus, physical punishment remains subject to interpretation in the context of it's
The way that a sexual fetish is first developed within a person has been debated but the general consensus among physiologists is that they begin at an early age generally after some kind of event or trauma. Fetishes can also start once a person reaches adulthood, but this is rare. Most of the individuals with fetishes are men and the intensity of the need for the object or body part they enjoy can very. Some people like to enjoy their fetish rarely while ot...
...as known for back in the rocker days of the late 1900s. Metal artists such as Judas Priest to Marilyn Manson have been accused “…of encouraging Satanism, drug use, suicide, and promiscuous sex” (Haenfler, 2013, p. 61). All these subcultures are seen as normal to the people within them. The idea of audience relativity is what makes society view them as deviant.
Necrophilia is comprised of a large scale of actions and fantasies (UCSB1). Experts have made subcategories to aid in clarifying the spectrum of necrophilic actions and fantasies (UCSB1). The first subcategory is necrophilic fantasies. “Necrophilic fantasies” are simply fantasies of sexual contact with the deceased (UCSB1). The second subcategory, “pseudonecrophilia,” is defined as secluded episodes of sexual contact with a cadaver with no prior necrophilic fantasies or yearnings (UCSB1). The third subcategory is necrosadism. “Necrosadism” is described as, “a paraphilia in which one derives sexual pleasure from violent actions performed on a corpse, such as mutilation or the drinking of blood” (UCSB1). The final subcategory, necrophilic homicide, is like necrosadism, but differs in the fact that the crime of killing a victim to acquire a cadaver is a part of the fantasy (UCSB1).